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Schools and Education in Germantown
For many years, Germantown has been a center of high-quality, innovative education. It boasts three Friends schools, other independent schools, a quality public high school, and a specialized school for the hearing-impaired. In addition, it provides a home for one branch of the Settlement School of Music, which has long helped promising musicians of limited means to reach their potential. Its regional public library is a center of constant activity on school days. If you seek an excellent education for your child, consider a Germantown school. The list below is far from complete. A more extensive list of schools is elsewhere on this site.
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A Partial List of Schools in Germantown
| Contact Information | Notes |
| Germantown Friends School 31 W. Coulter St. Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-951-2300 |
Highly-rated independent school serving kindergarten through grade 12. Excellent academics; Quaker values; strong community service program. |
| Greene Street Friends School 5511 Greene St. Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-438-7545 |
Small, friendly, highly-rated Friends school serving kindergarten through grade 8. |
| Mastery Picket Charter School Wayne and Chelten Ave Philadelphia PA 19144 |
From the Mastery web site: "We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country—the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to solve the problem. We believe it is imperative that every child receives a quality, college-preparatory education. Mastery is creating a network of exceptionally high performing urban schools that demonstrate that all students—not just those attending selective schools—can succeed and achieve academically." |
| Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 100 W. Schoolhouse Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-951-4700 |
One of the oldest and best schools of its kind in the country. Serving the hearing-impaired through grade 12. |
| Settlement Music School, Germantown Branch 6128 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-320-2610 |
The largest community school of the arts in the United States, serving 15,000 students in six locations including Germantown. Settlement is dedicated to providing children and adults of all abilites and background with the highest quality instruction and activity in music and related arts. For more information, visit www.smsmusic.org |
| Greatness Is In You 4809 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19144 (215) 792-3272 |
Greatness Is In You! is a Non-Profit Organization that recognizes our future lies in the hands of todayÕs youth. We endeavor to equip them with the tools they need today, so they can effectively lead us tomorrow. This is done through helping youth to identify their God-Given abilities and talents, while giving them a voice that will be productively used to give back to their communities. |
| William Penn Charter School 3000 West School House Lane Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-844-3460 |
Highly-rated independent school serving kindergarten through grade 12. Excellent academics; first-rate athletics program. |
| Wissahickon Charter School 4700 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 |
A K-6 (this year - going up to 8th grade eventually) public school whose values and mission reflect Germantown. |
Imani Education Circle Charter School |
IEC integrates the Principles of the Nguza Saba (on which Kwanzaa is based), the Kemetic ethical system of MAÕAT (balance, order, righteousness, justice, reciprocity, harmony, truth and peace), and the study of science, math and technology. To achieve this goal, IEC strives to move all students through a process called ÒHeshima to HotepÓ (Respect to Peace). These principles guide students as they journey on to become the bright lights we need in our immediate and our extended community. |
| MKA Institute P O Box 30176 5535 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia PA 19144 |
The Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization based in Philadelphia. It conducts research in education, economics, municipal governance, African American quality of life indices, African policy, language policy, and cultural development domestically and internationally. |