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Campaign Success Meet the Development Team Report of Gifts Annual Fund Great Day to Be a Quaker Endowed Funds Tax Credits Planned Giving Capital Gifts Ways to Give How Far? Campaign Success Meet the Development Team Report of Gifts In This Section Annual Fund Great Day to Be a Quaker Endowed Funds Tax Credits Planned Giving Capital Gifts Ways to Give How Far? Campaign Success Meet the Development Team Report of Gifts Breadcrumbs Home Support PC Support PC Why give to Penn Charter? William Penn Charter School embodies Quaker principles, guiding students to live lives that make a difference. The school’s mission thrives thanks to the unwavering support of a diverse community of alumni (known as OPCs, for Old Penn Charter), parents, faculty and staff, family members, grandparents and friends. With a shared commitment to scholarship, inquiry and excellence, Penn Charter provides students ample opportunities to thrive in academics, arts and athletics. Through global connections, civic engagement and environmental sustainability, the school inspires thinkers, collaborators, innovators and leaders. Penn Charter’s campus in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia is 47 extraordinary acres of green space and landmark buildings. This is a treasured space, and the school takes every opportunity to preserve its future and enhance the student experience by utilizing all of our spaces to their full potential. Your philanthropy empowers Penn Charter to continue the school’s timeless and transformative journey, shaping future generations with values deeply rooted in Quaker philosophy and a passion for positive change. Together, Penn Charter and its many supporters forge and illuminate a brighter tomorrow. MEET THE TEAM MAKE A GIFT NOW There are many ways to support Penn Charter. Our team is here to help you as you consider your impact on our students, faculty and community. Annual Fund Planned Giving Endowed Funds Capital Gifts Tax Credit Giving Your Gift’s Impact Academic Village Brilliant Teaching Strengthening the Athletics Extending our Public Purpose Amplifying the Arts Living our Mission Academic Village Since 1689, Penn Charter has continually opened new paths to fresh instructional methods. Today, the Lower, Middle and Upper schools have updated programming, direct observation, hands-on experimentation and active engagement. Penn Charter’s new lower school, anticipated to be completed in Summer 2025, will continue and enhance this legacy of exceptional teaching and learning. Penn Charter students’ futures depend upon developing aptitudes that did not exist a generation ago. Faculty and staff create lessons that cross curricular boundaries and engage multiple student competencies. All of Penn Charter’s classrooms accommodate this profound shift in teaching today. Penn Charter teachers engage in the full energies—intellectual, emotional, physical—of every student. Innovative, dynamic teaching creates opportunities for students to problem-solve in groups, retreat individually for quiet study, and work on complex project-based assignments that evolve and grow over time. Your gift allows our students to learn in cutting-edge indoor and outdoor classrooms to become leaders, innovators, thinkers and collaborators. Brilliant Teaching Penn Charter understands the vital importance of adaptability and dexterity, and encourages faculty to teach for the future: to embrace creativity, collaboration, global partnerships, innovative curriculum, and emerging technologies—all to prepare Penn Charter graduates for tomorrow. By giving, your investment continues to attract the best educators in the country to the Penn Charter campus and supports their continued professional growth. Challenging academic programs and vital character initiatives are built on the bedrock of great teaching; supporting Penn Charter faculty members supports every endeavor at PC. We attract and retain exemplary educators by offering competitive salary support and professional development opportunities to ensure the growth of great teachers. Ultimately, every investment Penn Charter makes in our teachers pays dividends to our students in the form of updated enriching experiences, projects and approaches. We seek teachers who are compelled to blaze modern trails toward enduring truths and timeless skills. Our teachers perpetually innovate and evolve, supported by professional development funds, the Teaching & Learning Center, and our VITAL summer grants. Our students are inspired by engaging, enlivening, and ever-evolving teachers. Penn Charter’s faculty shine as lifetime learners—forever reimagining and revitalizing teaching. Strengthening the Athletics The William A. Graham IV OPC ’58 Athletics & Wellness Center—an 88,000-square-foot facility that opened in September 2021—supports physical education, health, sports and training to promote fitness and fortify the PC athletics legacy. With two competition courts, a wrestling room, a fitness center, a rock wall, an athletic...