Perkiomen School

Perkiomen School

1. The school is located in the Lehigh Valley suburbs of Pennsylvania, about a 1-hour drive from Philadelphia and a 2-hour drive from New York. It is a TOEFL and SSAT testing center.
2. Rich Curriculum: The curriculum is very comprehensive, offering 133 courses, including 27 AP courses and 20 Honors courses, covering a very wide range of subjects.
3. Medical Institute: Students participating in this program, in addition to regular graduation requirements, and achieving excellent performance, will also complete at least three cross-listed supporting courses, ten hours of external experience, and internships exploring various medical professions.
4. Entrepreneurial Summer Camp: In collaboration with Penn State University, campers will spend time with experienced entrepreneurs, top faculty from Penn State Lehigh Valley, and Perkiomen School.
5. Entrepreneurship Academy: Students who complete the Entrepreneurship Fundamentals course, at least two cross-listed supporting courses, and a capstone project can earn a Perkiomen School Entrepreneurship Certificate.
6. The Design Institute, launched in February 2022, offers all students opportunities to expand and develop their unique artistic vision, and more.

Data for Berkoman School: student enrollment 345, student-teacher ratio 1:8, international students 28%, boarding students 50%, teachers with advanced degrees 70%. Berkoman High School is a traditional co-educational university preparatory secondary school, established by descendants of Schwenckfeld immigrants. Berkoman High School's mission is to create a learning environment conducive to personal development and moral formation. The school admits students who are actively eager to learn. The school's faculty comes from across the United States and even worldwide. Berkoman High School is committed to developing students' passion for learning and mastery of essential work skills, helping students recognize that education is a lifelong pursuit. It aims to encourage students' ideals to be purposeful, reasonable, consistent with traditional values, and spiritually balanced.

Overall, this school is quite good. It's located in the suburbs of a small town in Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area is very safe. This school is a mid-tier institution, suitable for students with average academic performance. Its distinctive courses are Artificial Intelligence and Medicine. The school is also a testing center for TOEFL and SSAT. Dormitory management is relatively strict; the school restricts internet access for 9th-10th grade students, some websites are inaccessible, and the internet is cut off at 11 PM.

It's quite caring towards international students. If students want to eat Chinese food, they can communicate with their teachers, who will take them out for Chinese food on weekends. During the pandemic, students were properly accommodated; if a student wished to return home, the school could arrange for teachers to take them to the airport. However, for students who didn't want to return home, they could continue to live in the dorms, with teachers providing full supervision.

However, one point to note is that while ESL course fees are included in tuition at most boarding schools, this school charges an additional fee for its ESL courses, approximately 10,000+ US dollars.

Recent international student graduates have been admitted to universities such as: Princeton University, Emory University, George Washington University, New York University, Northeastern University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Miami University, etc.

Teachers always support students when they are having trouble with homework or preparing for exams.