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New Montessori School Opens in Center City

The following message was posted on a Center City Parents email list We are writing to let you know that Clementine Montessori is almost here! We will be sending out an Application Packet via email during the first week of April for enrollment for September 2010. We will host an Open House in April or May. We will be accepting sixteen children 2-1/2 to 4 years of age for one classroom. A certified...

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Why I Chose Annunciation BVM: 2010-03-24 School Selection Report

Date Submitted: 3/24/2010 What school did you decide on? Annunciation BVM Philadelphia Calendar year your child entered/will enter 2007 Grade your child entered/will enter 4 What neighborhood are you in? South Philly What schools did you consider? St. Nicholas of Tolentine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sacred Heart of Mary and Our Lady of Angels. What factors were most important to you? Location, Teaching...

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Why I Chose Springside School: 2010-03-24 School Selection Report

Date Submitted: 3/24/2010 What school did you decide on? Springside School Calendar year your child entered/will enter 2010 Grade your child entered/will enter Kindergarten What neighborhood are you in? NW Philly What schools did you consider? Miquon, Independence Charter, Greene Street Friends, The Philadelphia School, Wissahickon Charter What factors were most important to you? Financial Aid Package,...

Marta Rowh

When to Start the School Search

We all know kids start kindergarten at age 5. So choosing a school should happen the year before kindergarten...right? Unfortunately the 'when to start' question is complicated and depends a lot on your risk tolerance.

Marta Rowh

Coming Soon to Philly School Search

Getting Started Series:  So, your child’s getting older. How do you begin? We’ll be posting a new series about starting the school search process.  When to begin? What to consider? Who to ask? We’ll be including stories from a variety of folks who have been through the process – and what they wish they had known!  First post tomorrow. Reader Mailbag You’ve got questions.  We’ll find you...

Len Lipkin

Counting on Masterman? Think Again.

The Inquirer reported yesterday that Philadelphia School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is proposing radical changes to the way that special admission schools, like Masterman and Central, admit students.  The Inquirer reported, The plan would take admissions decisions away from principals and their committees, and select students for magnet and citywide-admissions schools centrally, using a...

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Why I Chose Friends Select: 2010-03-17 School Selection Report

Date Submitted: 3/17/2010 What school did you decide on? Friends Select Calendar year your child entered/will enter 2009 Grade your child entered/will enter pre-k What neighborhood are you in? Center City What schools did you consider? Friends Select, Penn Charter, St. Peter’s , Russel Byers, Philadelphia School What factors were most important to you? Tuition, Location, Reputation, Teacher Quality,...

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Why I Chose Greenfield: 2010-03-15 School Selection Report

Date Submitted: 3/15/2010 What school did you decide on? Greenfield Elementary Calendar year your child entered/will enter 9/2008 Grade your child entered/will enter 2nd What neighborhood are you in? Center City What schools did you consider? ICS, Russell Byers, Christopher Columbus Charter, Performing Arts Charter-South Phila What factors were most important to you? Location, Reputation, School...