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In inspiring spaces resounding with our nation’s history, Historic Downtown Campus students build academic prowess and personal character simultaneously. Our students are challenged by transformative, engaging signature programs, like Spanish Immersion and Suzuki Strings, as they are embraced by the warmth of our community and our Moravian traditions. Your child emerges as an ethical, proactive, and thoughtful learner and leader, thoroughly prepared for our Upper School.

Challenging and engaging

The Historic Downtown Campus program develops essential skills for global citizenship and independent inquiry. 

SIGNATURE PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES

Our transformative Spanish Immersion Program instills stronger divergent thinking skills, helps with pattern recognition, and builds greater problem-solving capacities— in addition to teaching students to confidently navigate conversations when speaking in a second language.
Independent learning opportunities throughout Lower and Middle School, including Student Centered Original Research Experience (SCORE), encourage your child to pursue their passions while building advanced research skills.
Our extraordinary Suzuki Strings Program introduces children to the joy of performance, encourages early discipline and dedication to skill-building, and instills confidence in even the youngest performers.

HISTORIC MORAVIAN BETHLEHEM NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

AN ENRICHING, ENVELOPING TRADITION

The Historic Downtown Campus holds weekly Chapel services in a building where George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, and others once worshipped. Together, we pray, sing, reflect, and celebrate. We also explore a wide range of religious and cultural traditions, helping your child become an adept, insightful, and ethical world citizen.
Through programs written, performed, and produced by Lower and Middle School students, the Moravian Academy Broadcasting Company (MABC) covers all aspects of life and learning at MA. MABC celebrates Historic Downtown students' many accomplishments while instilling important public speaking skills.

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“The Historic Downtown Campus environment is something you can’t find anywhere else. The children feel like they’re part of history, and part of a community that’s bigger than themselves. The experiences they have here help make them citizens, rather than just students.”
– HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PARENT
 

Historic Downtown Campus FAQs

List of 9 frequently asked questions.

  • Q Where is Moravian Academy's Historic Downtown Campus located?

    Moravian Academy's Historic Downtown Campus is located at 7 East Market Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, in the heart of historic downtown Bethlehem. The campus serves students from Preschool through Grade 8 and can be reached at 610-868-4744.

  • Q How big is the Historic Downtown Campus?

    The Historic Downtown Campus serves 381 students in Preschool through Grade 8. Students learn in carefully preserved historic buildings within Historic Moravian Bethlehem, which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Q What makes the Historic Downtown Campus unique?

    The Historic Downtown Campus combines a challenging academic program with inclusive Moravian traditions, set in buildings rich with American history. Signature programs include Spanish Immersion, Suzuki Strings, the Student Centered Original Research Experience (SCORE), and the student-run Moravian Academy Broadcasting Company (MABC).

  • Q How does the Spanish Immersion Program work?

    In the Historic Downtown Campus Spanish Immersion Program, students receive core instruction in math, social studies, science, and language arts in Spanish, beginning in kindergarten. Music, art, and physical education are taught in English, and students share lunch, recess, and field trips with English-speaking classmates. The program builds Spanish fluency and cultural connections that continue into Upper School.

  • Q What is the Suzuki Strings Program?

    The Historic Downtown Campus Suzuki Strings Program introduces young children to the joy of musical performance. Students build discipline, skill, and confidence as they learn to play stringed instruments using the renowned Suzuki method.

  • Q Is the Historic Downtown Campus part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

    Yes. The Historic Downtown Campus sits within the Historic Moravian Bethlehem National Historic Landmark District, which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

  • Q Does the Historic Downtown Campus hold chapel services?

    Yes. The Historic Downtown Campus holds weekly chapel services in a building where George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams once worshipped. Students pray, sing, reflect, and explore a wide range of religious and cultural traditions, growing into thoughtful, ethical global citizens.

  • Q Does the Historic Downtown Campus offer transportation?

    Yes. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 can ride buses provided by 13 area school districts, including Bethlehem Area, Easton, Nazareth, Northampton, Palisades, Saucon Valley, and Allentown. A free InterCampus Shuttle also connects the Historic Downtown Campus with the Merle-Smith Campus.

  • Q How do I schedule a tour of the Historic Downtown Campus?

    Contact Kevin DeCusatis, Director of Admissions for the Historic Downtown Campus, at kdecusatis@mamail.net, or call the Admissions Office at 610-332-5200. Join us for a visit and experience learning in the heart of historic Bethlehem.
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SWAIN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8
610.433.4542 • 1100 South 24th Street • Allentown
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8
610.868.4744 • 7 East Market Street • Bethlehem
MERLE-SMITH CAMPUS Grades 9-12
610.691.1600 • 4313 Green Pond Road • Bethlehem