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Our Mission in Practice
At Winchester Thurston, we strive to cultivate not only academic excellence but also the development of individuals with unwavering character, valuing the well-being and rights of others above all else, just as envisioned by our founder. As one of the best private schools in Pittsburgh, we take pride in our role as pioneers of educational innovation, delivering a curriculum that is both rigorous and forward-thinking, equipping our students with the necessary skills to navigate a rapidly evolving world. Our commitment to providing an exceptional learning environment has propelled our students towards gaining admission to the most prestigious colleges across the nation.
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690
students in Junior Pre-K — Grade 12
$5.3 M
in financial aid offered annually
70%
of students participate in athletics
50+
Middle School electives offered
13
PIAA Championship titles
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credo: Think also of the comfort and the rights of others.
City as Our Campus
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Student centered. Faculty driven. Community based.
We’re not only a school, but a community that is preparing students for a rapidly changing world. Through City as Our Campus, Pittsburgh becomes an extension of our learning ecosystem. This program takes WT's academic curriculum and augments it by providing meaningful, real-world experiences in and around our home city. By working with diverse members of the community—and with a range of resources, tools, and materials—students don’t just gain understanding of the community’s most pressing issues, they work to solve them.
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City as Our Campus Partners (+100s more!)
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Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company provides an environment for work on and off the stage to showcase the work of racially and culturally diverse playwrights and Pittsburgh-themed plays.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
As a non-profit organization, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust continues to work on the economic and cultural development of the Culture District. They do this primarily through the arts: theaters, galleries, and more.
Friends of the Riverfront
Friends of the Riverfront
Friends of the Riverfront works to create and maintain clean, safe, and accessible riverfront trails as part of the Three Rivers Heritage & Water Trail systems
Waterworks Theater
Waterworks Theater
Waterworks Cinemas opened in 1990 behind the Waterworks mall, originally a 10-screen theater. Now, the theater features stadium seating and gourmet popcorn, open every day showing all the new movies.
Garfield Community Farm
Garfield Community Farm
Over the past 15 years, Garfield Community Farm has been working to restore nearly three acres of abandoned and degraded urban land. The farm serves as a place where the community can come together for a common good.
Heinz History Center
Heinz History Center
Known as Pittsburgh's "people museum," the History Center is a place where people can experience interactive exhibitions interpreting the history of Western Pennsylvania.
Carrie Blast Furnaces
Carrie Blast Furnaces
A great place to connect with Pittsburgh's steel industry heritage, this national historic landmark features the site's iron-making technology, its workers, and their culture.
East Liberty Fire Bureau
East Liberty Fire Bureau
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire serves to protect lives, property, and the environment through fire suppression, fire responder medical service, hazardous materials mitigation, and more.
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center offers hands-on exhibits, a miniature railroad and village, and a planetarium, making science exciting for everyone.
Acrisure Stadium
Acrisure Stadium
Home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, Acrisure Stadium seats over 68,000 fans in Pittsburgh's North Shore.
The Mattress Factory
The Mattress Factory
This contemporary art museum is notorious for pushing art's boundaries for both the artists and viewers. Featuring alternative art forms in site-specific installations, video, and performance art.
Nationality Rooms - Pitt
Nationality Rooms - University of Pittsburgh
Located in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning is a group of 31 classrooms donated by and depicting the ethic communities that helped to build our city.
Moonshot Museum and Astrobotic
Moonshot Museum and Astrobotic
As Pennsylvania's first space museum, the Moonshot Museum uses innovative exhibitions and science programs to inspire people to find their role in the future of human space exploration.
The Education Partnership
The Education Partnership
The Education Partnership is a non-profit organization committed to providing school supplies to teachers and students in under-resourced schools across Southwestern PA.
CLASS: Altruistic Design
CLASS: Altruistic Design
CLASS works to provide support through residential services, community skills training, advocacy, and more to individuals with disabilities across Southwestern PA. They are "Working toward a community where each belongs."
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art
The Carnegie Musuem of Art strives to showcase creativity and emphasize its importance to the human character. This do this by creating experiences that "connect people to art, ideas, and one another."
Maxo Vanka Murals
Maxo Vanka Murals
Located on the walls and ceilings of St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church are murals by artist Maxo Vanka, which depict the stories of Croatian peasants who left their country in search of a better life in the post-industrial United States.
Duolingo
Duolingo
Duolingo aims to make learning accessible, effective, and fun through its "bite-sized" game-like lessons.
Union Project
Union Project - Community Ceramics Center
Using art to bring communities together, the Union Project offers support for artists of all levels and ceramics education programs and classes.
The Andy Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum
This vibrant art museum tells the story of Pittsburgh native artist Andy Warhol through the most extensive collection of his art and archives in the world.
ALCOSAN
ALCOSAN
ALCOSAN provides wastewater treatment services to enhance the community's safety and lives through protecting our rivers and streams.
Alumni Theater Company
Alumni Theater Company
ATC works to give talented Black youth in grades 6-12 performing arts training and a platform to be heard through their art. ATC provides a space for individuals' stories and opinions to be told and heard.
City of Asylum
City of Asylum
The City of Asylum was founded in 2004 and provides a space for endangered writers and artists to create and be heard. It continues to provide free literary, arts, and humanities programs for the community.
WT offers an intentional program that develops smart people who can think, collaborate, innovate, and achieve.
Since its establishment in 1887, our Pittsburgh independent, private school has grown into a distinguished independent, coeducational, college preparatory school that has garnered national recognition within Pittsburgh and beyond. With a student body of 690, we take pride in fostering a diverse and inclusive community where more than 44% of our students represent a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Our unwavering commitment to equity is evident through our annual financial aid program, which awards over $5.3 million to deserving students, as well as the availability of 18 scholarships specifically designed for students entering grades 6-12.
Meet the Heart of Our Community
Hear from the people who make WT more than just a school.
