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Moravian Academy

Coordinates: 40°40′44″N 75°18′42″W / 40.678945°N 75.311794°W / 40.678945; -75.311794
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Moravian Academy
Address
Map
11 W. Market Street

Bethlehem
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Information
TypeIndependent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
Established1742; 282 years ago (1742)
1971
FounderBenigna Zinzendorf
Head of schoolAdrianne Finley Odell - Interim Head of School
Faculty47.6 (on an FTE basis)
GradesPre-K–12
Enrollment298 (2020-21)
Student to teacher ratio6.3
CampusSuburb: Large
Color(s)Red and Gold   
Athletics conferenceColonial League
MascotLion
Websitewww.moravianacademy.org
Painting of Countess Benigna Zinzendorf

Moravian Academy is a preschool through 12th-grade co-educational college preparatory school that predominantly serves students from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Moravian Academy descended from the first school for girls in the American Colonies, established by Benigna Zinzendorf, a 16-year-old Countess. Moravian Academy is the ninth oldest independent school in the nation.

History

The original school was established in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1742. In 1929, The Swain School, a preschool through 8th-grade secular co-educational independent school, was founded by D. Esther Swain. Later, in 1971, Moravian Seminary for Girls merged with Moravian Preparatory School to form Moravian Academy. In August 2020, Moravian Academy and the Swain School merged, creating a new school still operating under the name Moravian Academy.[1]

The school has more than 900 students and 200 employees from across the region located on three campuses:

  • Downtown Campus: (preschool - 8th grade), situated along the national historic site in the heart of Bethlehem.
  • Swain Campus: (preschool - 8th grade), a 22-acre contemporary campus in the west end of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  • Merle-Smith Campus: (grades 9- 12), situated on a 120 acres green expanse in Bethlehem.[2]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Moravian Academy | About Us". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ "Moravian Academy | About Us". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

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