Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is on a 170-acre campus. The academy is divided into three sections: the junior school (pre-K-5), the middle school (6-8) and the senior school (9-12). Each division has its own faculty, administration, classrooms and library. By the time students reach the ninth grade they are engaged in college prep courses and participate in leadership opportunities such as student council or extracurricular clubs.
Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland has a lower, middle and upper school, plus a non-boarding day school. Lower school students learn the basics of math and English and also have electives like Spanish and music. Day school students who are not boarders can participate in various after-school programs such as sports and cooking. Math courses like algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus are offered to upper level students, who also have the option of continuing their Spanish studies or moving on to French, Mandarin Chinese or Japanese. Older students serve in leadership positions and help to look out for younger students in the dorm and on field trips.
Located in Granbury, Texas, the Happy Hill Farm Academy (K-12) is situated on a working farm that supplies food to the students, faculty and local markets. Students, who are mostly from cities, live in on-campus dorms. Happy Hill is a college-prep school with an agricultural component that allows special opportunities for students to participate in a 4H club, animal care and horseback riding.
The Delphian Schools are a chain of academies nationwide, most notably in Oregon, California and Illinois. The campus in Sheridan, Oregon was the first school established in the Delphian system and is currently the only campus that accepts boarding students. The school utilizes a pedagogical theory called the Delphi Program that was developed by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology. Though the program emphasizes math and English skills, students are also instructed in ethics and interpersonal skills. The goal is to stimulate the critical thinking process, not just requiring students to memorize information. The Delphian School welcomes all students, regardless of whether they or their parents are Scientologists.