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Founded in 1799 by the Religious Society of Friends, Westtown’s 600-acre campus is located in historic Chester County, PA, 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Westtown is a coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school for nearly 800 students in grades pre-K – 12. Westtown is still a Quaker school, but it welcomes students of all religious faiths.

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  • Founded in 1799 by the Religious Society of Friends, Westtown’s 600-acre campus is located in historic Chester County, PA, 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Westtown is a coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school for nearly 800 students in grades pre-K – 12. Westtown is still a Quaker school, but it welcomes students of all religious faiths.
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  • Founded in 1799 by the Religious Society of Friends, Westtown’s 600-acre campus is located in historic Chester County, PA, 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Westtown is a coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school for nearly 800 students in grades pre-K – 12. Westtown is still a Quaker school, but it welcomes students of all religious faiths. Westtown offers an academic program that is both rigorous and engaging. Each student at Westtown is challenged to realize his or her intellectual, physical, and spiritual potential. A spirit of inquiry reigns in classrooms, and Westtown expects students to be critical, independent thinkers who can work with a spirit of cooperation, understanding and tolerance of the views of others. Westtown believes in the importance of integrity, simplicity, equality, stewardship of the earth, and a concern for peace and justice, and emphasizes these values in classes. At all levels, the Westtown experience is defined by its community life. This plays out in weekly Meeting for Worship and participation in service and the Work Program. These shared events reflect and teach such fundamental Quaker values as building consensus, non-violent resolution of conflict, and the dignity of physical work. Coeducational since the school’s founding, Westtown’s student body is wonderfully diverse. Over 20% are American students of color, and another 20% are Quakers. In the Upper School—where boarding is the capstone of Westtown’s program and is required in 11th and 12th grades—students come from more than 25 states and 20 foreign countries. The emphasis on diversity at Westtown is mission-driven in an effort to educate students for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century: Westtown inspires and prepares its graduates to be stewards and leaders of a better world.
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