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![Join Us for the Downtown Reception]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1544554649/penn/auddqhhlodxe5a3ces8f/DowntownReceptionimage_2019_cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1544554649/penn/auddqhhlodxe5a3ces8f/DowntownReceptionimage_2019_cropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1544554649/penn/auddqhhlodxe5a3ces8f/DowntownReceptionimage_2019_cropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1544554649/penn/auddqhhlodxe5a3ces8f/DowntownReceptionimage_2019_cropped.jpg","width":918}])
Join Us for the Downtown Reception
John Somers OPC '78 is keynote speaker.
!["Schooled" Recruits OPC Matt Ryan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1546976294/penn/q6dw32lm1noqrrx0szy5/Schooledpromoimage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1546976294/penn/q6dw32lm1noqrrx0szy5/Schooledpromoimage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1546976294/penn/q6dw32lm1noqrrx0szy5/Schooledpromoimage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1546976294/penn/q6dw32lm1noqrrx0szy5/Schooledpromoimage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1546976294/penn/q6dw32lm1noqrrx0szy5/Schooledpromoimage.jpg","width":1440}])
"Schooled" Recruits OPC Matt Ryan
The new show features teachers inspired by PC and a student character modeled after PC graduate and NFL quarterback Matt Ryan.
![Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1540576019/penn/evx70zlmahcoy1uti2dq/Carole_Boston_Weatherford.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1540576019/penn/evx70zlmahcoy1uti2dq/Carole_Boston_Weatherford.jpg","width":400}])
Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Lower School Authors-in-Residence share their poetry and nonfiction with students on Feb. 1.
![Feb. 14. 2019: Richard Blanco]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1546961926/penn/jwkrflahhvkkdyxvkxlh/Richard_Blanco.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1546961926/penn/jwkrflahhvkkdyxvkxlh/Richard_Blanco.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1546961926/penn/jwkrflahhvkkdyxvkxlh/Richard_Blanco.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1546961926/penn/jwkrflahhvkkdyxvkxlh/Richard_Blanco.jpg","width":960}])
Feb. 14. 2019: Richard Blanco
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![Saydee Signs to Play for the Owls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1545240878/penn/daoxh0vsgnkljufbucob/Saydee_Portrait_web.jpg","width":1692}])
Saydee Signs to Play for the Owls
Continuing his inspiring journey, Saydee will move on from PC to Temple.
Did You Know?
Each spring, PC's fourth grade spends a week staging the World Peace Game, a hands-on geopolitical simulation and conflict-resolution exercise.
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Students
Pre-kindergarten through 12
1:8
Faculty : Student Ratio
More attention, lasting connections
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Acre Campus
Green, open space moments from Center City
106
Family Zip Codes
Students from every neighborhood, including yours
$10m
Financial Aid
To achieve socioeconomic diversity, Penn Charter awarded $10M in need-based aid last year.
Meet Our Community
![Suzy Reisman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535568536/penn/ghcd2siuxlnkug7swm6l/Suzy_Reisman_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1535568536/penn/ghcd2siuxlnkug7swm6l/Suzy_Reisman_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1535568536/penn/ghcd2siuxlnkug7swm6l/Suzy_Reisman_thumbnail.png","width":597}])
Parent
![Adam Koppel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535655404/penn/nihmfyhkinfbhu107xmn/Adam_Koppel_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1535655404/penn/nihmfyhkinfbhu107xmn/Adam_Koppel_thumbnail.png","width":313}])
OPC '87
![Charlie Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535655150/penn/kcoun4jjs09fpqdd3gqk/charlie-brown_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1535655150/penn/kcoun4jjs09fpqdd3gqk/charlie-brown_thumbnail.jpg","width":460}])
Teacher and Coach
![Beth Glascott]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1536670319/penn/l7ry42nfebjizxr8cjck/Beth_Glascott_2_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1536670319/penn/l7ry42nfebjizxr8cjck/Beth_Glascott_2_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1536670319/penn/l7ry42nfebjizxr8cjck/Beth_Glascott_2_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1536670319/penn/l7ry42nfebjizxr8cjck/Beth_Glascott_2_thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1536670319/penn/l7ry42nfebjizxr8cjck/Beth_Glascott_2_thumbnail.jpg","width":1361}])
Assistant Head of School
![Lee Payton]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535817380/penn/cn39yfcopulggwnsfoeq/Lee_Payton_w_American_Studies_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1535817380/penn/cn39yfcopulggwnsfoeq/Lee_Payton_w_American_Studies_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1535817380/penn/cn39yfcopulggwnsfoeq/Lee_Payton_w_American_Studies_thumbnail.jpg","width":691}])
Acting Assistant Director of Upper School, Teacher
![Wilson Felter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1537203983/penn/ms73xi89tiirrhzviw2k/Wilson_Felter_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1537203983/penn/ms73xi89tiirrhzviw2k/Wilson_Felter_thumbnail.jpg","width":500}])
Director of Middle School
![Allen Vandegrift]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1535654801/penn/xs97beuhvtlppim3sffe/Allen_Vandegrift_thumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Middle School Assistant Director, Teacher
![David Brightbill]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1537878543/penn/j4mfi5u7ibbxeurmlfwf/David_Brightbill_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1537878543/penn/j4mfi5u7ibbxeurmlfwf/David_Brightbill_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1537878543/penn/j4mfi5u7ibbxeurmlfwf/David_Brightbill_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1537878543/penn/j4mfi5u7ibbxeurmlfwf/David_Brightbill_thumbnail.jpg","width":960}])
Academic Dean for Curriculum and Professional Development, Teacher
![Sharon Ahram]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1536948467/penn/l6npw9f1vizivluhfbdj/Sharon_Ahram_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1536948467/penn/l6npw9f1vizivluhfbdj/Sharon_Ahram_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1536948467/penn/l6npw9f1vizivluhfbdj/Sharon_Ahram_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1536948467/penn/l6npw9f1vizivluhfbdj/Sharon_Ahram_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1536948467/penn/l6npw9f1vizivluhfbdj/Sharon_Ahram_1.jpg","width":1357}])
Assistant Director of the Center for Public Purpose, Teacher
![Darryl J Ford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1530624834/penn/gufyqn2i0misjgkbqjyz/djford.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1530624834/penn/gufyqn2i0misjgkbqjyz/djford.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1530624834/penn/gufyqn2i0misjgkbqjyz/djford.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1530624834/penn/gufyqn2i0misjgkbqjyz/djford.jpg","width":900}])
Head of School
![Michael Moulton]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1539097814/penn/lk9nd4ytpsccqxwkzxxx/MichaelMoultonAthleticPortrait.jpg","width":2200}])
Director of Educational Technology,
Teacher and Coach
![Travis Larrabee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1535655006/penn/k4didulotijh8klwd15p/Travis_Larrabee_thumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Director of Strategic Initiatives
![Kathryn McCallum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1530624561/penn/xratkpf3yifpzzexe4rz/kmccallum.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1530624561/penn/xratkpf3yifpzzexe4rz/kmccallum.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1530624561/penn/xratkpf3yifpzzexe4rz/kmccallum.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1530624561/penn/xratkpf3yifpzzexe4rz/kmccallum.jpg","width":900}])
Director of Lower School
Founded in 1689, Penn Charter is the oldest Quaker school in the world.
This green campus within one of the nation's most populous cities offers expansive space for athletics, outdoor classrooms and play, plus easy access to scholars, cultural events and service opportunities.
