2025

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  • June

    Legendary CFS Coach and Educator Art Smith Retires After 47 Years

    “Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can be.” – Rita F. Pierson
     
    These words formed the centerpiece to a letter Art Smith delivered to his peers in early April announcing his retirement in June after 47 years as an educator at Church Farm School. Those who had the privilege to work or coach alongside Art Smith at the 107-year-old all-boys boarding school in Exton, or who were lucky enough to be one of the thousands of young men he mentored in the halls and on the mats at Church Farm School, felt the loss immediately. But the community also felt other things: pride in knowing such a stalwart of the community, happiness that he was leaving to enjoy life with his family in Maine and, finally, awe at the passion one must have to spend nearly five decades in one location. 
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  • Small but Mighty: Church Farm School’s 18-Member Graduating Class Earns Impressive College Acceptances

    Surrounded by family, friends, faculty and fellow “Griffins,” the 18 members of the Church Farm School Class of 2025 were honored on May 25 during Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies on the private boarding and day high school’s Exton campus. While the graduating class is smaller than in years’ past, their accomplishments are sizable. 
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  • February

    Chief Advancement Officer Christopher Kramaric Named VISTA NextGen Superstar

    Christopher Kramaric, who joined the Church Farm School community on July 1, 2024, was recently named a VISTA NextGen Superstar. The 40 recipients of the award are recognized for being dynamic business and professional leaders, under the age of 40, who are shaping the Chester County's future. Christopher will be celebrated with other recipients at the Penn State Great Valley Conference Center on May 8. 
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The Church Farm School is an independent boarding and day school for boys in grades 9-12 located in Exton, PA. Founded in 1918 to provide an excellent education to young men from limited means, Church Farm School now serves boys from a range of socio-economic circumstances who are seeking an extraordinary educational opportunity. The school offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum and an exceptional level of personal attention, with class sizes averaging between just 7 and 12 students.