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The Science Leadership Academy (SLA) is a new Philadelphia public high school that opened its doors on September 7, 2006.

Developed in partnership with The Franklin Institute and its commitment to inquiry-based science, SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.

Two Years Done! Written by Chris Lehmann on 2008-06-22 22:36:47 Have a wonderful summer everyone!

Band Schedule for June 10th Written by Chris Lehmann on 2008-06-10 01:13:51 Due to the extreme heat, the School District of Philadelphia has announced that Tuesday, June 10th will be a half-day. The SLA Course Schedule will be as follows: F Band: 8:15 - 9:20 D Band: 9:25 - 10:30 E Band: 10:35 - 11:40 Advisory: 11:45 - 12:15 We will be serving lunch for interested students from 12:15 - 1:00.

SLA Elites Take Second Place! Written by Shannel Ashby on 2008-05-30 12:58:43 During the last 12 weeks of ILPs, Ashirah Rollins, Troy Robinson, Alex Cotellessa, Brain White, Ashley Robinson and myself Shannel Ashby became a team to create a business of our own. During this time we have had hands on classes for 12 weeks about how we can create a professional business plan, which we needed to prepare for the judges of the competition. Empowerment Group supported this competition. The winners would receive $5,000 dollars for first place, $2,500 for second place and 1,500 for third. The time leading up to the official competition was growing nearer and my team and I were still on top of our game until the day of the competition. This experience was something else! The feelings of being so close to having your important goal come true. Making our business plan and creating a presentation that would impress the judges was nerve racking at first. Not to long after I started to realize that, we (SLA students) do this type of thing all the time in SLA. Thanks to my new found working habits I was more prepared the ever for this competition. In the end of all the sweat and tears that went into this business “FreeStyle” has won SECOND PLACE, and is looking forward to starting officially in 2009! Thank you SLA for being there and support and congratulations to the FreeStyle team that will be looking forward to business next year!

New Family Night Written by Chris Lehmann on 2008-05-23 14:25:45 New Family Night will be Thursday, May 29th at 6:00 pm. We hope to see all the students and parents of the Class of 2012 at SLA!

Matthew N. VanKouwenberg Wins Lindback Award! Written by Chris Lehmann on 2008-04-17 10:15:07 Congratulations to Matthew N. VanKouwenberg on winning the Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching and for his front page article in yesterday's Inquirer. For those who haven't read it: Here's the article. And the accompanying video.