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?
October is that time of year. Schools are settling into their routines and have begun to host open houses. 
We maintain a public calendar of school open houses throughout the Philadelphia region, and an online form that allows schools/interested parties event info 
The School District of Philadelphia's Open House Week is next week. 
As a result of the expansion approval, Green Woods Charter is able to enroll more students for this coming fall. 
West Philly Elementary School Open Houses are scheduled for next week and beyond. 
The School District of Philadelphia mandates that every one of its elementary schools host a kindergarten open house on March 1, 2011 
The Philadelphia Tribune published an inspiring article on how diversity is embraced at McCall Elementary. 
I went to an open house at Independence Charter this morning. I am still processing the experience and may write another post about the visit, but I thought that I’d post this photo of a flyer with the 2010-2011 application dates. The key ones are the deadline (Feb 25) and the lottery date (March 10th). Click on the image to a larger view where all of the dates are legible. If you are... 
Len Lipkin
PSS Community