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Revitalization of Philadelphia Schools
By Melanie Kalinowski and Jessica Klitsch |
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A computer-generated image of the Philadelphia School of the Future campus, which will be located in Fairmount Park, West Philadelphia.
Photo courtesy of Microsoft. Watch video |
The Microsoft School of the Future is the star of the new building plans for the School District of Philadelphia, but it is only part of a much bigger design.
According to a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirier:
- The district plans on spending $720 million on building and renovation plans.
- The district will spend $137 million to modernize 1,000 classrooms.
- These features will include wireless Internet access, smart boards, modular furniture, electrical upgrades and more computers
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The Future of Education |
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A projected classroom design in the new School of the Future.
Photo courtesy of The Prisco Group |
The School of the Future, assisted by Microsoft, is leading the way in incorporating technology with education. Funded by the School District of Philadelphia, this school is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation and will be a model for other schools in the Philadelphia.
- A $62 million project opening in September 2006
- The ninth-grade class will have 150 students
- In 2009 there will be a total of 750 students in ninth to 12th grade
- Students are picked through a lottery
- Every student will receive a laptop
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The Man In Charge |
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Photo of CEO Paul Vallas and students
Photo courtesy of The School District of Philadelphia |
New Designs for Existing Schools |
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Samuel Fels High School in northeast Philadelphia is one of the high schools that is undergoing dramatic changes under the capital improvement plan. According to an article in the Northeast Times, the school will move to a new location at the site of the former John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, less than a mile away from its current location.
- A $40 million project
- Sit on 23 acres
- Converted to a magnet school similiar to the Creative and Performing Arts School
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In 2008, students at Lincoln High School will be walking into a comletely different school than they are used to. The current building will no longer exist to make way for a new one. A Northeast Times article stated that athletic fields would relocate to the spot where the current school is. The school will primarily serve only feeder schools in the neighborhood.
- Reduced enrollment from 2,400 to 1,500
- Classroom size will be capped at 33 students
- The school will try to enforce a uniform policy
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Different views of the School of the Future
Photos from The Prisco Group |
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Second-story view |
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Panoramic view |
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Front view |
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Classroom design |
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Gym |
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Lobby |
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Auditorium |
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