Stronger Together

Such a partnership could bring tremendous opportunity for our schools, our communities, and for the state of education across the Lehigh Valley.  Our two schools share values, a commitment to excellence in education, and a shared belief in the benefit of educational options for families. The educational landscape is changing, and it is those schools that act boldly and embrace change that will thrive. While the details of the partnership are still taking shape, we are confident that we have the potential to be even stronger together.

While our schools will be merging, we see this as a true partnership of like-minded schools. We approach this agreement not from a position of necessity, but from a position of strength.

Yes.  Dr. Webster will continue on as Swain’s Head of School.

This partnership is about student experience, not finances.  Should the agreement be finalized, we do not anticipate our families will experience any substantive changes in tuition, save for our normal annual tuition increases. This partnership will not change tuition for the 2020-2021 year.

Our families will experience very few changes.  Swain will continue to operate on its existing campus and Moravian will continue to operate its two campuses in Bethlehem.  Each school will retain its name and its cultural, experiential touchstones, such as Swain’s close-knit, loving culture.  As our families value, Swain will remain non-denominational, class sizes will remain intimate, and the dress code will not change. School calendars for next year are set and will remain in place. 

Swain families value independent-school education. Traditionally, many Swain families have chosen Moravian as their child’s high school.  Should a family wish to do that, this partnership will streamline the process and they will not need to apply.