SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY
500 W WILLOW GROVE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19118 www.sch.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AT SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY WE EDUCATE STUDENTS TO BE INNOVATIVE LEADERS, BREAKTHROUGH THINKERS, AND IMAGINATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS. WE CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO LEARN IN POWERFUL NEW WAYS, ENGAGE IN ACTIVE INQUIRY, HONE SKILLS OF CREATIVE AND ANALYTIC THINKING, AND CELEBRATE THE JOY OF DISCOVERY. THROUGH A RIGOROUS COLLEGE-PREPARATORY PROGRAM GROUNDED IN PROJECT-AND PASSION-BASED LEARNING, WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE AS ACTIVE LEARNERS AND RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENS. BLENDING THE BEST OF SINGLE-SEX EDUCATION AND COEDUCATION, WE EMPOWER AND PREPARE OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO MEET CHALLENGES WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND RESPECT.

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

SPRINGSIDE CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY (SCH), THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA, OFFERS A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS FROM OVER 90 REGIONAL ZIP CODES AND INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS. SCH'S EDUCATIONAL MODEL IS DISTINGUISHED BY SINGLE-SEX EDUCATION IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 8 FOLLOWED BY A COED UPPER SCHOOL. THIS UNIQUE STRUCTURE EXPRESSES SCH'S BELIEF IN THE BENEFITS OF SINGLE-SEX ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE GRADES AND RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF COEDUCATION IN A STUDENT'S FINAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND.SCH IS DISTINGUISHED BY SIGNATURE PROGRAMS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING, COLLEGE PREPARATION, NEW MEDIA, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, AND THE ARTS. FOUNDED IN 1861 AND SITUATED ON A 62-ACRE CAMPUS IN CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, THE SCHOOL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, PREPARING STUDENTS TO LEAD LIVES CHARACTERIZED BY THOUGHTFULNESS, INTEGRITY, AND A QUEST TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE.FIVE VALUES SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR TEACHING AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT: DIVERSITY, INTEGRITY, RESILIENCE, COURAGE, AND THOUGHTFULNESS.DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF SCH FACILITIES:A 19TH CENTURY INN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, 17 LABORATORIES, INCLUDING A 1,600-SQUARE-FOOT STATE-OF-THE-ART ENGINEERING AND ROBOTICS LAB, VIDCAST STUDIO FOR VIDEO AND MUSIC PRODUCTION, IMAGINEERING LAB AND PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING LAB FOR LOWER SCHOOLS, CERTIFIED LEED GOLD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUILDING, 6 SOL LEWITT INSTALLATIONS AND A VIOLET OAKLEY MURAL, 1/2-ACRE SOLAR ARRAY ROOFTOP INSTALLATION, LOW AND HIGH ROPES CHALLENGE COURSE, 5 PERFORMING ARTS VENUES, FABRICATION AND DESIGN SPACES, INCLUDING 13 3D PRINTERS, AND 2 LASER CUTTERS.POINTS OF PRIDE:-143 STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE BEEN NAMED TO ALL-INTER-AC, ALL-MASA AND ALL-INDEPENDENCE HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAMS IN 2017-2020. BETWEEN 2017-2019, SCH TEAMS WON 4 PAISAA STATE TITLES AND 6 INTER-AC CHAMPIONSHIPS.-UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE 100+ ELECTIVES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE, INCLUDING FORENSICS, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING & VECTOR CALCULUS.-SCH'S UPPER SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM WAS PART OF FIRST'S 2019 DETROIT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING ALLIANCE. OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS, THE TEAM HAS FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 AT "WORLDS AND WON THE COVETED FIRST CHAIRMAN'S AWARD 8 TIMES. ROBOTICS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE NATION'S TOP ENGINEERING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PRINCETON, MIT, CALTECH, PENN, BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, CARNEGIE MELLON, JOHNS HOPKINS, GEORGIA TECH, CLEMSON, RPI, WPI, ROSE HULMAN AND ALL THREE MILITARY ACADEMIES.-73% OF SCH FACULTY HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES AND AN AVERAGE OF 19 YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE.-89% OF STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2020 WERE ACCEPTED INTO ONE OF THEIR TOP TWO COLLEGE CHOICES.-SCH'S UNIQUE CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM HAS BEEN LICENSED INTERNATIONALLY AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION. STUDENTS WIN GLOBAL PITCH COMPETITIONS EVERY YEAR AND ARE AGENTS FOR CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD.-SCH WAS HONORED IN 2019 AS ONE OF PA'S OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITIES BY THE PA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.-SCH IS A LEADER IN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A 3-STAR GREEN RESTAURANT RATING FOR OUR CAFETERIA AND A GREEN FLAG AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.-RECENT GRADUATES INCLUDE AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, THE RECIPIENT OF THE "RISING STAR AWARD" FROM FIRST ROBOTICS, AND A FORBES MAGAZINE "30 UNDER 30" SUMMIT PARTICIPANT AND U.N. FOUNDATION "TOP 10 FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS TO WATCH."

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