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{{toplink|url=http://www.girardcollege.edu|name=girardcollege.edu}}[[File:GirardCollege.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Girard College students on Lower School Founder's Day, May 20, 2016, posing with historical figure Stephen Girard.]]< | {{toplink|url=http://www.girardcollege.edu|name=girardcollege.edu}}[[File:GirardCollege.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Girard College students on Lower School Founder's Day, May 20, 2016, posing with historical figure Stephen Girard.]] | ||
<big>  ''More Than a School.''<br>  ''A Life-Changing Community''</big> | |||
Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. All Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. All Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 6 August 2026
More Than a School.
A Life-Changing Community
Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. All Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Note: The above descriptive information came from the school's About page .
In The News
- Nearly 60 years ago, these Freedom Fighters changed Girard College and Philadelphia history forever, CBS-3, February 17, 2026.
- For Girard College’s MLK Day of Service, a focus on solutions to gun violence, WHYY, January 21, 2019.
- Effort to integrate Girard College documented in new film, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 20, 2016.
- Cecil's People – History Making Production's Documentary about the effort to integrate Girard College.