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1-12 Private Boarding School in Philadelphia - Girard College. Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, from families headed by a single parent or guardian. We provide full scholarships to all of our students. Discover Girard.
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Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically...
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Girard College has the distinction of being the only full...
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Within our 43 acre campus, our school buildings are equipped...
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At Girard, campus life goes beyond academics, creating an...
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Girard College is an independent college preparatory five-day boarding school located on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was founded and permanently endowed from the shipping and banking fortune of Stephen Girard upon his death in 1831.
In his will, Girard directed the city of Philadelphia to use his money to build a boarding school for poor, orphaned or fatherless boys so that they might be prepared for the trades and professions of their era. Girard College opened its doors in 1848.
Inspired by the institutions around him, Stephen Girard sought to address the challenge of educating young Americans for the future. He directed the city of Philadelphia to use his money to build a boarding school for poor, orphan (interpreted as “fatherless”) white boys so that they might be prepared for the trades and professions of their ...
The history of Girard College, a boarding school for children from poor families headed by single parents or guardians, reflects the history of Philadelphia and the nation. Opened in 1848, Girard College was established under a bequest from wealthy philanthropist Stephen Girard (1750-1831), whose will specified a school for “poor white male ...
