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OPC Weekend 2025 Celebrates Alumni, Teachers

PC graduates returned to their alma mater in May for OPC Weekend 2025. The 132nd Awards Ceremony honoring distinguished alumni and dedicated teachers was followed the next day by the OPCs of Color Brunch and individual reunions for classes with graduation years ending in 5 and 0.

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Mackenzie Skelly's Record-Breaking 2025 on the Track

Last fall, Mackenzie Skelly burst onto the Inter-Ac Upper School cross country scene as an eighth grader. She won the Inter-Ac championship race by more than 30 seconds and quickly followed that performance up with a nearly 20-second margin of victory in the PAISAA championship less than two weeks later. As it turns out, the speedy Penn Charter lifer from the Philly suburbs was just getting started.

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Penn Charter Lower School students gardening

From tending gardens to campus scavenger hunts to walks in the nearby Wissahickon, the natural environment is a teacher for students in all divisions. Environmental sustainability is interwoven through our curriculum.

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Students

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More attention, lasting connections

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Green, open space moments from Center City

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Students from every neighborhood, including yours

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Financial Aid

To achieve socioeconomic diversity, Penn Charter awarded $10M in need-based aid last year.

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.

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