St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

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St. Margaret’s Episcopal School is Orange County’s premier, independent school, educating 1,250 students, preschool – grade 12, not only as college-bound graduates, yet also as productive, healthy and happy children today and successful adults tomorrow. St. Margaret’s is unrivaled as a leading academic institution where people, character and values stand at the center of its mission side by side with scholarly pursuit and academic excellence. The curriculum is strong and balanced, engaging and challenging students to discover and cultivate their unique talents and passions, to pursue their studies to the highest levels and to always seek new growth and learning. Outstanding faculty are renowned for their expertise, passion for education and their care and support of their students. More than 60 percent hold advanced degrees and nine with doctoral degrees. Subject matter specialists oversee 10 academic departments, and an endowed fellow oversees interdisciplinary STEM curriculum. Teachers, advisors, college counselors, chaplains and coaches provide a solid framework of guidance and support. A culture of innovation is alive among faculty and students, fueled by a visionary new strategic plan that puts students at the center of bold goals and priorities through the design thinking methodology. St. Margaret’s continually looks ahead to advance and re-imagine academic programs, forge community and university partnerships, and invest in new technologies and world-class learning environments. All graduates of the class of 2017 are prepared and matriculated to colleges and universities, including California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Chicago, Dartmouth College, Emory University, Harvard University, New York University, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, Stanford University and United States Military Academy West Point.