The Alliance for Progress Charter School (APCS) was founded in 1998 by the Women’s Christian Alliance to provide equal learning opportunities for children from underserved, north central Philadelphia communities.  APCS provides knowledgeable and experienced teachers, in a safe, challenging and caring classroom environment, for students in grades K through 5.

The six (6) guiding principles of APCS are high expectations, a holistic environment, integrated learning, active learning, positive attitudes, and varied assessments.

APCS offers academic and non-academic goals and objectives.  Through its academic goals there is a commitment to empower students to learn by fostering their development as independent thinkers; enable students to develop their ability to master subject matters and achieve academically; generate a love of learning in all subject areas including science, mathematics and family life education; foster an awareness of the behaviors, skills and attitudes that help individuals within a family unit develop healthy interpersonal relationships; be positive contributors to the community in which they reside and use technology as a tool for learning and for teaching. 

APCS non-academic objectives include establishing moral virtues including integrity, kindness, courage, responsibility, self-respect and respect for others as the basic underpinnings of the school; creating an environment that emphasizes adventure, enthusiasm, a joy of learning and life, a hunger for the truth, self-discipline and perseverance; encouraging students to identify and acquire needed information, working together to accomplish task, manage limited resources and employ a variety of technological tools.

APCS operates during the school year, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., for required academic instruction and 3:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m. for enrichment activities for children and educational programs for parents.

Students of APCS are selected through a combination of interviews and lottery.  The lottery ensures that all students are given equal access to places in school regardless of their family’s educational background, economic resources or place of residence within the community.  APCS admits students regardless of race, color, national and ethnic origins, and all rights, privileges, programs and activities are made available to students.

APCS does not discriminate based on mental or physical ability, proficiency in English, prior academic achievement or other characteristics.

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Contact: Stacey Hill, Principal, 215-232-4892

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