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Winchester Thurston School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school offering grades PreK through grade 12. We are located on two campuses in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: a Pre-Kindergarten through grade five North Hills Campus in Allison Park and a Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 City Campus in Shadyside. The students, faculty and leadership at Winchester Thurston draw strength and guidance from more than a century of tradition and learning as we evolve and grow as a school community.

Winchester Thurston School is located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and is the second-largest city in the state of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is located in south west Pennsylvania.


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Directions to the City Campus from Downtown Pittsburgh:
Take 376E toward Monroeville. Take the Forbes Avenue exit number 2A toward Oakland. Stay straight onto Forbes Avenue. Follow Forbes Avenue through the University of Pittsburgh. Pass the Carnegie Institute on your right. The Carnegie Mellon Campus will be on your right. Make a left onto Morewood Avenue. Stay on Morewood Avenue for approximately ½ miles and the school will be on your right.

Directions to the North Hills Campus from Downtown Pittsburgh:
Take 579 North towards the Veterans Bridge. Follow signs to Allegheny Valley Expressway/PA 28 toward Etna. Merge onto PA 28. Go approximately 4 ¼ miles to PA 8 North via exit number 5B toward Butler. The exit will be on the left. Stay on PA 8 North for approximately 1 ½ miles. Turn right onto Saxonburg Boulevard. Turn left immediately onto Middle Road. Middle Road winds through a residential area for several miles. As soon as you pass the Hartwood Acres concert entrance and Central Elementary School on your right, the school will be on your left.

School / Office Address: 555 Morewood Ave
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
USA
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