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Principal |
Sr. Patricia Smith, RSM email the principal |
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Special features |
religious, after-school care |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required: Girls's Winter Uniform
Plaid jumper or kilt with turtleneck and sweater
Tights and tan bucks
Girls' Summer Uniform
Golf shirt and khaki shorts
Socks and tan bucks
Boys' Winter/Summer Uniform
Golf or dress shirt with tie and khakis (pants or shorts)
Socks and tan bucks
The school uniform is available through Flynn and O’Hara. Gym uniform (sweats) is available through Lands' End. |
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School Mission
- Why choose Waldron Mercy Academy from the many independent, private elementary schools on the Main Line? We add the extra dimension of religion, respect and responsibility. Our school continues the mission of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy. We connect the rich to the poor and the healthy to the sick through community outreach programs. We celebrate academic progress and encourage students to develop the confidence necessary to assume responsible membership and leadership in the global community. At Waldron Mercy, students address the needs of others through acts of service. They learn to serve not merely out of charity, but from a developing sense of social justice. Children learn in an atmosphere of openness, trust, hospitality and outreach. This charism of Mercy based upon the Christian values of faith, hope and love is the guiding principle of our school.
| Curriculum |
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- In addition to our pre-k to grade 8, we offer Montessori instruction for ages 3 1/2 to 5.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming and track.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Yearbook - grade 8; Clubs (Winter, Spring, Fall) - all ages; Theatre - grades 2 to 4 and grades 5 to 8; Intramurals and Forensics - grades 7 and 8.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, chorus and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- WMA parent are very involved as classroom parents, Math Explorations volunteers, and in the PTC (Parent-Teacher Cooperative).
Other news or notes
- Waldron Mercy Academy is a friendly atmosphere for all of our parents to bring their own skills and talents into the classrooms.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established between 1920-1929.
- Transportation to this school is provided by the school.
- This school was built between 1920-1929.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Perry Library on Waldron Mercy Academy's third floor was renovated from an attic to a state-of-the art facility in 1999.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: The Dixon Gym provides space for theatrical productions, basketball and volleyball games and the school's weekly Community Gathering, where students, faculty and staff come together to celebrate each others' accomplishments.
- Library facilities: The Perry Library offers an array of materials for students. Story Mountain is an enclosed stage, where our younger students can perform and the Computer Lab offers Dell computers for student use in class and for research.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview, recommendations and samples of student work.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $9000-$9999
- Educational Improvement Tax Credit
Program (EITC)
WMA Student Aid Fund
BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools)
Sallie Mae K-12 Family Education Loan
(Limited financial assistance is awarded on a yearly
basis, and must be reapplied for each year. Aid is
limited by the funds available.)
- Graduates typically go to: Merion Mercy Academy and St. Joseph's Prep.
- Students at this school enroll by choice.
- Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in mathematics, performing arts, science and technology.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:05 to 2:50.
- Principal has been at this school for 17 years.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: French and Spanish.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 05/06/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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