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Why I Chose Wissahickon Charter: 2011-10-13 School Selection Report

This was such a long and drawn out process. We loved many of the schools we visited and applied to.

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Why I Chose Wissahickon Charter: 2010-11-18 School Selection Report

The thing that "sold" me on WCS is the Responsive Classroom Curriculum. It is a very structured and smart system by which all faculty and students learn to handle conflicts assertively. The vibe of this school is very peaceful and happy. A zero-tolerance of bullying is taken very seriously from the classrooms, to recess, to the buses.

Len Lipkin

Lawn Signs

File this post under the category of things you don’t much notice when you are not researching schools.  I have seen literally dozens of these private school open house signs around my neighborhood, mostly from GFS, highlighting 2010 open houses.  If you are interested in open houses, I suggest taking a look at the PSS open house...

Len Lipkin

Friends Schools Mystique Part 1: An Outsider’s Perspective

If you are from Philadelphia, you probably know about the Quaker-backed Friends Schools.  Depending on how widely you define the Philadelphia area, there are about 30 Friends Schools here, I believe among the highest concentration of Quaker schools in the world.  Growing up, the closest one to my house was Moorestown Friends. Though I did not attend, I did take music lessons from one of their teachers...