Described as "the best of both worlds" by The Harvard Insider's Guide to Prep Schools, Springside School and Chestnut Hill Academy focus on girls and boys, respectively, while working to introduce coeducation at developmentally appropriate ages. As a result, they are able to give students of both schools access to over 100 courses, doubled academic, athletic, and arts facilities, and the largest combined independent school library collection in the area.

A unique approach to coeducation, the Coordinate Program is rooted in single-sex education and sensitive to the development of young people. Since 1966, the two schools have worked to braid together two outstanding programs, while preserving the unique benefits of each school. Beginning in Middle School, students share dances, field trips, community service projects, and drama productions. In Grades 9 and 10, students begin moving between campuses and sharing faculty and facilities for classes in languages and the arts; by Grade 11, all academic subjects are taught in coed classrooms on both campuses, and students choose from an extensive coordinate catalog. Shared activities such as drama productions, multicultural discussions, proms, and trips enrich the educational environment for students at both schools. Separate student organizations provide increased opportunities for leadership and participation in the extracurricular programs at each school.

Chestnut Hill Academy
500 West Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-247-4700