With a
House to
call home...
And a
HARKNESS
Table that transforms you...
WHO WILL YOU BECOME?
THE
L AW R E N C E V I L L E SCHOOL
THROUGH HOUSE AND HARKNESS, ON TEAMS AND IN TROUPES, AT LAWRENCEVILLE YOU’LL BE SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTIVE PEERS AND MENTORED BY CARING FACULTY.
700
acre campus
DEFINE YOUR PASSION, FIND YOUR PURPOSE, BECOME EMPOWERED IN YOUR PURSUITS. YOUR LAWRENCEVILLE EXPERIENCE IS YOUR OWN, AND OUR DYNAMIC COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY.
A HOUSE WHERE YOU GROW IN WISDOM AND CHARACTER THROUGH CARING MENTORS. A HARKNESS TABLE WHERE YOU LISTEN AND LEAD ALONGSIDE PEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. A HEART THAT ACTIVELY SEEKS A LIFE OF LEARNING, INTEGRITY, AND HIGH PURPOSE.
WELCOME TO LAWRENCEVILLE
815 students
SMALL TOWN FEEL, BIG CITY ACCESS: LAWRENCEVILLE IS NEARBY THE CULTURAL HUB OF PRINCETON, N.J. AND IS A SHORT TRAIN RIDE FROM PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK CITY, AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
around the harkness table and beyond At Lawrenceville, Harkness doesn’t happen just around the table. Our students roll up their sleeves to dig in, ask questions, collaborate, and solve problems in our local community and around the world. The entrepreneurial spirit and intellectual inquiry cultivated in our Harkness classrooms manifests in molecular biology research in partnership with a lab at Stanford University, robotics projects in the Gruss Center for Art and Design, and construction of a life-size canoe during an interdisciplinary study of the Lewis and Clark expedition. We listen to each other, discuss and reflect, then problem-solve as a team.
1
green screen and state-of-the-art multi-media facility
12
individual labs
2
audio/visual rooms
From science labs to language labs, from discussion boards to SmartBoards — at Lawrenceville you will learn how to think for yourself, be challenged by your classmates, and transform into a confident, critical thinker.
10
academic buildings
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WHEN YOUR HOUSE BECOMES A
HOME
centuries of close-knit community
18
residential houses
For generations of Lawrentians, the first question they ask one another is “What House were you in?” Whether it’s painting your face before House Olympics, doubling over with laughter during a Saturday night Feed, or knocking on the door of your Head of House and talking through a problem, at Lawrenceville, your House truly becomes a home. Our community of 18 residential Houses is a place where students form lifelong friendships, develop the values of cooperation, tolerance and leadership, and make memories that last a lifetime.
Teacher. Coach. Mentor. Our teachers are committed to helping you discover and develop your intellectual passions, to think critically and creatively about the world around you, and to come up with solutions to the challenges and opportunities before you. You’ll find them everywhere — inspiring debate around our Harkness tables, driving creativity in our maker spaces and studios, creating vital community connections in our Houses, and coaching on our athletic fields. Lawrenceville teachers lead by example as well as instruction. More than 90 percent of our teachers hold advanced degrees, and many make direct contributions to their disciplines as published scholars, scientific researchers, and leading innovators in education.
8:1
student teacher ratio
Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement Diversity permeates every aspect of a student’s experience at Lawrenceville. In the classroom, in co-curricular activities, and through our residential life program, students are provided the opportunity to explore and appreciate the perspectives and identities of others as well as their own. Lawrenceville is committed to the belief that all students’ critical thinking skills are enhanced in an environment that is racially, ethnically, culturally, religiously, and socioeconomically diverse. Within the context of a traditional American boarding school setting, we provide an academic curriculum that reflects a global perspective.
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2
acting studios
individual gallery spaces
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individual gallery spaces
895
seat proscenium theater
ARTS AND CULTURE The arts at Lawrenceville seek to inspire and connect. Our lively and comprehensive performing arts department offers musical and dramatic theater, vocal and instrumental music, and dance. Our visual arts program challenges students to develop visual awareness and acuity through classes encompassing historical analysis and creation. We believe the arts are an essential element in broadening students’ approach to problem solving, to aesthetic enjoyment, to other people, and to life itself.
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recital halls
Artist-in-Residence appointment
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acting studios
Experiential Learning We intentionally design learning experiences that will deepen your understanding of the world, reinforce self-confidence, spawn creativity, and teach initiative. Every experiential learning opportunity includes focused reflection, which allows our students to deepen their knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and increase their capacity to contribute to our communities. From our Harkness travel programs, to sustainable agriculture and conservation on the Big Red Farm, to our Outing Club and Joshua L. Miner Ropes Course, learning by doing is a way of life at Lawrenceville.
SUSTAINABILITY Drawing on the legacy of noted alumnus and ecologist Aldo Leopold (Class of 1905) and celebrated landscape architect and campus designer Frederick Law Olmsted, sustainable living is woven into the very fabric of Lawrenceville’s
GRUSS CENTER FOR ART AND DESIGN
identity. From student-driven recycling and composting efforts to campus water quality research, Big Red goes green is a way of life.
If you can imagine it, you can create it at the Gruss Center for Art and Design (GCAD). Lawrenceville’s makerspace includes a fabrication lab, digital design rooms, and a large flexible project room for ideation and rapid prototyping. Whether building a guitar from scratch, creating an app to help a local nonprofit, launching a handcrafted rocket, or simply trying something new, GCAD gives you the freedom and support to experiment and grow.
16,000 square foot Art and Design Center
24
acre Big Red Farm
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Joshua L. Miner Ropes Course
25,000
solar panels, delivering up to 90% of campus’ energy
3
greenhouses
big red athletics Big Red spirit radiates whether you play three varsity sports, represent your House intramural team, or deck yourself out in red and black to cheer for your classmates. Our premier interscholastic and intense intramural competition dates back centuries and is bolstered by a comprehensive fitness program that builds character, instills team values, and fosters a life-long commitment to positive physical and emotional habits. Our three-term sports requirement gives students the chance to participate in a variety of options, developing citizenship and leadership, sportsmanship and fair play, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
EXCELLENCE. SPIRIT. TEAMWORK.
Featuring more than 70 teams across 21 interscholastic sports, as well as intramurals and recreational options, Lawrenceville’s athletics program is a true extension of the House and Harkness learning experience. We are equal parts athleticism and intelligence, devoted teammates and dedicated intellectuals. Big Red spirit thrives across generations, both on the field and throughout our lives as Lawrentians.
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softball and 2 baseball diamonds
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athletic fields
meter banked indoor track
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international squash courts
tennis courts
ATHLETICS. DINING. RECREATION. With approximately 250,000 square feet of functional space, the forthcoming Tsai Field House (phase I opens in fall 2022) will bring the community together by combining dining, fitness, wellness, and athletics, offering a holistic approach to student well-being. A community resource unlike any other at an independent school, Tsai Field House will provide opportunities for competition, recreational activity, socialization, and nourishment, extending the sense of belonging that is already so much a part of House and Harkness.
tsai FIELD HOUSE Every student has access to a robust support system — from our athletic trainers who advance an active lifestyle, to our nurse practitioners who encourage good nutrition, to our counseling staff who implement social-emotional measures across myriad facets of life.
Hop on the train to catch a Broadway show with your classmates, head to Philadelphia to check out the historical sites, join the School bus trip to visit the monuments of Washington D.C., head to nearby Princeton University to wander through the art museum, or head to Main Street, an extension of our campus that offers plenty of restaurants, shops, and gathering spaces.
Five minutes from Princeton 40 miles north of Philadelphia 55 miles south of New York City
Lawrenceville’s 700 acres, designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, gives a wonderful sense of self-containment without being remote. Steps away from the village of Lawrenceville, you can grab a slice from TJ’s Pizza, savor a sweet treat from the Gingered Peach bakery, or meet friends at the Purple Cow ice cream shop.
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THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL 2500 MAIN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648
THROUGH HOUSE AND HARKNESS, LAWRENCEVILLE CHALLENGES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD LIVES OF LEARNING, INTEGRITY, AND HIGH PURPOSE. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE THE BEST IN EACH TO SEEK THE BEST FOR ALL.