Welcome to the Home of the Firebirds ____________________________________________________________________________________________

🎓 Important Dates & Events for Firebird Families! 🔥

Please mark your calendars and take note of these upcoming school events and closures:

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – Back to School Night & Interim Reports
    🏫 Back to School Night: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

🎓 12th Grade Parent Meeting: 5:00 PM
      📄 Interim Reports will be distributed to learners.

📅 Thursday, October 2, 2025 – Yom Kippur
     🔒 Schools & Administrative Offices CLOSED

📅 Friday, October 10, 2025 – Staff Professional Development
     🎓 No School for Students

📅 Monday, October 13, 2025 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
     🔒 Schools & Administrative Offices CLOSED

📢 Reminder:
All learners are expected to bring their Yondr pouches to school every day.

📞 Have questions?
Please reach out directly to your learner’s advisor.

🙏 Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

We look forward to welcoming you at Back to School Night!

Celebrating SOF and Penn Academy Partnerships

The Penn Academy is a collaborative partnership between the School of the Future, Foundations, Inc., the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and the School District of Philadelphia. Together, we combine expertise and resources to create innovative learning environments that prepare students for success in school, careers, and life.

CLICK  HERE TO LEARN MORE!!

SOF IN THE NEWS
Here’s the Philly Inquirer article about the Academy at Penn

“Exploring the Power and Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Computing” 🤖

• Interactive Robotics & Engineering Demos, Drones, Virtual Reality
• Makerspaces to Build & Create using real-world tools, robots, and tech
• Guest Speakers from the Cutting Edge of AI
• Collaborative Challenges, Cybersecurity, Hackathons
• Design Media, Graphic Design
• Music Technology

Thank you to the following organizations that made the SOF STEAM Expo possible:

• Philadelphia Robotics Coalition
• Penn Engineering
• Tiger Woods Foundation
• Community College of Philadelphia
• We Love Philly

Your dedication to fostering innovation and education has left a lasting impact on our learners. We are grateful for your support and look forward to future collaborations.

Mission Statement

Utilizing a project-based, learner-driven instructional approach, the School of the Future will prepare learners to demonstrate mastery of 21st-century competencies that will equip them for continuous success and with the ability to positively impact their immediate and global community.

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