Shady Side’s diverse student body brings broad viewpoints and expansive thought processes to the school’s balanced curriculum. Our educators encourage civil discourse — a conversation in which there is a mutual airing of views intended to promote understanding — to develop a community of listeners who will act ethically beyond the quad.

Condensing the physical campus map for Middle and Senior School students will expand opportunities for collaboration and mentorship that will shape students’ blossoming viewpoints within a diverse community. Improved community gathering spaces will also provide more organic opportunities for students to interact outside of the classroom setting.