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1st Annual Alumni-Sponsored Texas Hold 'Em Tournament & Silent Auction

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Join us for a night of thrilling poker, delicious food, great prizes, silent auction, and friendly faces.

WHEN: Saturday, April 28th. Doors open: 6:30pm. Tournament begins: 7pm

WHERE: North by Northwest, 7165 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia

Rube Goldberg inspires PLS students!

 

The creative juices were flowing during Group Skills last week and these videos are proof!  Check out the contraptions.

Watch Oliver! -- the fabulous PLS school musical -- on YouTube

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The musical at PLS is always a magical event, featuring student singers, dancers and actors, and this year's Oliver! was no exception. View video clips of songs from the show on YouTube. View now.

PLS Founders Focus on Ethics and Adolescents

File 622Donna and Jerry Allender, who helped found PLS 40 years ago are working on a book entitled Ethics for Children Becoming Adolescents.

For the first time last year, PLS offered an ethics course to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, exploring the meaning of ethics and ethical issues through art, literature, movement, group discussions and sharing insights and learning with younger students.

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Kudos for 8th Grade Costa Rica Community Service Trip

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Following their community service trip to Costa Rica in the spring, the PLS 8th grade students and teachers received this exceptional letter from their guides in Turialba. 

Project Learn in the Inquirer

File 540At Project Learn, a small private school in West Mount Airy, students are encouraged to question, to read extensively, to think mathematically, to observe the natural world - and to learn fairly advanced cooking skills at a surprisingly young age.  Go to Inquirer article...

Meet our Staff

File 465Project Learn’s faculty are experienced Pennsylvania-certified teachers who bring a variety of talents and interests to share with students. Go here to see and read more about these wonderful people.

The Humanistic Teacher

File 396A new video of Donna Allender, one of the educators who founded Project Learn School, talking about The Humanistic Teacher and the school's roots.