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Girard College students on Lower School Founder's Day, May 20, 2016, posing with historical figure Stephen Girard.

Established 1848 | Grades 1-12

Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. All Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Note: The above descriptive information came from the school's About page .

In The News

Nearly 60 years ago, these Freedom Fighters changed Girard College and Philadelphia history forever, CBS-3, February 17, 2026.
For Girard College’s MLK Day of Service, a focus on solutions to gun violence, WHYY, January 21, 2019.
Effort to integrate Girard College documented in new film, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 20, 2016.
Cecil's People – History Making Production's Documentary about the effort to integrate Girard College.

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.girardcollege.edu|name=girardcollege.edu}}[[File:GirardCollege.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Girard College students on Lower School Founder's Day, May 20, 2016, posing with historical figure Stephen Girard.]]'''Girard College''' gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>In its mission statement, Girard College is described as a boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1 through 12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian.<br><br>But it is much more than that.<br><br>Home and school to orphan boys from 1848 to 1984, home and school to boys and girls from 1984 to the present, Girard has nurtured the minds, bodies and spirits of at-risk children for 165 years.<br><br>The school's benefactor, Stephen Girard (1750-1831), left his generous estate to educate and care for needy children. As long as Girard College has existed, all its students have received full scholarships, benefitted from strong academic and extracurricular programs and lived safely on an enclosed, 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br><br>Programs at Girard College have changed over its history to prepare students for success. Today Girard is a college prep school with virtually 100% of its graduates going on to college or university.<br><br>Girard has an unprecedented history of supporting those who are most in need of a quality educational experience, always mindful of our core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, compassion and self-discipline.</blockquote>
+{{toplink|url=http://www.girardcollege.edu|name=girardcollege.edu}}[[File:GirardCollege.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Girard College students on Lower School Founder's Day, May 20, 2016, posing with historical figure Stephen Girard.]]<blockquote>''Established 1848&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Grades 1-12''</blockquote>
+Girard College is a 5-day boarding school for academically capable students, grades 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. All Girard students receive full scholarships to take part in the school’s strong academic program and to live safely on its enclosed 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the school's [https://www.girardcollege.edu/about/ About page] .
 ==In The News==
+*[https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/girard-college-desegregation-freedom-fighters/ Nearly 60 years ago, these Freedom Fighters changed Girard College and Philadelphia history forever], CBS-3, February 17, 2026.
+*[http://whyy.org/articles/24th-annual-mlk-day-of-service-underway-at-girard-college/ For Girard College’s MLK Day of Service, a focus on solutions to gun violence], WHYY, January 21, 2019.
 *[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20160220_Effort_to_integrate_Girard_College_documented_in_new_film.html Effort to integrate Girard College documented in new film], Philadelphia Inquirer, February 20, 2016.
+*[https://www.historymakingproductions.com/cecils-people Cecil's People – History Making Production's Documentary about the effort to integrate Girard College.]
+==Info==
+*[https://www.girardcollege.edu/about/values-vision/ Values & Vision]
+*[https://www.girardcollege.edu/about/history/ History]
+*[https://www.girardcollege.edu/admissions/ Admission Info]
+*Wikipedia:&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Girard Stephen Girard, Founder]
 ==See Also==
-*Wikipedia:&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Girard Stephen Girard]
+*[[Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service]]
+*[[Three Aksha Dance Company]]
+*[[History Making Productions (HMP)]]
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