Parents sharing the process of searching for a school in Greater Philadelphia. What kind of school are you looking for? Charter, public, private, city, suburban?
The pedagogy integrates the intellectual as well as the artistic to create a well rounded independent thinker. 
Members of the Mount Airy Parent's Network Annual School Discussion Group share information, arrange tours, and, in general, just support each other through what can be a stressful process for many families. 
The tuition is much more reasonable than many of the independent schools (and doesn't start climbing steeply after kindergarten), and it still had all the things we were looking for. 
With so many people vying for spots in the same trendy public and charter schools, it is worth considering some schools that might not be on your radar. 
In a unanimous vote late last week, the Chestnut Hill Historical Society's Easement Committee denied 
At St. Peter's School, the children learn to be good individuals: tolerant, respectful, honest, cooperative, kind and engaged in their community through service. The curriculum and school are a structured environments: students wear uniforms and civility is expected. The St. Peter's School experience will prepare my child to enter the professional world successfully. 
As a result of the expansion approval, Green Woods Charter is able to enroll more students for this coming fall. 
This Thursday evening, I will be at The Little Treehouse hosting a meetup for families of young children in NW Philly who are embarking on the elementary school search 
Len Lipkin
PSS Community