About Us

Welcome to GA

Germantown Academy Summer Programs started as a Day Camp in 1969 to meet the summer needs of neighborhood children.  Over the next 20 years, school faculty developed other camps in areas such as sports, science, theater, academics, and art.  Beginning in 1990, these camps were organized under one name, Germantown Academy Summer Programs. 

Today

We are pleased to be entering our 41st year of offering campers in the Philadelphia area an opportunity to learn, play, and grow.  Through more than 70 camps and courses, we believe we offer the most extensive slate of summer offerings in Montgomery County.

Our Philosophy

Trust, Respect, Honesty, Kindness, and Achievement. These core values are communicated and modeled every day of the year at Germantown Academy. The professional educators and coaches of Germantown Academy Summer Programs are dedicated to ensuring that all campers develop and experience these values. While learning new skills in a specialized activity area, your child will be part of a thriving community grounded in personal contact and human interaction. Turn off the television, put away the electronic games, and consider giving your child the GA Advantage this summer.

We believe every child has unique needs and interests.  We provide a full array of specialized summer programs designed to inspire each camper and cultivate their passions.
 

A Letter from the Head of School 

At Germantown Academy, our mission is to educate our students to become good citizens and productive leaders in a global society. To achieve this mission, we provide a rigorous and exciting academic experience for students enrolled in Pre–kindergarten through 12th grade, a diverse community of families and teachers who come from a supportive communal experience built upon the philosophic underpinnings of trust, responsibility, and kindness. Our standards are high for intellectual, athletic, and artistic achievement as well as for the quality of interaction we expect to occur between individuals. We help our students discover and refine their talents, then encourage them to use their gifts in the service of others. Our goal is to have our graduates leave the Academy as confident, independent young people ready to face the challenges presented by higher education and the professional world beyond.
 
Germantown Academy is an excellent school with realistic aspirations to become exceptional. I am proud to be serving this community as Head of School, and I am pleased to be the individual who welcomes you into it. I hope that you will enjoy our campus as much as I do on a daily basis.
 
James W. Connor 1760
Head of School