The Pembroke Hill Fund

Our extensive financial aid program helps our school to be a viable option for outstanding students around the area and helps those students whose families would not otherwise
be able to enroll their children in Pembroke Hill.

• The average financial aid award is 55-60% of tuition
• 25% of our students receive tuition assistance
• 30 additional merit scholarships are awarded to Pembroke Hill students each year

Collaboration, done through innovation and technology, is key to fostering curiosity and growth in our students. Accomplished through active classrooms that allow students to explore, take risks and develop into scholars responsible for their own success.

• Schoology our new Learning Management System, enables us to provide the best continuous learning program no matter the environment for our students from early childhood through upper school.
• In order to meet the requirements of our continuous learning program we provide laptops/iPads to our school community so that our extraordinary faculty can effectively teach our students no matter the setting.
• Technology electives in engineering, coding, design, robotics and 3D printing challenge students to think differently and solve real world problems.

Gifts to the school allow us to attract and retain the best faculty in the area.

• 76 teachers with master's degrees
• 10 teachers hold doctorates
• average of 17 years teaching experience for Pembroke Hill faculty

Gifts also help provide professional development opportunities that bring new ideas to our classroom and community.

• Our instructional coaches support faculty members through division-wide programs, small group sessions and individual mentoring.
• 8 teachers and administrators (from all four divisions) attended the NAIS People of Color Conference in 2019

We want our students to live healthy, balanced lives, in and outside of the classroom. That starts with academic and extracurricular programs that encourage excellence, supports teamwork and teaches time management.

• Our partnership with ChallengeSuccess will help us embrace a broad definition of success and implement researched-based strategies to promote students’ well-being and engagement with learning.
• PHS has 3 full-time counselors and a mindfulness coach who are dedicated to the health and wellness of each and every student.
• 80% of upper school students are involved in an extracurricular activity which include: student-led clubs, affinity groups, interscholastic athletics, community service, arts and student government

Gifts to this priority ensure the financial sustainability of the school by providing flexible support for unforeseen needs and expenses. In 2020-21, these needs included expenses related to the schools COVID-19 Opening Plan:

• hardware and software to facilitate streaming classes to accommodate remote learning
• plexiglass dividers installed in classrooms to promote physical distancing
• self-check temporal scanners
• new HVAC system mitigation layers to address the surrounding air flow and air quality