Solebury School
Why Solebury?
Solebury helps students become better individuals, equipped to enter a changing, wondrous, and complex world. Students learn and grow in a down-to-earth environment that nurtures their curiosity and says "yes" to their ideas, while helping them develop their independence and balance their individuality with the power of community. That's when something magical happens.
Every Student's Path Is Unique
At Solebury, students prepare for life. Our academic program pairs college preparation, including 30+ AP and Honors courses, with the freedom to explore through 50+ arts electives and offerings across STEM, humanities, and world languages.
Our students graduate not simply as better mathematicians or musicians, philosophers or physicists, but as thoughtful, empathetic, and open-minded people, ready to understand the world around them and their power to shape it.
A Community Built for Growth
With a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio, every student is known, supported, and challenged. Small classes result in real relationships with faculty who push students to think for themselves.
We have a mix of boarding and day students (48% boarding, 52% day), so Solebury offers something rare—a campus that's alive with activity every day of the week.
- Day students benefit from the depth of programming and residential resources a boarding community brings.
- Boarding students develop their sense of independence while preparing them to live on a college campus.
A Campus that Extends the Classroom
Solebury sits on 140 rolling acres in Bucks County, PA, just three miles from downtown New Hope and within easy reach to Philadelphia and New York. Our campus blurs the line between classroom and countryside with a walking trail, gardens, and classrooms that open straight to the outdoors.
A favorite spot is Mike’s Cafe, a student-run coffee shop that teaches entrepreneurship with a side of hot and iced drinks.
— At A Glance —
A New Collaborative Volume on Holistic Education
We are pleased to share that Solebury School is one of sixteen institutions featured in Elevate: 16 Boarding Schools and the Practice of Holistic Education, a new collaborative volume exploring the practice and structure of holistic education in independent boarding schools.
Before Solebury, there were different versions of myself in different situations. There was Alex with my parents, Alex with my friends, Alex in the classroom… Solebury allowed me to be myself in all of those situations–one true, authentic Alex, and to fully appreciate what I was capable of in all areas of my life. Alex Leone '14