Moravian Academy
| Moravian Academy | |
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Merle-Smith Campus: 4313 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020
Downtown Campus: 7 E. Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018 Swain Campus: 1100 S 24th St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School |
| Motto | More to Explore |
| Established | 1742 1971 |
| Founder | Benigna Zinzendorf |
| Campus Director | Merle-Smith Campus - Rachel Wright
Downtown Campus - Abby Mahone Swain Campus - Megan Franzyshen |
| Head of school | Adrianne Finley Odell |
| Faculty | 173 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | Preschool – 12 |
| Enrollment | 910 (2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | Suburb Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Colonial League |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www |
Moravian Academy is a preschool through 12th-grade independent, co-educational, college preparatory school in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Moravian Academy is the ninth oldest independent school in the United States.[1]
The school has more than 900 students and 200 employees from across the region located on three campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Allentown, Pennsylvania.
History
[edit]The history of Moravian Academy dates back to 1742, and includes the following highlights:
18th century
[edit]- 1742: Countess Benigna Von Zinzendorf opens Moravian Seminary for Girls.[2]
20th century
[edit]- 1971: Moravian Preparatory School and Moravian Seminary for Girls merged to create Moravian Academy. Each spring, this merger is celebrated during the school Birthday Love Feast.[3]
- June 10, 1972: First joint graduation ceremony with thirty nine graduating students.
- 1987: The first issue of the Moravian Academy Journal was published. [4]
- 1991: Moravian Academy publishes “Mind, Body, and Spirit: Moravian Academy 1742-1992.” [5]
- 1992: 250th Anniversary Celebration of the forming of Moravian Academy.
The History of the Swain School
- 1929: D.Esther Swain opens the Swain School. The opening of the school is celebrated annually on Founder's Day. Dogwood trees are planted in honor of D.Esther Swain. [6]
- 1990: The Swain School celebrates 60 years
21st century
[edit]- 2020: Moravian Academy and the Swain School Merge to form a three campus school, Moravian Academy. Each campus is named: Merle-Smith Campus, Downtown Campus, and Swain Campus.[7]
- 2022: Moravian Academy installs the first women head of school, Adrianne Finley Odell. [8]
Schools
[edit]Beginning School
[edit]The Beginning School includes preschool and kindergarten classes on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.
Lower School
[edit]The Lower School serves students in first through fifth grades on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.
Upper School
[edit]The Upper School serves ninth through 12th grade students on the Merle-Smith Campus.
Administration
[edit]Henrietta Benigna Justina von Zinzendorf, founded the school in 1742. Since then, the heads of the school have been:
- Reverend Edwin Sawyer, president (1971-1973)
- David J Devey, head master (1973-1988)
- Peter Sipple, head master (1988-1998)[9]
- Barnaby Roberts, head master (1998-2007)[10]
- George King, head master (2007-2016)
- Head of School, Jeffrey M. Zemsky (2016-2022)[11]
- Adrianne Finley Odell, head of school (2022-present)
Notable alumni
[edit]- Sally Kohn, liberal political commentator
- Santo Loquasto, actor and Tony Award winner
- Gilmer McCormick, actress
References
[edit]- ^ "Moravian Academy | Our History". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Service marks Moravian celebration ** Yearlong event ended Wednesday with a chapel service that told of the founding of the school by a countess. ** Bethlehem". The Morning Call. 2001-01-19. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Moravian Academy | About Us". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Explore Moravian Academy". Niche. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "MORAVIAN ACADEMY RECORDS ITS HISTORY". The Morning Call. 1991-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Swain School celebrates its anniversary". The Morning Call. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "The Swain School, Moravian Academy announce partnership | Lehigh Valley Press". www.lvpnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Adrianne Finley Odell new Head of School at Moravian Academy | Lehigh Valley Press". www.lvpnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Swasta, Susan (1991). Mind, Body, and Spirit: Moravian Academy 1742-1992 (1st ed.). Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "MORAVIAN ACADEMY NAMES NEW HEADMASTER * BARNABY ROBERTS TO REPLACE PETER W. SIPPLE ON JULY 1". The Morning Call. 1997-12-18. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ lehighvalleylive.com, Sara K. Satullo | For (2016-08-14). "Moravian Academy's new headmaster modern Moravian embodiment". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Moravian Academy athletics official website
- Moravian Academy profile at Niche
- Moravian Academy sports coverage at The Express-Times
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- Private high schools in the Lehigh Valley
- Private K–12 schools in Pennsylvania
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