The Shipley School

The Shipley School is a coeducational day school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, serving Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 with an enrollment between 700 and 1,000 students. Located just outside Philadelphia, the school offers curricular breadth across humanities and sciences while maintaining smaller class sizes than comparable urban institutions. Language study—French, Latin, Spanish, and others—is woven throughout the program, giving faculty teaching opportunities across disciplines.

Teaching at Shipley differs from boarding school work in one essential way: you keep your evenings and weekends. Faculty build deep relationships with students during the school day without the residential component that dominates independent school culture elsewhere. This structure attracts teachers who want full investment in student learning without living on campus. The curriculum emphasizes curiosity and moral integrity, which shapes what classroom teaching looks like—intellectual rigor paired with accountability to community values.

Shipley hires year-round for elementary and middle school classroom teachers, upper school subject specialists, language instructors, and science educators. Administrative, advancement, and admission roles open periodically. Most teaching positions fill in late winter and spring ahead of the new academic year.

Compensation includes salary, health benefits, and professional development support typical of Philadelphia-area independent schools. Day school roles often appeal to teachers building dual careers or managing family commitments outside school hours.

For educators seeking a secular, college-preparatory environment where intellectual standards and community matter equally, The Shipley School offers a distinct alternative to larger urban public systems and boarding institutions in the region.