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educational philosophies. This has to do with how a parent wants their child educated. An example is Montessori education, which is based on eight principles that Montessori schools put into practice. Other philosophies may include classical education, progressive education and so on. The point is that private schools have the ability to adopt and be consistent with a particular philosophy of education, and well-informed parents can choose among these philosophies and methods.

Finally, there is no doubt that private schools have an edge when it comes to academic outcomes. U.S News reports, “The most recent NAEP data shows what other research has found: Private school students score better in almost all subjects … On college entry tests such as the SAT, NAIS found that students in private schools consistently outperformed their public-school peers in all subject areas.”

Students attending private schools make up 25 percent of all students. They are there because of parental choices based on intangibles like community, values and a sense of belonging, and more tangible things such as smaller classrooms, more individual attention, better academic outcomes, specialization, and choices between educational philosophies. Private schools offer parents and students choices and outcomes. v

Aglobal school with local roots, George School is a Quaker, co-ed, boarding and day high school in Newtown, PA located on a picturesque, 240-acre campus of open lawns and beautiful woods.

Long committed to providing a global learning experience, George School is one of only a few US boarding schools that offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Our distinctive and customizable Signature Academic Program truly allows students, as stated in our mission statement, “to treasure learning for its own sake and use it to benefit a diverse world.”

A George School education is designed to open intellectual and creative doors and keep them open. Our academic program lets students chart their own path—one that is as challenging as it is rewarding. Graduates attend the most selective colleges and universities worldwide, and become confident and capable leaders rooted in self-awareness, self-sufficiency, and the ability to listen deeply to others.