Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School

Charter school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

39°57′40″N 75°09′42″W / 39.961077°N 75.161633°W / 39.961077; -75.161633InformationSchool typeCharterEstablished1999CEEB code393327PrincipalAndre Glenn, Lonnie DiggsCAOVeronica JoynerStaff63^[1]Teaching staff66^[1]Grades1–12Enrollment1020 (as of 2016) ^[2]Colour(s)Blue and whiteMascotElephantWebsitewww.mcscs.org

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School (MCSCS) is a charter school serving students in grades 1–12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the school is located in the Center City neighborhood and had a 100% graduation rate in 2015–2016.^[3]

History

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School opened in 1999 with over 720 students in grades first through twelfth, adding a grade every year for 4 years.^[1]

Governance

The school is led by a Chief Administrative Officer and a principal. A six-member Board of Trustees meets with the CAO and principal regularly.

Campus

The school is located in Center City, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities offered at the school include cheerleading, exercise, sewing, public speaking, Mock Trial, and debating and choir.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

MCSCS has no gym or other athletic facility, so most practice and games take place at a local YMCA near Girard, not owned by the school. The school basketball team is known as the Elephants, named after the school mascot, an African Elephant. The school currently has no other athletic programs.^{[citation needed]}

Curriculum

The school uses a back-to-basics curriculum. Students in grades 5 through 12 are required to select a school-to-college course of study; current selections are Law, Medical, Education, Computer Science, and Accounting.

As of 2015, the school offers AP courses.

Achievements

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School was named one of the top 10 schools in Philadelphia, including public and charter schools.^{[citation needed]} Also, every Thursday, the school participates in its self-created Homeless Project, in which the CAO and several students go out and feed and clothe homeless citizens of Philadelphia.^[4]

Notable alumni

Mike Watkins (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Charter Annual Report: Math Civics and Sciences CS" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2007-10-09.
^ "School detail for Math Civics And Sciences CS". National Center for Educational Statistics.
^ "Math Civics & Sciences CS School Report Card 2006–07" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
^ Snyder, Susan (2007-07-06). "A lesson in fighting City Hall: students feed homeless despite officials' warnings". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

External links

Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School

Schools in Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia
5-12 schools	Girard Academic Music Program Julia R. Masterman School
6-12 schools	Penn Treaty School (neighborhood)
7-12 schools	Carver Engineering and Science
Neighborhood high schools	Bartram Edison/Fareira Samuel S. Fels Frankford Benjamin Franklin Furness George Washington Kensington Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Northeast Olney Overbrook Roxborough Sayre South Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion West Philadelphia
Alternative high schools	Bodine for International Affairs The U School (Building 21) Central Constitution Dobbins Vocational Franklin Learning Center High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School for Girls Lankenau Jules E. Mastbaum Technical Microsoft's School of the Future Motivation Academy at Palumbo Parkway Center City Parkway West (Mayer Sulzberger) Philadelphia Military Academy Robeson for Human Services Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush W.B. Saul (Saul of Agricultural Sciences) Swenson Arts and Technology U School
K-8 schools	Alcorn Ethan Allen Bache-Martin Rudolph Blankenburg F. Amadee Bregy G.W. Childs (Barratt Junior High) Hamilton Disston James Dobson D. Newlin Fell Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus Edwin Fitler Academics Plus Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus Charles W. Henry Francis Hopkinson Henry H. Houston Andrew Jackson John Story Jenks Eliza Butler Kirkbride Henry C. Lea George A. McCall Delaplaine McDaniel General George G. Meade William M. Meredith Thomas Mifflin S. Weir Mitchell Andrew J. Morrison George W. Nebinger Olney Roosevelt George Sharswood Southwark Spring Garden Edwin M. Stanton Vare-Washington
Middle schools	A.M.Y. at James Martin AMY Northwest Castor Gardens Conwell Middle Magnet Dimner Beeber (Science Leadership Academy at Beeber) Paul Lawrence Dunbar Warren G. Harding M.Y.A. for the Humanities William T. Tilden Gen. Louis Wagner
Elementary schools	Joseph H. Brown Laura H. Carnell Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus Joseph W. Catharine Kennedy Crossan Academics Plus Emlen Edwin Forrest Julia Ward Howe Francis Scott Key James Logan James R. Lowell Ludlow John Marshall Alexander K. McClure Overbrook John M. Patterson Joseph Pennell Samuel W. Pennypacker Richmond William Rowen Philip H. Sheridan James J. Sullivan Bayard Taylor Frances E. Willard

Former high schools/ 6-12 schools	Edward W. Bok Technical Charles Carroll Communications Technology (George Wolf) Stephen A. Douglas Thomas FitzSimons Germantown Robert E. Lamberton William Penn Thaddeus Stevens University City Roberts Vaux Promise Academy Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes
Former K-8/middle/ elementary schools	Charles Y. Audenried William W. Axe George L. Brooks George W. Childs (former building) Watson Comly Mary Disston Francis M. Drexel Thomas Dunlap Joseph C. Ferguson Robert Fulton Germantown Grammar Elizabeth Duane Gillespie William B. Hanna Nathaniel Hawthorne Holmes George L. Horn (Sheridan West Academy) John L. Kinsey David Landreth Henry Longfellow Mechanicsville Thomas Meehan William S. Peirce Anna B. Pratt Thomas Powers Robert Ralston Samuel J. Randall Thomas Buchanan Read General John F. Reynolds Charles Schaeffer Walter G. Smith Spring Garden School No. 1 M. Hall Stanton Abigail Vare Rudolph Walton George Washington Anthony Wayne John G. Whittier David Wilmot Alexander Wilson Mary Channing Wister Richardson L. Wright

Former high schools/
6-12 schools

Edward W. Bok Technical
Charles Carroll
Communications Technology (George Wolf)
Stephen A. Douglas
Thomas FitzSimons
Germantown
Robert E. Lamberton
William Penn
Thaddeus Stevens
University City
Roberts Vaux Promise Academy
Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes

Former K-8/middle/
elementary schools

Other schools
Roman Catholic Archdiocese	Archbishop Ryan Father Judge J. W. Hallahan Little Flower Mercy Career & Technical Nazareth Academy Roman Catholic St. Hubert St. Joseph's Preparatory St. Malachy Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti West Catholic
Other private schools	Al-Aqsa Islamic Cedar Grove Christian Friends Select Germantown Friends Girard College Greene Street Friends Overbrook School for the Blind William Penn Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia Free School Philadelphia Mennonite Politz Hebrew Springside Chestnut Hill St. Peter's
Former private schools	St. Anthony de Padua Parish
Public charter schools	Arts and Sciences Belmont Boys' Latin Simon Gratz Hope Imhotep Institute MaST Community Mastery Mann Elementary (William B. Mann) Mastery Shoemaker Campus (William Shoemaker) Mastery Thomas Campus (George C. Thomas) Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Memphis Street Smedley Universal Alcorn Universal Audenried Universal Creighton Universal Vare Hardy Williams (Anna Howard Shaw)