Mission & Vision

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Our Vision

A world where all children have the same access to a high quality education.

Mission Statement

Meet talent with opportunity by providing pre-kindergarten and elementary age children from low-wealth, low-income backgrounds in North Central Philadelphia with a high-quality, affordable education that prepares them for lifelong success and strengthens the communities to which they belong.

Our Values

Curiosity

• We desire to know more about our community and apply practices that cultivate growth and well-being among community members
• We foster opportunities for exploration and innovation
• We strive to maximize our potential

Courage

• We focus resources to achieve our mission and vision
• We take a disciplined approach to executing our approach and applying our values
• We learn from our successes and failures

Compassion

• We assume good intentions from our colleagues, caregivers, and students, and we engage each other in thoughtful ways
• We seek to position each other for optimal engagement and performance
• We value diverse experiences and perspectives in all aspects of our operation

Our Approach

A pre-kindergarten through fifth grade co-educational independent school located in North Central Philadelphia, CPS offers admission appropriate children from the area a rigorous and well-rounded education that prepares them to enter compatible and high-quality academic programs for middle school and beyond.  CPS provides individualized instruction focusing on intellectual, physical and character development within a safe, nurturing and diverse learning environment.  Collaborating with families to maximize each child’s potential, CPS seeks to build a stronger community for all by graduating intellectually curious, responsible citizens with the tools to thrive in an increasingly interconnected, multicultural, and dynamic world.