Welcome to the unoffcial Website Of Constitution High School !
Welcome to Constitution High School, which i opened September 7, 2006 with an enrollment of 96 ninth graders. We are located in the former Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies building, in the heart of Philadelphia’s Historical District, 18s. 7th Street. The high school has been created through a collaboration and partnerships with significant civic and cultural institutions. The school takes advantage of the City of Philadelphia's unparalleled historical setting and resources by creating an educational program which emphasizes KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, and DEMOCRATIC DELIBERATION.
We are certain you will find the following information about our school very useful. Please return to our site often as the year unfolds and updates are made.
Course of Studies
Below is our Course of Studies which, to this point, is a working draft. Specific electives, AP (Advanced Placement) and college courses have yet to be determined.
Ninth Grade (8 credits)
Social Science:
- The Constitution (semester)
- Historiography (semester)
- African American History
English
Mathematics (Algebra I or Algebra II)
Physical Science
Spanish I
The Arts
Computer Science/Technology
Community service requirement as part of one of the above courses – Local theme
Tenth Grade (8 credits)
Social Science
- AP US History I (2 credits)
English
Mathematics (Geometry or Algebra II)
AP Biology or Biology
Spanish II
Electives (two credits) :social science (World History must be take sometime between 10-12th grade), arts, foreign language, computer science, physical education (2 credits needed by graduation), new foreign language , college courses
Community Service requirement as part of one of the above course – State theme
Elevnth grade (8 credits)
Social Science
- AP American History II (2 credits)
English
Mathematics – Algebra II or AP Trigonometry
AP Chemistry or Chemistry
Foreign Language Elective: Spanish III or new language
Electives (2 credits): social science (World History must be taken sometime between 10-12th grade), H& PE (2.5 credits needed by graduation), foreign language, computer science, the arts, college credit courses, English
Community Service requirement fulfilled as part of one of the above courses – National theme
12th Grade (8 credits)
English/Social Science Senior Thesis (fulfills Community Service requirement) – 2 credits – International
Mathematics – Trigonometry, AP Trigonometry or AP Calculus
Science – Physics or AP Physics
Electives (4 credits): social science (World History must be taken sometime between 10-12th grade), English, foreign language, arts, computer science, H & PE (2.5 credits needed by graduation), college level courses.
Location: 18 S. 7th St., in the former Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies building
Principal: Thomas R. Davidson, Ed. D.
School Day: 8:20AM-3:24PM
2007-08 Faculty: 3_Social Studies, 1-English, 2-Science, 2-Mathematics, 1-Foreign Language, 1-Computer Science, 1-Special Education, 1-Art/Communications, 1-Guidance, 1-Librarian, and 1-Nurse.
Student Body: 175-200 students reflecting the diverse demographics of the School District.
Curriculum: College Preparatory; 90 minute classes
Extra Curricular Programs
Annual Service Learning Project requirement
Multiple Intelligences Instructional Approach: Activity-based, “hands-on,” performance-based, use of historical documents, integration of subjects, use of the arts in the classroom
Many In-city and at Least 2 Out-of-city field trips
Unique partnerships and collaboration among educational, civic, legal, and cultural institutions
Constitution High School is fortunate to have a number of significant partners in the creation and on-going operation of our school. The National Constitution Center and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History are our founding partners. We have subsequently entered into other significant partnerships such as with the law firm of Ballard, Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP.
Below are links to our partners and the School District of Philadelphia:
School District of Philadelphia
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us
Center City Region of the School District of Philadelphia
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/regions/centercity/
National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org
Gilder Leherman Institute of American History
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
http://www.ballardspahr.com
Constitution High School is a City-Wide Admission School which means students are accepted from throughout the city. Pupils must meet the following criteria in order to be a candidate for admission:
- A’s, B’s and C’s on one’s Report Card;
- Ten (10) or fewer school absences or latenesses;
- A positive behavior record;
The application process begins and ends in the fall of each school year. Once students apply and have been identified as candidates for admission, they enter the School District of Philadelphia's lottery system for selection. It is expected that from 100 to 125 students will enter each year as ninth graders. School transfer admissions in the tenth grade is a possibility.
Applications and further information may be obtained from the student’s eighth grade school counselor.
We have assembled an impressive staff, through the District's site selection process. Our interview committees consisted of representatives from the District and our partners. To date our faculty includes:
- Social Studies: Marc Brasof
Carl Ackerman
Aisha Madhi
- English: Alberto Romero
- Science: Cynthia Green-Morson
Karen Thomas
- Mathematics: Timothy Carpenter
Viktoria D'Agastino
- Technology: Miranda Garcia-Thompson
- Special Ed: Resa McMillan
- Arts/Comm: Deborah Klose
- Guidance: Gina Sedgwick
- Librarian: Deborah Mullin
- Spanish: Jesse Todd
- Nurse: Christine Martin
Constitution High School
18 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Constitution High School for American Studies
School District of Philadelphia
18 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-351-7310
Fax:215-351-
Thomas R. Davidson, Ed.D.
Principal
trdavidson@phila.k12.pa.us
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Service Learning
In the first year this unique school has seen we have started life altering projects. We have strated projects called Service Learning and we would like you to share the experience. You can also check out our schools terapad that has a directory of all students and their thoughts on service learning.The students at Con High are creating their own web pages to keep track of their Service Learning Experiences. You can check them out by clicking on the links for each class. You can leave comments in the comment section. Students will be adding more content and pictures through the end of the school year.
http://conhighservice.terapad.com/
SERVICE LEARNING
You can leave a comment with your Name and E-mail address for more information.
Spirit Days
In this school we have a science teacher who has a large imangination and she contributed the idea of spirit days and now we have random days like RED WHITE & BLUE day and TWIN DAY. it has been much fun and hope to see this new tradition continue. Check out some pics from spirit day here
Student Government
We at Constitution High School have a unique student government.. We have a government based on the government of our united states. We have so much to work on to make it perfact.
Blogger
It you would lik to read student point of views than read their blogs. Each student of Constitution high school makes a blog that they enter assinments to and you can check them out HERE, If you go to this link click on my blogs at the bottom and you will see the freshman and sophmore class blogs.
Mock trial
Our mock trial team made it to the city competition. We would like to thank Ballard Sparh Andrews & Ingrosell L.L.P. for taking and interest and helping our team.
Mentoring
Ballard also takes an interest in some select student by giving them mentors, with the mentors they do activites and outings
THANK YOU FOR VISITING
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Created By Harry Newton And Mrs. Miranda Garcia Thompson but mostly Harry Newton
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