What is happening with the Devon campus?

We have selected three commercial real estate agents and Episcopal parents— Bill Luff, Robert Fahey, and Pat Green— to assist in the disposition of the Devon Campus. The property has been on the market for the past several months and a number of open house events and strong marketing efforts have attracted a number of prospects.

How do you plan on making alumni feel at home on the new campus?

Episcopal has moved numerous times in its history—most recently in 1921 to its current location in Merion. Each and every time we made the transition to a new home, the question of losing our identity was an issue. In each case, it proved unfounded. This is the case for one simple reason: It is the teachers, administrators, students, alumni, and other community members that make Episcopal what it is. Not the location.

We also have a plan in place to take numerous artifacts with us to Newtown Square, including the small stained glass windows in the Chapel, the entry gates at Merion, the stained glass window at Devon, the athletic shields, and numerous sculptures and works of art among others.

When will Episcopal move to the new campus?

We will move in the summer of 2008 and open school on our new campus September 2008.

How long will it take to construct the new campus?

We will begin construction in July 2006 and the campus will be completed for the beginning of the school year in the Fall of 2008.

This construction timetable was planned in order to ensure that students would not be disrupted in any way by our move or transition. Obviously all work is being done away from our two campuses and our students will simply finish the 2007-2008 school year at Merion and Devon and arrive for the start of school in Newtown Square.

What transportation plans do you have for the new campus?

Every school district that currently buses to the Merion and Devon campuses will continue to do so on the new campus, with the exception of the Upper Merion, William Penn, Cheltenham, Colonial, and Springfield (Mont. County ) school districts.

We will definitely provide a shuttle that runs every morning from the Paoli train station to the new campus. The same shuttle will run back to Paoli train station twice every afternoon.

We will also provide shuttle service from select points in Philadelphia. For more information about our transportation plan, click here.

How are you going to maintain our relationship with Philadelphia ?

Our board’s approval of this move four years ago was conditioned on our commitment to do whatever could be done to maintain our connection with the city and our commitment to diversity.

Currently, Episcopal is involved in over 35 city programs or events—from music performances and curricular programs to research opportunities and community service—and we envision that this number will only grow larger in the future.