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Winchester Thurston School:
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.

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Accreditation and Memberships:

Photo of Private School in Pittsburgh, PA- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- College Entrance Examination Board
- National Association for College Admission and Counseling
- Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)
- Pittsburgh Area Independent School Teachers Association (PAISTA)
- Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools (PCIS)
- Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
- Winchester Thurston School complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.

Mission:
Winchester Thurston School actively engages each student in a challenging and inspiring learning process that develops the mind, motivates the passion to achieve and cultivates the character to serve.

History:

In 1935, Winchester Thurston School was formally created by a merger of the Winchester School (founded in 1902) and Thurston School (founded in 1887). The school earned a national reputation for establishing and advancing the highest ideals for female intellectual, personal and athletic achievement. The Main Building at the City Campus opened in the fall of 1963 with 350 students.

A new science wing opened in 1987. The North Hills Campus opened in 1988. In 1991, the Board of Trustees recognized a growing body of research advocating co-educational environments in which neither boys nor girls are compromised by their gender. That initial class of 65 boys grew to gender parity within a decade.

Co-Ed Programs from Pre-K through Grade 12 Students:

- Lower School (PreK-4)
- Middle School (Grade 5-8)
- Upper School (Grade 9-12)
- After School Program
- Summer Program
- Foreign Languages (from PreK)
- Academic Enrichment and Challenge Program
- Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
- College Counseling

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