Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School
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| motto = {{langx|la|Faber Est Quisque Fortunae Suae}}
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| address = 5501 Cedar Avenue
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| founders = David Hardy & Janine Yass
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Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School (formerly the Southwest Philadelphia Academy for Boys and often known simply as Boys' Latin of Philadelphia or Boys' Latin) is a Pennsylvania approved secondary charter school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
History
David P. Hardy and Janine Yass founded Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, which opened in 2007 with 144 students. After initially being denied a charter by the School Reform Commission (SRC), Yass and Hardy led a petition drive leading to the SRC's decision to grant a charter in 2007. Boy's Latin of Philadelphia is the first and only single gender charter school in Philadelphia.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} In 2012, upon completing the charter renewal process, Boys' Latin of Philadelphia was granted permission to expand to middle school, grades six through eight. The middle school opened the following year, with their first cohort completing eighth grade in 2016.
Admissions
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia enrolls by randomized lottery. As a public charter school, there are no admission requirements. Any boy in grades 6–12 living in Philadelphia is eligible to apply for the lottery.{{cite web |title=Enroll |url=https://www.boyslatin.org/enroll |website=Boys' Latin of Philadelphia |access-date=5 May 2022}}
In the 2017–2018 school year, the dropout rate was 0%.{{cite web |author1=Division of Data Quality |title=Dropout Publication Report |url=https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Data%20and%20Statistics/Dropouts/Dropout%20Public%20by%20School%202017-18.xlsx |publisher=PA Department of Education |access-date=5 May 2022 |date=10 April 2019}}
=Demographics=
Curriculum
Boy's Latin of Philadelphia offers a standard high school curriculum with major strengths in Latin and western humanities. The school requires graduating seniors to complete an independent senior project. Students must complete yearly community service.{{cite web |url=http://www.boyslatin.org/program-overview |title=Program Overview |website=Boys' Latin of Philadelphia |access-date=16 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229141920/http://www.boyslatin.org/program-overview |archive-date=29 December 2010}}
Campus
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia was temporarily housed in modules with only seven classrooms during the 2007–2008 academic year. The following year the school moved into a newly renovated school building with a capacity of 600 students.St. John Barned-Smith. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080614013627/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/17182/cover-story Latin Lovers]", Philadelphia Weekly, 11 June 2008. Retrieved on 23 June 2008.
Notable alumni
- Maurice Watson, basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
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External links
- [https://www.boyslatin.org Official website]
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{{Boys' schools in Philadelphia}}
{{Boys' schools in Pennsylvania}}
{{Public high schools for boys in the U.S.}}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2007
Category:High schools in Philadelphia
Category:Charter schools in Pennsylvania
Category:Public high schools in Pennsylvania