About
Welcome to Manlius Pebble Hill School – I’m thrilled that you’re here to learn about us. Founded in 1869, we are proud to be Central NY’s oldest educational institution, and its only PK-12 independent school. The MPH story encompasses generations of scholars and artists, independent thinkers who are accomplished leaders and public servants, each of whom can attest that our core values of authenticity, respect, curiosity, kindness, and agency feel deeply embedded in their lives.
That feeling doesn‘t simply happen by accident; relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Our teachers are gifted practitioners of their craft, whose deep expertise and creativity is exceeded only by their abiding commitment to being a joyful presence in the lives of young people. Ask any of our graduates what they value the most about their MPH experience, and right at the top will be the relationships they’ve formed with their teachers.
When gifted teachers are unleashed to design deeply meaningful learning experiences for their students, in a community bound strongly together by shared values, you get magic – that’s really the only word for it. I hope you’ll visit us to see for yourself. We look forward to meeting you.
Jim
Head of School
Mission
To inspire our students to think critically, act responsibly, and discover a passion for lifelong learning.
Core Values
MPH has identified the following core values that shape and reinforce its positive culture and community:
Authenticity
Authenticity empowers people to be true to themselves at all times. MPH community members are sincere and honest with themselves, others, and the world. Each person’s authenticity is a gift that enriches the life of the school.
Respect
Respect values oneself and others as equal members of the community. MPH community members treat themselves, as well as the wider community, with dignity and fairness.
Curiosity
Curiosity manifests the willing spirit of inquiry. MPH community members have a strong desire to cultivate knowledge and share their learning with others.
Kindness
Kindness is empathy in action. It extends our connections to one another and, in doing so, reproduces itself. Kindness fosters kindness. MPH community members treat themselves and others with compassion and a desire to help.
Agency
Agency demonstrates an individual’s capacity to choose their own action or response to circumstances. MPH community members strive to exercise their agency with authenticity, respect, curiosity, and kindness.
Strategic Vision
The Syracuse prep school that develops each child’s unique potential to be a leader the world needs
Our Commitment to Community
A school that…
- Serves, celebrates, and draws strength from the history, culture, and character of the people of Central NY
- Recognizes and honors the inherent dignity of each individual, and empowers their ability to move authentically through the world
- Develops and strengthens our graduates’ capacity to lead in an increasingly diverse, multi-racial, and global society
In continuous pursuit of…
- A culture of acknowledgment, acceptance, and appreciation that we are all citizens of the school community, and stewards of its inherent rights and privileges
- Treatment that is fair and just, that assesses and addresses barriers to access of the widest range of school experience
- A school community broadly representative of the people of Central NY, with the recognition that it will always be a moving target
Learn More
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