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A Fully Integrated Pre-K to 12 Curriculum

Penn Charter offers a fully integrated curriculum, pre-kindergarten to grade 12, designed to develop a student's mind, body, heart and spirit.This curriculum is the map we use from one grade to the next, guiding students as they gain knowledge and master skills, step-by-step, with ever-increasing depth and sophistication. The core of these essential skills includes analytical reading and clear writing: the use and understanding of mathematical concepts; the ability to use the tools of observation, inference and logic; and the development of creativity and physical potential.

We urge students to engage in the challenges of their education with pride in their intellect, persistence, commitment and a sense of wonder.

 

 

 

Voices from the PC Community

A couple of Lower School boys working on an architecture class project with straws.

Lower School

A program of cognitive and character development rooted in a rich knowledge of how young children learn best.

We know that children learn best when ideas are connected. We know that children learn by doing and by working together. So, our project-based curriculum emphasizes interdisciplinary, collaborative, hands-on learning. Our students ask questions, think critically, write effectively, listen carefully and put all those pieces together.

Two middle school girls walking on campus with lacrosse sticks.

Middle School

Fostering intellectual, physical and emotional growth through an age-appropriate curriculum and a facility designed to support our learners.

Our curriculum, taught by a faculty devoted to teaching ages 11-14, reflects a department-based program enhanced by cross-cultural themes and projects with true intellectual weight. Students begin immediately to undertake tasks calling for more personal organization, study skills, critical thinking, and independent and group work.

Upper School students playing trumpets in a band.

Upper School

What would it mean to work at the edge of what you already know? To step out beyond the safe answers and the talents that have always come naturally? To pursue ideas with real depth?

Our vigorous college preparatory program is rooted in the breadth of the arts and sciences as well as new fields of inquiry and skills such as environmental issues, global awareness, commitment to community and technology.

Explore Our Academic Program

Advanced Studies: Moving Beyond AP

Penn Charter’s transition from Advanced Placement to its own rigorous advanced courses provides for innovative teaching and deeper student engagement. 

Functions and Trigonometry: Considering All the Angles

Functions and Trigonometry, an Upper School math course, is designed to reinforce and build upon topics learned in algebra and geometry, with an emphasis on problem solving, multiple representations of functions, and written and verbal communication skills.

Blonde third grade boy looks at camera as he plants in a garden

Third grade designed, created and planted a pollinator garden with curricular connetions.