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• AD PRIMA CS

  
  

  The mission of the Ad Prima Charter School is to educate the entire child by providing programs to children that will enable them to become exemplary citizens distinguishable by their excellence in academic performance, social mores worthy of emulation, contagious positive attitude, noticeable high self-esteem, inclination to peaceful conflict resolution, effective communication skills, and commitment to community, brotherhood, and leadership by good example. These characteristics will be nurtured through a caring community of learners including highly trained and competent school administrators and teachers, parents who are interested in their children’s education and in the educational process and other stakeholders who are committed to a more meaningful and practical approach to education.

• ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS CS

  
  

  We are a school community that values each member. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone will feel safe and respected and where every child can learn and grow. Research shows that parents who are involved in their child's educational experience have children who learn better and behave better. The Alliance For Progress Charter school has been a leader education in North Philadelphia since 1998, and we are very proud of the many remarkable Alliance graduates. However, we believe the best is yet to come and that we are now a school that is expanding and growing into a premier institution of learning. We have an outstanding faculty who are here because of the depth of their knowledge and their passion to teach, but most importantly because of their love for working with children. We are committed to excellence in all that we do.

• ANTONIA PANTOJA COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

• ARISE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

  
  

  Arise Academy Charter High School will provide a high caliber academic program combined with high quality on-site support services for youth in foster care, ages 14 to 21, who are moving towards emancipation. Staff and administration will focus on assisting students in reaching their full potential. Arise Academy students will learn and grow in an atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation for individual talent. Its students will realize the intrinsic value of education and family, and will become part of a community of life-long learners. Arise Academy will prepare students to take their places in society as responsible workers or students of higher education.

• BELMONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Belmont Academy Charter School (BACS) opened its doors in 1998 with the mission to provide an intensive education program to underserved children in Philadelphia. Recognizing that children living in poverty have historically faced the greatest risk of school failure, BACS seeks to break this cycle by providing high need students with comprehensive educational opportunities. BACS achieves this vision through a lottery style enrollment system, granting priority to those students classified most at risk. Housed in a historic building which formerly served as a neighborhood church, BACS exudes the feeling of an intimate "family" based style of learning. Its present preschool and kindergarten programs serve a modest sized population of 185 students and offer a remarkable student to teacher ratio of 8:1.

• BELMONT CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Belmont Charter School (BCS) was founded in 2002 by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission. Formerly a public school with the PhiladelphiaSchool District, BCS is unique in the fact that student enrollment is determined by a geographic catchment area, versus the typical lottery style of enrollment associated with charter schools. As such, Belmont truly is a "community" based charter school in every sense of the word. The current 1st through 8th grade program serves 430 students and has a 17:1 student to teacher ratio.

• BOYS LATIN OF PHILADELPHIA CS

  
  

  Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, a college preparatory high school, serves qualified boys of diverse backgrounds who live in the City of Philadelphia. Boys' Latin offers its students a rigorous contemporary/classical education that prepares them for college matriculation and sets high standards for achievement, character development, and age appropriate conduct. The school has created a self-selected group of young men who value academic success, hard work, and the development of their intellectual, moral, social, creative, and athletic potential. Boys' Latin is a school where young men prepare to become leaders through challenging coursework within a supportive environment. Our curriculum blends liberal arts, classical studies, and state-of-the-art technology as we cultivate world citizens for the twenty-first century. Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School welcomes all who share our mission for children and hold paramount brotherhood and cooperation. We do not discriminate based on external or perceived differences, but will empower our young men with a beneficially rewarding and diverse school program.

• CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

  
  

  The Charter High School for Architecture + Design is a learning community committed to an innovative program [of study,] integrating the design process with the mastery of a strong liberal arts education. The school offers each student the opportunity for success and the preparation for life-long learning and responsible citizenship. CHAD is a thoughtful academic environment that engenders love of learning, intellectual curiosity, and new ways of seeing, and prepares students for higher education.

• CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CS

  
  

  The Christopher Columbus Charter School is located in South Philadelphia. At Its Inception In 1999, the school served students in grades K, 1, 2, and 3. Each year a grade was added, until it became a K-8 school. Presently, the school is serving 772. There are two facilities: the North Building, located at 916 Christian Street, houses students in grades K-5, and the South Building, located at 1242-46 South 13th Street, houses students in grades 5-8. Christopher Columbus Charter School students are a microcosm of the city. CCCS is a multicultural school serving families with various levels of income. It is the mission of the Christopher Columbus Charter School (CCCS) to provide students in grades K-8 with a content-rich, academically rigorous Core Knowledge education with a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly, disciplined and caring environment. CCCS students will learn to express themselves in at least one international language, and will utilize computer technology to support learning in all major subjects and to become literate in the technologies of the 21st Century.

• COMMUNITY ACADEMY OF PHILADELPHIA CS

  
  

  Founded in 1980 by Mr. Joseph Proietta, we are proud to be in our 33rd year of dedication to our city's future and our seventh full year in our state-of-the-art, 120,000 sq. ft. facility on a 6.5-acre campus, located at 1100 E. Erie Ave (between “J” and “K” streets). With an enrollment of 1200+ students in grades K-12, CAPCS provides students with the educational tools and experience that will allow them to achieve success long after graduation. Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School is accredited nursery school through 12th grade by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) Commission on Institution Wide Accreditation (CIWA). Our mission is to effectively serve urban youth in search of a positive school experience in a supportive environment. CAP is dedicated to offering a quality education while also responding to the non-academic student issues that can have a significant impact on academic and overall emotional/social functioning.

• DELAWARE VALLEY CHS

  
  

  The mission of the Delaware Valley Charter High School (DVCHS) is to make sure that all students learn via a rigorous curriculum in a S.A.F.E. environment. Through our commitment to Scholarship, Attitude, Focus and Excellence, DVCHS seeks to develop our students' critical thinking and social skills to facilitate a successful transition into higher education or a career. DVCHS encourages students to be lifelong learners, while developing their critical thinking skills, promoting honesty and integrity, and preparing them to be the future leaders of our community and nation.

• DELTA SCHOOL

  
  

  Established in 1958, The Delta School is an accredited approved private school licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for children between the ages of 5 to 21 who are autistic or have learning disabilities caused by severe emotional problems or neurological dysfunctions. Delta implements a student-centered approach to educating with each students' curriculum specifically tailored and individualized to accommodate his/her specific needs. The Delta School is unique and special because of the caring and family oriented staff employed by Delta. The Delta School caters to the needs of special children that local school districts lack the means to educate. The facility and staff of Delta have a profound respect for all of our students and an appreciation of the worth of each student as an individual. The Delta School was founded and is committed to excellence in special education and the preparation of our students to a productive and successful life following graduation, emotional support, social and personal growth, providing for the student to reach their highest potential.

• DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Discovery Charter School, located in the West Parkside area of the city, is surrounded by beautiful, scenic Fairmount Park. It serves approximately 730 students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. Now in its ninth year, Discovery has a professional, support and volunteer staff of 100 persons. Our Mission is to connect what is learned in the classroom to the real world. The learning program provides extensive opportunity to make education relevant through “discoveries outside the classroom”. Through an expeditionary learning approach, educational concepts are made concrete and reinforce the necessary relationship between actual experience and education.

• EASTER SEALS OF SOUTHEASTERN PA

  
  

  For more than 70 years, Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania has been helping people with disabilities gain greater independence. Our mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. Our services include Approved Private School, special classrooms, summer programs, recreational programs, parent-infant programs, Assistive technology, early intervention programs and various outpatient speech, physical and occupational therapy programs. Children who receive these services are challenged with a variety of disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, spina bifida and physical and developmental delays.

• EASTERN UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Opening in September 2009, Eastern University Academy Charter School will be a model of true integration of an Early College program where students prepare for and earn college credit prior to graduation, and a Big Picture School, where students spend a large amount of time pursuing their individual interests through individual work projects, small group projects, service learning projects, and structured internships. The Eastern University Academy (grades 7-12) seeks to provide a holistic, college-integrated learning community dedicated to the education of each student in the context of his/her unique interests. Merging the Big Picture Company & Early College High School designs, the Academy will provide students with an environment of excitement and early expectation through an integrative discovery-based learning experience that will develop logical reasoning, critical thinking, and purpose-driven global citizens. The school will graduate self-directed, self-aware learners many of whom will have successfully mastered college level work.

• EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CS

  
  

• FIRST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School, or First Philly as it has come to be called, opened in September 2002 with temporary classrooms on three different neighborhood campuses. In August of 2004, the school opened a new, state-of-the-art facility that has transformed the property at Tacony and Church Streets into a hub that serves as a gathering place for the entire community. The Mission of First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School is to provide a well-balanced literacy-based education, contributing to the formation of life-long learners and leaders of the global community.

• FOLK ARTS-CULTURAL TREASURES CS

  
  

  The Folk Arts - Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) is a community oriented public K-8 charter school located in Chinatown North. We are the first publicly funded school in the Chinatown neighborhood. FACTS mission is to provide children with an education which has high academic standards, is truly community based, incorporates and respects the lives of students and their families, engages students in understanding their own cultures and communities, and engages students in understanding their role as active participants in working for a just society. We offer a curriculum that builds strong academic skills and emphasizes folk-arts, languages, and histories of many cultures. Our students develop the skills they need to succeed and to help change the world. All students at FACTS have the opportunity to study with master folk-artist like an African storyteller or Tibetan sand artist. Folk-arts provide students with an opportunity to lean about their own culture as well as the culture of their neighbors. By the time they graduate, all FACTS students will have confidence and respect for themselves as well as their neighbors and be ready to participate in our democracy as engaged and responsible people. FACTS serves over 400 students from a cross section of Philadelphia neighborhoods. It was founded in 2005 by a group of education and civil rights activist and community members devoted to providing an excellent and accessible education to families in Philadelphia. Our founders are the visionaries of FACTS's mission and culture, and many are active as parents, Board of Trustees, School Advisors, and school staff.

• FRANKLIN TOWNE CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  
  

  Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School's mission is to establish a happy and nurturing environment that both promotes and cultivates a positive learning experience for our children. By involving staff, students, and parents we plan to create a challenging and supportive school where our students can learn and grow.

• FRANKLIN TOWNE CHS

  
  

  Franklin Towne Charter High School is a college preparation program willing to do whatever it takes to provide a warm and encouraging family-like atmosphere for all of our students.

• FREIRE CS

  
  

  Since 1999, Freire Charter School has been a catalyst for unlocking the potential of some of Philadelphia’s most underserved youth. Where many other schools have failed, Freire Charter School has achieved excellence for our children through a rigorous college preparatory program and a commitment to peace and nonviolence in our community – both within our walls and beyond. Freire Charter School provides a college-preparatory learning experience with a focus on individual freedom, critical thinking, and problem solving in an environment that emphasizes the values of community, teamwork, and nonviolence.

• GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CS

  
  

  Global Leadership Academy Charter School (GLA) is a Kindergarten through Eighth grade school comprised of three small learning communities located in West Philadelphia. GLA is a holistic teaching and learning program. Our goal is to provide a solid educational program developed through global studies and leadership development in an effort to develop future leaders of the world.

• GREEN TREE SCHOOL

  
  

  Our Mission: To create a brighter future for children with developmental delays, serious emotional challenges, and autism spectrum disorders by providing them a nurturing day school environment and giving families the support needed to be partners in their education. Vision Statement: Green Tree School will be the premiere provider in special needs education, services, and awareness. We are transforming the landscape of specialized education for students and families by using the best practices known to us.

• GREEN WOODS CS

  
  

  The mission of Green Woods Charter School is to provide children in grades K through 8 with the opportunity to be active, knowledgeable and conscientious young investigators by fostering a keen understanding of the interrelatedness and interdependence of our local and global existence. Children at Green Woods Charter School will understand that learning is an ongoing process requiring a strong foundation. They will use their special talents and knowledge to constantly improve themselves, their learning, their school, and the environment.

• HARDY WILLIAMS ACADEMY CS

  
  

• HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN W/CEREBRAL PALSY

  
  

  HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, serves school-age children and young adults through age 21 who have severe, multiple disabilities usually resulting from cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or other neurological impairment. Renowned for our success in empowering students, HMS’s day and residential programs maximize achievement and promote independence. Every child flourishes in our nurturing, respectful environment. The mission of HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy is to educate, nurture and care for children and youth with motor impairments who may also have other disabilities resulting from brain injury with the goal of assisting each individual in achieving his or her maximum potential. HMS School aims to facilitate independence and improve the quality of life for its students in a safe and secure environment so they can lead fulfilling, stimulating lives in their present and future environments.

• HOPE CS

  
  

• IMANI EDUCATION CIRCLE CS

  
  

  Serving over 450 students, Imani Education Circle Charter School students academically achieved the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the past three consecutive years. IEC integrates the Principles of the Nguza Saba (on which Kwanzaa is based), the Kemetic ethical system of MA’AT (balance, order, righteousness, justice, reciprocity, harmony, truth and peace), and the study of science, math and technology. To achieve this goal, IEC strives to move all students through a process called “Heshima to Hotep” (Respect to Peace). These principles guide students as they journey on to become the bright lights we need in our immediate and our extended community. IEC believes that students, often, not only do what we say, they also do what they see teachers and other adults do. Consequently, as the best teachers soar like eagles, their students soar with them. Both content and process are important in an African-Centered approach to teaching. By combining the best elements of the cultural centering process we feel we will find a new synthesis in our ability to teach children. Developing this cultural consciousness is a strategy which can help move our vision to reality. We have created a new paradigm called “THE IMANI WAY”. Each staff person has been included in the design and development of this new paradigm and will be held accountable to implement this “Way” through the school year. The “IMANI WAY” includes all of the strategies and behaviors that we have decided would move us to meeting the goals and objectives listed in our annual report, professional education plan and based on our goals and commitment to excellence for all of our children. Mission Statement: Imani Education Circle Charter School is dedicated to challenging the “Genius” in all of our children in a safe, caring, African-Centered Environment.

• IMHOTEP INSTITUTE CHS

  
  

  Imhotep Institute is based on rich historical tradition as well as a spirit that embraces an exciting and promising future. Mission Statement: Imhotep Charter High School is an African Centered, science, mathematics, and technology learning community whose mission is to provide a standards driven, high quality educational program for urban learners grounded in the African Principles MA'AT and seven principles of the Nguzo Saba. Imhotep aims to nurture life long learners who are valuable members of the world community.

• INDEPENDENCE CS

  
  

• KHEPERA CS

  
  

  Khepera Charter School's mission is to create exceptional learners and leaders by using culturally responsive methodologies to close the academic achievement gap attributed to race, gender and economic class. In keeping with this mission Khepera utilizes the culture and history of its students to inspire a commitment to excellence in character, in scholarship, and in citizenship. Khepera Charter School stresses excellence in scholarship and gives particular attention to building capacities in the critical literacies of language arts, numeracy, science, and technology. Excellence in character is cultivated through the use of traditional African and African American value systems. Excellence in citizenship is developed through service to family, community, the environment, and the world.

• KIPP PHILADELPHIA CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  The mission of KIPP Philadelphia Charter School is to develop the character, knowledge, and skills of our students so they will succeed in top-quality high schools, college, and the competitive world beyond. Our values are Care: to build our community, Ganas: driven to achieve our goals, Integrity: to do the right thing because it is right, and Resiliency: to overcome obstacles.

• KIPP WEST PHILADELPHIA PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  The mission of KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School is to develop the character, knowledge, and skills of our students so they will succeed in top-quality high schools, college, and the competitive world beyond. Our values include: Unity, Grit, Social Intelligence, Zest, Leadership, Achievement, Integrity, and Innovation.

• MARIANA BRACETTI ACADEMY CS

  
  

  Mariana Bracetti Academy (MBA) was founded in 1999 by a coalition of educators and community residents committed to creating a high performing middle and high school for the students of the Kensington neighborhood. In March of 2000, the Board of Trustees was granted a four-year charter to establish a school serving students in 6th through 12th grades with an approved enrollment of 1155 students, making MBA one of Pennsylvania’s largest charter schools. MISSION STATEMENT: All students draw upon their passion, motivation and life experience to become independent, adaptive problem solvers, powerful thinkers, effective communicators and meaningful contributors to the larger community. Our school community is committed to leveraging every resource to ensure all students are prepared for college and career success.

• MARITIME ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Maritime Academy Charter School is located in the northeast section of Philadelphia between the Betsy Ross and Tacony-Palmyra bridges on the Delaware River. The school takes advantage of the tremendous resources in the city to expose students to opportunities offered by the Philadelphia waterways for careers, leisure, and study. Students learn through hands-on projects, interdisciplinary classroom lessons and computer-supported curricula in an atmosphere where every member of the school, its community and parents are focused on supporting learning. Four (4) basic principles ensure a positive learning environment at Maritime Academy: Shared responsibility and accountability; Leadership and character development; Encouragement and accommodation of diversity; Integrated learning opportunities for students. Maritime Academy Charter School (MACHS) provides students in grades 4 through 12 a rigorous academic program with the special theme of maritime studies. MACHS students work with the latest technology to learn maritime content such as nautical science and maritime business, while achieving to high standards in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and the Arts.

• MAST COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Mission Statement: “The MaST Community Charter School creates innovative pathways for students pursuing knowledge focused on Mathematics, Science, and Technology.” Our underlying purpose is to create a charter school that: Challenges our students to use their minds well; Sets high world-class standards for student achievement; Is a place where children and adults want to be; Supports teachers in trying new methods and working with colleagues; Reflects the goals of multicultural communities; Brings teachers, students, families, and community together to better educate everyone; Creates a consistent “pathway” for student learning and development; Creates a school that focuses on integrative and constructivist curriculum; Establishes multiple learning sites for high school students on college campuses.

• MASTERY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

  
  

  Mastery is a growing non-profit charter school network recognized nationally for our work in school turnarounds and dramatic student achievement gains. We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country - the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to solve the problem. Our Mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. Mastery’s first school, Mastery Charter Lenfest Campus, was founded in September 2001 by a coalition of business and civic leaders. Our first home was located in a small office building located in North Philadelphia off of Broad Street. In 2002 the Lenfest Campus moved to its current home on 4th street in the Olde City Section of Philadelphia.

• MASTERY CS-PICKETT CAMPUS

  
  

  Mastery is a growing non-profit charter school network recognized nationally for our work in school turnarounds and dramatic student achievement gains. We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country - the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to solve the problem. Our Mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. Mastery Charter School - Pickett Campus opened its doors in August of 2007. MCPC is now a middle school/high school serving grades 6-12.

• MASTERY CS-SHOEMAKER CAMPUS

  
  

  Mastery is a growing non-profit charter school network recognized nationally for our work in school turnarounds and dramatic student achievement gains. We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country - the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to solve the problem. Our Mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. We are particularly proud of the sustained growth and improvement of our students, both academically and culturally since September 2006. Previously, the Shoemaker school was a low performing, violent middle school operated by the School District of Philadelphia. In 2006 the school was identified as the 2nd most violent school in the Philadelphia (on an incident per student basis) by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Mastery Charter School was invited to convert the school into a Mastery Charter School by the School District of Philadelphia. Since the conversion Math scores have increased 56 points in 8th grade and 71 points in 7th grade. Reading scores have increased 41 points in 8th grade and 51 points in 7th grade. Violent incidences have dropped 90% and attendance is now above 95%. We are equally as proud about the number of families who continue to exercise their choice to choose Shoemaker as the educational facility for their children. Our retention of students and high parent satisfaction ratings are important to us as educators and customer service providers. We expanded on the EC opportunities we provided to our students and increased our parental and community engagement levels.

• MASTERY CS-THOMAS CAMPUS

  
  

  Mastery is a growing non-profit charter school network recognized nationally for our work in school turnarounds and dramatic student achievement gains. We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country - the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to solve the problem. Our Mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. Mastery Charter School Thomas Campus is a six year old independent charter school based on the model developed by Mastery Charter High School -- Lenfest Campus (founded in 2001). We are most proud of the college-going culture that has been created at Thomas. 100% of the first and second graduating classes were accepted to college. Two thirds of students are attending four year colleges, including University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

• MATH CIVICS AND SCIENCES CS

  
  

  The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc. (MCSCS) is one of the largest charter schools in the state of Pennsylvania with a population of nearly one thousand students in grades first through twelfth. Our mission is to provide a quality education, preparation for students to enter college, vocational training, and the necessary skills for today’s work force. In the past seven years of graduating students, we have a 0% drop out rate, 100% of our seniors graduate, 97-98% attends college, and 2-3% attend trade schools. The school is committed to advancing students in math and the sciences. However, a major component is our civics curriculum, which produces good citizens through the promotion of caring, character and community service.

• MULTI-CULTURAL ACADEMY CS

  
  

  A public high school (Grades 9-12) in its thirteenth year of operation, the Multi-Cultural Academy Charter School (MACS) provides a multi-cultural and safe environment where every child is given the opportunity to develop holistically and intellectually. The educational program is supported by a computer network, as well as SmartBoards for effective communication, learning, and research. The curriculum of the school emphasizes academic achievement, multi-culturalism, reading, writing, computer technology, and the arts. In addition, community service is a cornerstone of the MACS philosophy. While providing a standards-driven and student-centered academic environment, this charter school is distinctive in offering students the opportunity to take advantage of an extended school day (3:30 PM -5:00 PM) as well as Saturday sessions (8:30 AM -11:30 AM); character education with emphasis on dignity, respect, and responsibility; career counseling and exploration; and individualized instruction. The mission of MACS is to educate the whole child by providing a safe environment where students can learn and teachers can instruct while emphasizing the importance of parental involvement in the educational process.

• NEW FOUNDATIONS CS

  
  

  New Foundations Charter School, a caring community of learners, is located at 8001 Torresdale Avenue, in the Greater Northeast section of Philadelphia. Opening in 2000, NFCS is now a kindergarten through tenth grade school serving over 900 students. Here at NFCS, the staff, faculty, administration, students, parents, and community work together to provide a safe and healthy environment where every child can learn and become empowered to make a real difference. We celebrate the diversity of our students, offer a challenging curriculum, and extend the classroom into the community. NFCS also provides academic enrichment through service learning, after school programs, interdisciplinary projects, and a school-wide caring community program. All students receive instruction in core subjects such as Language Arts, Science, Math, and Social Studies, as well as specialty subjects Foreign Language, Art, Music, Physical Education, Health, and Computer Science. NFCS is a full-inclusion school, and provides support for its special education students. The mission of the New Foundations Charter School is to provide students with the academic, social, and emotional foundations and skills necessary to become high achieving, socially competent stewards of their communities. The founders of the New Foundations Charter School will ensure a commitment to lifelong learning and achievement of all our students by creating an atmosphere of caring that pervades every aspect of school life, and promotes attachment to and responsibility for all members of our school community.

• NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CS

  
  

  NMTCS is committed to academic excellence in a culturally affirming, project based learning environment that uses technology as a presentation tool. Project Based Learning is not a new concept. New Media's educational model is based on the elements of traditional education, mixed with a project based learning approach, which encourages the development of interactive, in-depth, hands-on, interdisciplinary studies. Our goal is for all of our students to become COLLEGE READY. At the core of New Media's academic approach is the fundamental concept that positive RELATIONSHIPS, academic RIGOR and cultural RELEVANCE are essential to a child's growth and development. We demand that our students learn how to think critically, analyze information from valid sources, conduct interdisciplinary research projects and deliver multimedia presentations using modern technology. The New Media Technology Charter School mission is to provide a student-centered learning community that is project-based, technology-driven, and culturally affirming.

• NORTHWOOD ACADEMY CS

  
  

  The mission of Northwood Academy Charter School is to educate the whole child by providing the academic, social, and emotional foundations and successes necessary to become contributing community members who possess the skills, desire and confidence to lead meaningful lives. Northwood Academy Charter School is committed to creating and sustaining a learning sanctuary that is built upon integrity and dedicated to high achievement and purposeful experiences. Northwood Academy Charter School will ensure that its staff works together to design and deliver a rigorous and relevant curriculum that is based on collective knowledge, creativity and real-world learning experiences. Through involvement with the arts and service learning we promote and foster an appreciation and commitment to the world at large.

• ESPERANZA ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL

  
  

• OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR BLIND

  
  

  Overbrook School for the Blind offers a variety of programs for children of different ages and abilities. The whole school is geared toward supporting students as they grow and learn. The vision of Overbrook School for the Blind is to be a dynamic and responsive educational organization, providing leadership as a local, national and international resource, inspiring individuals with visual impairments and other challenges to achieve their highest potential. The mission of Overbrook School for the Blind is to develop and deliver education that enhances the options available for persons with visual impairment and other challenges so that they have the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.

• PAN AMERICAN ACADEMY CS

  
  

  Pan American Academy is a K through 8 charter school founded by Congreso in September 2008. Governed by a committed Board of Trustees, Pan American Academy provides high-quality education to over 700 students in eastern North Philadelphia. A vibrant community that is home to the city’s largest concentration of Latinos, eastern North Philadelphia also faces many urban challenges. Given that 60% of Philadelphia Latinos live in poverty and lack a high school diploma,?an innovative approach was crucial to address the needs of the next generation. Congreso created a charter school that incorporated comprehensive supports into the educational model to help the community’s vulnerable children excel in school and beyond. Pan American Academy Charter School is the first International Baccalaureate elementary school in Philadelphia. Our Mission: Pan American Academy Charter School prepares students for a successful future by promoting academic excellence through rigorous instruction, bilingualism, the integration of cultural awareness and respect throughout all aspects of the curriculum.

• PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR DEAF

  
  

  The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is the premier provider of specialized educational services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing in preparation for further education or successful employment.

• PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE CS

  
  

  The underlying purpose of The People for People Charter School is to equip students with a challenging educational experience in which the fundamentals of entrepreneurship are a primary focus. Economic, community and career education are being integrated into all subject areas in each grade. Our students will acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and interests through a highly innovative program. They will learn how to be informed decision makers as spenders, investors, borrowers and managers of money and to act on these decisions wisely by playing a significant role in the existing People for People, Inc. community programs.

• PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY CS

  
  

  The Mission of the Philadelphia Academy Charter School is to prepare students to achieve the highest level of their potential, whether academically, socially or morally. Our aim is to create life-long learners who exercise self-discipline and self-motivation and attain a high level of human fulfillment. Central to our vision is the notion that we help our students to recognize that their fulfillment is rooted in the care and respect that they show to themselves and to others, both within and outside of the school setting. To those ends, we ensure that the school’s faculty and staff are consummate professionals, dedicated to the needs of students and parents. Our certified faculty and staff are required to maintain high expectations and provide creative, rigorous instruction, utilizing state of the art educational tools. At the same time, our faculty and staff commit themselves to modeling for our students a love of learning and a deep level of caring and respect for our students and the members of our community.

• PHILADELPHIA AVTS

  
  

• PHILADELPHIA CITY SD

  
  

  The School District of Philadelphia is the eighth largest school district in the nation, by enrollment. Located in a historic and culturally rich setting, we are a racially and ethnically diverse community committed to education. We are students, parents, teachers, staff, and community members; we are the School District of Philadelphia. The mission of the School District of Philadelphia is to provide a high-quality education that prepares, ensures, and empowers all students to achieve their full intellectual and social potential in order to become lifelong learners and productive members of society.

• PHILADELPHIA ELECTRICAL & TECH CHS

  
  

  The Philadelphia Electrical and Technology Charter High School (PET) was established in 2002. We have grown from the new kid on the block to one of the most highly regarded high schools in Philadelphia. In 2004-2005, PET had its first graduating class and has grown to over 600 students. Our goal is to prepare our students to enter high tech and electrical fields in a variety of ways, either through pursuit of apprenticeships at IBEW Local 98, attendance at two or four year colleges, direct employment in those industries following graduation, or some combination of those paths. PE&T prepares students to become motivated, confident, technically proficient, disciplined, academically-sound, age/grade appropriate students with the skills to meet or exceed school performance standards of the School District of Philadelphia. Our educational program continues to stand out as a unique offering in the Philadelphia area – a vocational-technical program upgraded for the 21st century, with students participating in both college and career preparation in equal measures. A key element of our programming is to help our students develop the skills necessary to become leaders in the work-place, as well as in the community. The mission of the Philadelphia Electrical and Technology Charter High School is to develop students who will be employable in the emerging high-tech industries, while giving students a strong foundation in the core academic subjects-math, science, language arts, social studies and world languages. Recognizing the fast-growing, ever-changing, technology that will affect our home and work lives in the 21st century, our teachers will instruct and emphasize the emerging high-tech skills necessary for the construction, telecommunications, and related industries that are at the forefront of the Information Age.

• PHILADELPHIA HARAMBEE INST CS

  
  

  The Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School is an African-centered public charter school that teaches students' the critical life skill of Education for Self-Reliance through the tools of science and technology. Located in the heart of West Philadelphia, Harambee holds the distinction as one of Pennsylvania's first public charter schools, and the Commonwealth's first African-centered charter school. Today, a number of African-Centered charter schools have been established throughout Philadelphia, modeling Harambee's success. Our Vision: Our vision is to employ the knowledge of science and technology as a means of promoting self-reliance in the African American community specifically and the world community in general. Our Mission: The mission of the Harambee Institute of Science and Teclmology Charter School is to develop and encourage children from kindergarten through 81h grade to fully participate inthe exploration of science and technology.The mission of the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School is to develop and encourage children from kindergarten through 8th grade to fully participate inthe exploration of science and technology.

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• PHILADELPHIA MONTESSORI CS

  
  

  The mission of PMCS is to provide early childhood and elementary school children in Philadelphia with a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate educational environment that will enable them to become young adults possessing strong self-discipline, independent and analytic thinking skills and an enduring love of learning.

• PHILADELPHIA PERFORMING ARTS CS

  
  

  The Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School was founded in September 2000 as the only elementary Performing Arts school in the city of Philadelphia. Our student enrollment includes 1000 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Our mission is: To Educate each child according to age and development so that learning and growth are united; Integrate the developing mind and body of the child with academics and the performing arts.To Ensure each child’s excellence in core and academic skills. To Awaken and preserve the spirit of our children through the visual arts, vocal arts, instrumental music, creative writing, classical ballet, French,Innovations in the field of science, all intertwined with technology, and; To Nourish this spirit and curiosity so that students continue to flourish long after the end of formal training.

• PLANET ABACUS CS

  
  

  Planet Abacus has been named by the Division of Federal Programs as a Distinguished School for performance on PSSA math. The school was selected because 99.1% of the students scored proficient or advanced on the 2012 Math PSSA. Planet Abacus is among the top twenty-five (25) performers in the state. One hundred thirteen (113) schools, statewide, received this honor. Planet Abacus Charter School aims to provide Philadelphia students with a rigorous academic program using a concentrated science and mathematics curriculum that employs the use of integrated technology. The mission of the charter school is to embrace strategies that support its elementary science program.

• PREPARATORY CS OF MATHEMATICS SCIENCE TECH AND CAREERS

  
  

  Mission Statement: The Preparatory Charter School of Mathematics, Science, Technology and Careers (Prep Charter School) will provide a nurturing and challenging atmosphere in which students in grades nine through twelve will acquire the knowledge and experience they need to prepare them to become productive members of society. Prep Charter School will simultaneously help its students achieve high academic standards and develop essential career skills while giving them extensive experiences in service to their community. In this way, Prep Charter School will also serve to strengthen the Philadelphia Community by deepening the commitment between the community and its young people.

• RICHARD ALLEN PREPARATORY CS

  
  

  The mission of the RAPCS is to create a safe and healthy learning environment for middle school youth to develop into responsible participants in their education and our diverse society. We will provide rigorous instruction to prepare children for higher learning, the workplace, and life. RAPCS will engage our students to think globally and act locally!

• RUSSELL BYERS CS

  
  

  The Russell Byers Charter School is a public elementary school located in Center City, Philadelphia, with over 482 students from 43 neighborhoods. The Russell Byers Charter School provides students roots, a safe, stimulating environment with a rigorous academic education grounded in Expeditionary Learning. Our students take responsibility for their learning to become powerful communicators, creative problem solvers and compassionate, engaged citizens. Russell Byers students develop wings to succeed in selective schools and embrace a love for learning.

• SANKOFA FREEDOM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  Sankofa Freedom Academy is a college preparatory community based K-12 freedom school that empowers its students to take their rightful places in the world as educators, leaders and agents of change. Sankofa Freedom Academy (SFA) builds on the Philadelphia Freedom School Junior Servant Leader model to establish a public charter school that brings together high school servant leader scholars with elementary school scholar activists to increase literacy and numeracy levels throughout the community, promote respect for scholarship, servant leadership, conflict resolution, personal, social, and environmental responsibility. Using the essential components of the Philadelphia Freedom School model, SFA engenders in its students, staff, and community a love for learning, respect for scholarship, pride in heritage and a commitment to personal and societal transformation. At Sankofa, learning is done in a safe family oriented setting, where children and adults of all ages will teach and learn from one another. By operationalizing the adage, “each one / teach one”, Sankofa Freedom builds inter-generational learning communities in which each and every person is responsible to learn in order to teach, and teach in order to build a better world.

• SOUTHWEST LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CS

  
  

  We are Leaders, we show the ability to influence others in positive ways. We are talented, gifted, intelligent and supportive. We let our leadership qualities show in school, at home and in our communities. We are the people who lead by example. We embrace the opportunity to step up in times of need, we are Leaders. The mission of SLACS is to foster the next generation of community leaders by: · Providing a unique educational program that offers rigorous and research-based academic instruction. · Implementing a Leadership Curriculum, unique to SLACS, that will develop leadership skills essential to enacting change within the community. · Adopting a single-gender education model and implementing effective research-based practices and strategies that align with this model. This single-gender model will ensure that scholars are able to disengage from traditional social pressures and focus on academic and leadership development. · SLACS teachers are highly qualified and held to the highest instructional standard, as set by the Instructional Leader. Teachers participate in regular professional development to ensure a high quality of instruction.

• TACONY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

  
  

  The Mission of Tacony Academy Charter School is to enhance, support and promote creative and critical thinking as well as the problem solving skills of school-age learners in the making of original inventions as amazing solutions to puzzling problems while mastering Pennsylvania and national standards.

• TRUEBRIGHT SCIENCE ACADEMY CS

  
  

  Mission: The mission of the Truebright Science Academy Charter School (TSACS) is to offer an educational model that will equip all students with the core skills necessary to succeed in the highest-ranked colleges and the competitive world beyond. Vision: TSACS recognizes that the students will enter a global workforce.As well as encouraging excellence in education, TSACS' educational programs will contribute to the social development of our students.Through these programs and opportunities provided with field trips and international student-exchange experiences, our students will become more mature, more culturally aware, will attain a broad, global perspective, and will become productive world citizens.

• UNIVERSAL INSTITUTE CS

  
  

  The mission of the Universal Institute Charter School is to provide a School to Career academic program that emphasizes self-sufficiency, civic responsibility and problem solving through mathematics, language arts and the sciences. The educational program will utilize community resources within the Universal Institute's immediate neighborhood through a variety of before during and after school partnerships with families, businesses, social agencies, civics groups and community organizations to enhance the academic program and to support students and their families. By definition, School to Career is a K through 12 model of instruction, curriculum and assessment that prepares students for success in the world of work, further education, employment, entrepreneurship, and/or service to the community.

• WAKISHA CS

  
  

  Wakisha Charter School, a 6th thru 8th grade middlechool, was established in year 2000 as a partnership with families and the neighboring community. Our mission is to provide students with a sound basis for lifelong learning and success. It is our goal to raise the bar, strive for excellence and help develop character as well as engage students in an academically rigorous, African-centered, standards-driven curriculum. Today’s youth must be self sufficient, well informed, confident, responsible and global to be competitive in tomorrow’s society

• WALTER D PALMER LEADERSHIP LEARNING PARTNERS CS

  
  

  The WDP-LLPCS Mission is to promote dynamic Partnerships that allow administrators, social workers, parents, teachers, and students the educational and social options and techniques relevant to social growth and academic excellence. The Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School’s objectives include higher standardized test scores, steady improvement in the quality of performance-based assessments, improved student attendance, higher academic achievement, superior teacher training; as well as enhanced motivation, satisfaction, morale and LEADERSHIP development on the part of students, teachers, administration, board, support staff, parents, and community members. The school day provides more instructional time than in the traditional public school over the K-12 sequences. Increased learning time allows for greater mastery of curriculum content and for increased exposure to engaging enrichment programs that develop the whole student.

• WEST OAK LANE CS

  
  

  West Oak Lane Charter School (WOLCS) is a vibrant K-8 public school located in the heart of Philadelphia’s Northwest region. Since opening its doors in 1998, WOLCS has educated thousands of students representing dozens of zip codes throughout the city. As a charter school, WOLCS provides families with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available for their children within the public school system. WOLCS students enjoy a safe, structured, nurturing and academically challenging environment in which they are able to develop morally, intellectually, culturally and socially to their fullest potential. The Mission of West Oak Lane Charter School is "to empower children to become life-long learners in areas of science, technology, and the humanities by exposing them to innovative ways of teaching and learning while preparing them for the challenge of the 21st century in a safe, structured, and nurturing environment."

• WEST PHILA. ACHIEVEMENT CES

  
  

  The School’s Mission Statement is that “All Children Can Learn”. At WPACES we are dedicated to stimulating excitement about learning in a technology & arts infused safe and respectful environment. We are committed to using the arts and technology to produce educated youth who are prepared to take on the new and more global challenges of our society. We are also committed to helping children find their area of intellegence and use it to maximize their learning. It is also our mission to foster true partnerships with parents and the community.

• WISSAHICKON CS

  
  

  The mission of the Wissahickon Charter School will be to provide a community of learning with an environmental focus that stimulates the child’s intellectual, social, and character development. It will accomplish this through the following: A curriculum that teaches children about the interconnectedness of the physical and human environments; Service learning centered around environmental themes; Parents, students, teachers, and administrators as allies in the community of learning; Peace education to bring about awareness and conflict resolution within the community; A diverse student body and staff; Student ownership of learning through empowerment and recognition of diverse learning styles; Small class sizes; A physical space harmonious with the natural environment

• WORLD COMMUNICATIONS CS

  
  

  The World Communications Charter School exists to offer an education built upon world-class academic standards. Together, our faculty, staff, and administrators work to enable students in grades 6-12 to reach their true potential. Through a technology-based approach, we prepare students for the challenges of higher education and the wider world.

• YOUNG SCHOLARS CS

  
  

  Young Scholars Charter School prepares middle school students to attend and succeed academically in the best high schools and colleges, and Young Scholars provides students with a foundation of life skills required to become productive members of their communities. Young Scholars Charter School, located in North Philadelphia, is a part of the Scholar Academies network of high-performing schools that use a focused, progressive educational approach designed specifically to close the achievement gap for low-income students who come to us severely under-prepared. Our model develops students into smart and dedicated scholars, determined to succeed on their PATH to academic achievement.

• YOUTH BUILD PHILA CS

  
  

  YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School is a 501(c)(3) organization with 21 years of experience helping young people rebuild their lives. Our unique, one-year program provides high school dropouts with a chance to earn their diplomas while learning vital job skills and providing valuable community services. YouthBuild Philadelphia currently employs more than 50 dedicated teachers, instructors, case managers, and administrators to help students navigate their way through the program and transition to full-time jobs and post-secondary educational programs. Our school has three core values: Excellence, Respect, and Perseverance. We believe that every student, regardless of his or her past, can embrace these values and achieve anything.