Tacony Academy Charter School | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania



		• Administrative Staff • Professional Staff • Teaching Staff • Monitors • Board of Trustees Answers to frequently asked questions about Charter Schools and Tacony Academy. CLICK HERE to get the facts! WINTER 2010 Edition FALL 2009 Edition	The Mission of the TACONY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is to enhance, support and promote creative and critical thinking as well as the problem solving skills of school-age learners in the making of original inventions as amazing solutions to puzzling problems while mastering Pennsylvania and national standards. Tacony Academy's aim is to provide each Kindergarten through the twelfth grade student the opportunity to learn about the art of invention and applied science through a curriculum that emphasizes the creative process, critical thinking and inquiry. Our exciting curriculum focuses on problem solving at all levels. Tacony Academy is adamant about developing every one of its students into inventive thinkers and problem solvers. This mission to serve students in Kindergarten through the twelfth grade is also designed to raise the graduation rate in Tacony. Accordingly, the school’s mission extends to nurturing a love, respect, and appreciation for life long learning. Tacony Academy students are encouraged to think through problems, analyze, ask questions, and support their decisions both orally and in written form. The school provides a unique opportunity for all students to apply the inventive thought process and higher order thinking through all of the academic disciplines. Improving higher order thinking abilities will, in turn, ensure that students in grades K-12 will meet or exceed national standards in language arts, mathematics, science and technology. Tacony Academy Charter School is designed to attract students whose families desire a heightened attention to smaller class sizes, and a non-traditional calendar that builds in significant opportunities for early identification of at risk students, remediation, and enrichment. We are hopeful that, as the school grows and realizes success, that our positive energy will effectively spread out into the Tacony neighborhood and beyond. Similarly, as students graduate with creative problem solving skills they will take them back into an improved community.

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