In addition to providing a solid foundation for higher education, Scattergood is a learning community that fosters the practical application of all kinds of knowledge through hands-on work and service.
The School's mission is to provide students with a sense of global citizenship while recognizing individual self-worth.
Scattergood strives to instill in students the ability to live constructively in a community as well as feel that their opinion has been heard.
I think that the most obvious unique thing about Scattergood is the student body size. In my experience, having such a small community was something that most people (staff and students) found simultaneously very frustrating. . .
Top Rankings
Scattergood Friends School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 308 schools) for:
Experience a small, tightly-knit school community of students, faculty, and their families, all living and working together.
Ask big questions and dive deep into project-based classes full of hands-on experience. Don't just take a science class... be a scientist.Know your food, grow your food! Our organic farm serves as a living laboratory and provides delicious meals year-round.
Explore issues of peace and social justice with like-minded friends.
Prepare for college and beyond! Scattergood students have been accepted to Bryn Mawr, Cornell College, Earlham, Grinnell, Haverford, Macalester, Oberlin, Reed, Scripps, University of Chicago, and more!
Scattergood Friends School accreditations: Independent School Association of the Central States
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