We invite you to arrange a personal tour of any of our four campuses. Spend some time with one of our student ambassadors as they lead you on a tour of campus, share their personal SSA journey, and answer questions about the school and the SSA experience. We offer campus tours daily to prospective families.

Junior School (PK-5)

• Parents tour the school with a fifth grade tour guide. Children are welcome to join.
• Families have the opportunity to meet with Maggie Marquette, director of admissions, and Ellen McConnell, head of school.
• Call Joyce Greece at 412-473-4437 to schedule your appointment.

Country Day School (PK - 5)

• Parents tour the school with Krissy McGoran, director of admissions, and have the opportunity to meet with Sharon Smith, head of school. Children are welcome to join.
• Call Krissy at 412-963-1277 to schedule your appointment.

Middle School (6-8)

• The student applicant interviews with Jeff Gross, director of admissions, and spends the day in class with a current student.
• Parents tour the school with an eighth grade tour guide.
• Jeff meets with parents after the tour to learn more about the applicant and answer questions about the school.
• Call Becci Carter at 412-968-3164 to schedule your appointment.

Senior School (9-12)

• The student applicant and parents tour the school separately with a student admissions ambassador.
• The student applicant interviews with Bob Grandizio '91, director of admissions.
• Bob meets with parents after the tour to learn more about the applicant and answer questions about the school.
• Typically the student applicant will "shadow" a current student on a separate day (please see the "Shadow Days" section below) or, if offered by their school, come with other classmates on a school visit day.
• Call Vanessa Cannon at 412-968-3180 to schedule your appointment.

A shadow day is an opportunity for an applicant to spend a day at Shady Side alongside a current student, attending classes, meeting teachers and students, eating lunch and getting a true sense of what it feels like to be a student at SSA.

Country Day School (1-5 only)

• Student applicants to grades 1-5 may shadow beginning in October.
• Call Krissy McGoran at 412-963-1277 to schedule your appointment.

Junior School (1-5 only)

• Student applicants to grades 1-5 may shadow beginning in October.
• Call Joyce Greece at 412-473-4437 to schedule your appointment.

Middle School (6-8)

• Student applicants may shadow the same day they tour and interview (see the "Campus Tours" section above), beginning in late September. Visits are best completed by late January, since the admissions deadline is Feb. 5, 2018.
• Call Becci Carter at 412-968-3164 to schedule your appointment.

Senior School (9-12)

• Student applicants are encouraged to shadow on one of the nine days designated as Applicant Visit Days. These visits begin at 8:15 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m.
• On certain visit days, students may also register for SSA Close-Up, an opportunity to work along side SSA faculty and students in our drama or visual arts departments, our Science Olympiad or Speech and Debate teams, or participate in a Reading and Writing workshop.
• Visits are best completed by late January, since the admissions deadline is Feb. 5, 2018.
• Some students choose to begin their exploration of Shady Side with a shadow day, while others choose to tour and interview first (see the "Campus Tours" section above).
• Please register for your Shadow Day through our admissions database, Ravenna. Create your account here. For questions, call Vanessa Cannon at 412-968-3180.
• If the visit days we offer do not work with an applicant's schedule then a shadow day can be scheduled at their convenience.