Serenity's Capstone
We’re so honored to share Serenity’s Capstone. This is an incredible example of what SLA students can do, even under the most challenging of circumstances.
About SLA
Science Leadership Academy is a partnership high school between the School District of Philadelphia and The Franklin Institute. SLA is an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st-century learning that opened its doors on September 7, 2006.
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More information can be found by accessing our District website below.
1482 Green St · Philadelphia, PA 19130
phone - (215) 400-7830
fax - (215) 400-7831
Report Card Conferences & Student Half-Days
SLA Q2 report card conferences with students, families and Advisors will be held on Thursday, 2/6 and Friday, 2/7. Families should consult with their child’s Advisor(s) to discuss conference times on one of those dates.
Students will have noon dismissal times on both 2/6 and 2/7. Class schedules on each day will run as indicated below.
Thursday, 2/6
08:15 - 08:55 C Band
09:00 - 09:40 D Band
09:45 - 10:25 E Band
10:30 - 11:10 A Band
11:15 - 11:55 X1/Y1 Band
11:55 - 12:00 Advisory (Transpass Pick-Up)
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/Dismissal
Friday, 2/7
08:15 - 08:55 B Band
09:00 - 09:40 C Band
09:45 - 10:25 D Band
10:30 - 11:10 E Band
11:15 - 11:55 X2/Y2 Band
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch/Dismissal
SLA @ 440 Classroom Changes
Welcome back from winter break and happy 2020! With the juniors returning to 440 full-time, we are making the following changes to room assignments:
• All classes with Mr. Enzweiler will be held in Auxiliary room A (including Astronomy and Advisory)
• All classes with Mr. Block will be held in Auxiliary room B (Advisory will still meet in the cafe)
• All classes with Mr. Clapper will be held in Auxiliary room C (Advisory will still meet in the cafe)
• All classes with Ms. Martin will be held in Auxiliary room D (including Advisory)
• Mr. Grzywinski’s senior English classes will relocate as follows: B band to Auxiliary room D & C band to Auxiliary room A (all others remain the same)
• Mr. Symonds’ C, E and X bands will relocate as follows: C band to Auxiliary room B, E band to room 1078 & X band to Auxiliary room B (all others remain the same)
• Mr. Hernández’s Advisory will be held in Auxiliary room B
11/21 & 11/22 Half-Day Schedules
Thursday, 11/21
- 08:15-08:55 – C1 Band
- 09:00-09:40 – D1 Band
- 09:45-10:25 – E1 Band
- 10:30-11:10 – A2 Band
- 11:15-11:55 – X1/Y1 Band (Report to your non-lunch class. If you have class for both, speak with your teachers to find out which course to attend)
- 11:55-12:00 – Advisory (Transpass Pick-Up)
- 12:00-12:30 – Lunch/Dismissal
Friday, 11/22
- 08:15-08:55 – B2 Band
- 09:00-09:40 – C2 Band
- 09:45-10:25 – D2 Band
- 10:30-11:10 – E2 Band
- 11:15-11:55 – X2/Y2 Band (Report to your non-lunch class. If you have class for both, speak with your teachers to find out which course to attend)
- 12:00-12:30 – Lunch/Dismissal
SLA @ 440 N. Broad & Rodeph Shalom
Included below are reference lists and diagrams to help students navigate the SLA campus model. Students can refer to the list of teacher classrooms, the school’s master schedule grid with room numbers, and a room location map of the School District of Philadelphia space we are occupying. A spreadsheet of these reference documents can also be found at https://tinyurl.com/SLA440CampusModel
