Admissions

Admissions Events & Tours

Attend an Admissions Event

We encourage all prospective families to experience firsthand our commitment to academic excellence and our passion for learning by attending an Admissions event. Please note, registration is required for all tours and events.

Special Events

List of 3 events.

  • Mar
    22

    Lower School Insider's Look

    Lower School students at Shipley are provided with a variety of opportunities to pursue new endeavors, passions, and challenges. Our program is designed to allow our students to forge their own individual paths and to fully realize their potential. Join us for a conversation with Lower School administrators, faculty, and students to learn about opportunities at Shipley and how our students achieve success in all aspects of our program. There will be a tour following the short program. Registration is required.
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  • Apr
    4

    Upper School Insider's Look

    Upper School students at Shipley are provided with a variety of opportunities to pursue new endeavors, passions, and challenges. Our program is designed to allow our students to forge their own individual paths and to fully realize their potential. Join us for a conversation with Upper School administrators, faculty, and students to learn about opportunities at Shipley and how our students achieve success in all aspects of our program. There will be a tour following the short program. Registration is required.
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  • Apr
    11

    Middle School Insider's Look

    Middle School students at Shipley are provided with a variety of opportunities to pursue new endeavors, passions, and challenges. Our program is designed to allow our students to forge their own individual paths and to fully realize their potential. Join us for a conversation with Middle School administrators, faculty, and students to learn about opportunities at Shipley and how our students achieve success in all aspects of our program. There will be a tour following the short program. Registration is required.
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Admissions Tours

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Visit Shipley by individual appointment or attend one of our virtual or in-person events. Shipley is educating students to develop the character, capabilities, and beliefs that will shape a better world. Learn how our unique approach creates an environment where learning has purpose and all students flourish.
We are offering individual and small group campus tours throughout the school year. To check for tour availability please log into your Shipley account and go to your checklist to access the tour calendar, or you can register for one of our Thursday Tours listed on this page. If you have not yet submitted an inquiry or started an application you can fill out an inquiry now.

Addresses

The Shipley Lower School
1030 Wyndon Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

The Shipley Middle & Upper Schools
(including Administration)
814 Yarrow Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

The Piltch Commons
825 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

The Shipley Farm Fields
for Athletics Events
1313 Waverly Rd
Gladwyne, PA 19035

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  • By Train Via the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line

    Shipley can be reached via the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line (formerly SEPTA R5) to Bryn Mawr. Trains originating from both east and west make stops at Bryn Mawr station approximately every half hour. The station is one block from Shipley's Upper Campus. Timetables and further information are available from SEPTA at 215-574-7800, or on the web at http://www.septa.org/. Call the school 610-525-4300 for directions from the station.

Learn About The Area

814 Yarrow Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Phone: 610-525-4300
Fax: 610-525-5082
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.