Student Life
Global Programs
At Shipley, we believe that global programs, education, and experiences provide opportunities for our students to grow as independent and more globally competent citizens. Our programs improve students’ cross-cultural skills, encourage risk-taking, and further language development. Students learn to value interculturality, seeing themselves as part of the whole world, and appreciating and understanding how other cultures and people broaden our perspectives. Students better understand their home culture(s) by experiencing different places and cultures from their own. Ultimately, students are more empathetic and better equipped to succeed in a highly interconnected world by having experienced Global Programs and Education at Shipley.
On Campus
On campus, Shipley offers:
- Multiple courses with a global context in all divisions.
- World Language offerings, from Pre-K to 12th grades.
- A Global Student Leadership team that creates opportunities on campus in collaboration with our Service Learning and the DEI group.
- Opportunities to partner meaningfully with our sister school, Brain Tree, in Uganda.
- An international student program.
- International Alumni and Family Affinity Groups
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Upper School Courses
Modern World History
China after 1500
World Religions
Ancient Greece-Rome
World Music and Cultures
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Upper School Clubs
Global Programs Student Committee
Model UN
Global Village
Off Campus
Off campus, Shipley offers:
Our Middle and Upper School students have engaged in meaningful place-based overseas learning in places such as Peru, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Quebec, Ecuador, Italy, China, Botswana, South Africa, and the Galapagos.
- Local, domestic and overseas travel that heighten global competencies on the part of our community members
- Travel that aligns with the Flourishing Framework, Long-term Transfer Goals, and our DEI Strategic Plan, with the perspective of sometimes acting locally, and always thinking globally.
Our Middle and Upper School students have engaged in meaningful place-based overseas learning in places such as Peru, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Quebec, Ecuador, Italy, China, Botswana, South Africa, and the Galapagos.
Global Programs Spotlight
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Shipley Soccer Teams' 10-Day Journey to the UK
The Shipley Boys and Girls Soccer teams embarked on an incredible 10-day journey to the UK, where they trained with professionals, played friendly matches, and experienced the culture. See photos and read more about their adventure abroad.Read More -
Shipley Celebrates Lunar New Year with Musical Performance
Read MoreView a performance of the Lunar New Year Overture by Shipley's Chamber Orchestra, in an arrangement by Richard Liu ’25 and Bambi Tang ’23, and conducted by Mr. Jhonnatan Mata. The performance was organized by the Asian Student Alliance and the Chamber Orchestra in celebration of Lantern Festival, or the end of Lunar New Year. -
Lower School Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Lower School students celebrated the end of Hispanic Heritage Month with a music and dance-filled celebration at this week’s Tuesday morning assembly. Leading up to the assembly, each grade level PreK through Grade 5 studied a different Latin American country, learning about the various cultures, animals, food, flags, and dances. Read more and view the performances in a video from the assembly.Read More -
For the Good of the World: Shipley’s 20-Year Partnership with The Brain Tree Primary School
The Shipley School has partnered with The Brain Tree Primary School, our sister school in Kampala, Uganda, for more than 20 years. From fundraising to support the construction of critical infrastructure, to creating connections between our schools' students and teachers, our relationship is founded in Shipley's mission to inspire compassionate participation in the world. Learn more about our partnership.Read More -
Expanding Global Programs During a Global Pandemic
Developing a global perspective is one of the goals of a Shipley education. Students learn about other cultures in their academic courses and through a number of extracurricular opportunities. In spite of limitations to global travel due to COVID, Shipley was able to expand Global Programs and bring the world to our students through exciting opportunities on campus.Read More -
Shipley Students Participate in Global Dialogues
Though Shipley’s international travel programs have been temporarily halted due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Upper Schoolers were able to join students from Ghana, Morocco, India, Serbia, China, Denmark, Turkey, and across the U.S. over the summer to participate in themed conversations about important global issues, including environmentalism and sustainability, global perspectives of social justice, and more.Read More
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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.
