For over a century, The Shipley School has been a beacon of educational excellence, inspiring generations of students to be their best selves and make a positive impact in the world. Rooted in a deep commitment to social, emotional, and ethical development, Shipley prepares students to navigate an increasingly complex and unpredictable world with courage, resilience, and compassion.

Shipley's Vision 20/26 Strategic Plan builds on this legacy, ensuring that Shipley remains at the forefront of educational innovation and excellence for years to come. With a focus on educational excellence, community engagement, and institutional stewardship, Shipley's future is bright, and its students are poised to become leaders who will change the world for the better.

Shipley Has A Plan

Vision 20/26 - Inspiring Lives of Purpose

List of 4 items.

  • PREAMBLE

    Since 1894, Shipley has been dedicated to educational excellence, love of learning, and compassionate participation in the world. Our graduates leave Shipley uniquely prepared for college and for life.
     
    Great institutions challenge themselves to look inward and outward to assess the ongoing relevance of and commitment to their mission as stated, and to ask the question – what is our purpose and how can we best fulfill that purpose today and into the future?
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  • GOAL 1: EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

    Enrich our program to further strengthen each of our students’ ability to engage and lead in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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  • GOAL 2: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Cultivate a vibrant culture of constituent pride, engagement, and celebration of and commitment to Shipley.
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  • GOAL 3: INSTITUTIONAL STEWARDSHIP

    Advance processes and allocate resources essential to achieving our strategic initiatives.
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Goals

    • Goal 1: Educational Excellence

      Enrich our program to further strengthen each of our students’ ability to engage and lead in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

    • Goal 2: Community Engagement

      Cultivate a vibrant culture of constituent pride, engagement, and commitment to Shipley.

    • Goal 3: Institutional Stewardship

      Advance processes and allocate resources essential to achieving our strategic initiatives.

The Plan


Mission

The Shipley School, a Pre-Kindergarten through 12 coeducational day school, is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and a compassionate participation in the world. Through a strong college preparatory curriculum in the humanities and sciences, the school encourages curiosity, creativity, and respect for intellectual effort. Shipley upholds and promotes moral integrity, a sense of personal achievement and worth, and concern for others at school and in the larger community.

Committee

Many thanks to the members of the Strategic Planning Committee.
The Shipley School is a private, coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students, located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Through our commitment to educational excellence, we develop within each student a love of learning and a desire for compassionate participation in the world.