Private School Open House Season… Round Two!
If you are planning on sending your child to private school for the 2011-2012 school year, get those applications in SOON! But if you’re planning to apply for the following year (2012-2013), visiting...
View ArticleRace to Nowhere… Local Documentary Screenings
Last year, the poignant documentary, The Prep School Negro, was making the rounds in screenings in many of the local private schools. This year, the documentary everyone is talking about is “The Race...
View ArticleNew Private School option for 2011-2012
Opening in Sept, 2011, The Philadelphia Free School will be the only Sudbury model, democratic free school in the Delaware Valley. Serving children ages 4-19, it will create a space that rejects...
View ArticleGraduation ’11 at The Miquon School
Despite the 99 degree heat on June 9th, the Miquon School’s outdoor graduation was both refreshing and inspiring: a perfect tribute to the unique experience of a Miquon education. In keeping with...
View Articlebuilding community at Greene Street Friends School
Written by: GSFS parent, Debbie Woodward Over the years, when I have talked to people about Greene Street Friends School, I find myself coming back to one characteristic over and over again: the...
View ArticleSpringside Chestnut Hill Academy: School Review
Written By Pam Harris, SCH Academy parent Two communities coming together The start of a new school year has always been an exciting time for me. As a student, it meant a new lunchbox, new binders,...
View ArticlePlymouth Meeting Friends School: Review
Plymouth Meeting Friends School: Life-changing experiences, Memories to Last a Lifetime Written By: Agatha Andrews We knew from our first visits to Plymouth Meeting Friends School (PMFS) a decade ago...
View Article’tis the season… mammoth school open house list
If you are considering your school options, we’ve compiled a large list of open houses happening this fall at schools frequently used by parents in the NW. If you know of others we could add, please...
View Articlelawn signs: beauty or blight?
This debate cropped up recently on the usually peaceful Mt. Airy Parents Network (MAPN) over the last few weeks. One commenter lamented that the season was upon us when all sorts of school lawn signs...
View ArticleProject P.L.A.Y. School… Reggio-Inspired!
My son attended Project P.L.A.Y School P.L.A.Y. School for almost three years, and he and our whole family absolutely loved it. When we moved to Elkins Park, we asked new neighbors for pre-school...
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