Updated 6/22/09
Informational Meetings
July 2nd, 2009 – We will be holding an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning more about the Whole Life Charter School/Learner Alternatives Charter School on Thursday, July 2nd at 7:00PM at the LaMott Community Center in Cheltenham Township.
This is a terrific opportunity to get all of your questions answered about the Whole Life Charter School/Learner Alternatives Charter School methodology, our implementation of the Big Picture and Edvisions Learning models, our interests in the local community as well as our school's projected impact on Cheltenham Township and its residents.
The LaMott Community Center is located at the intersection of Willow and Sycamore Avenues in the LaMott section of Cheltenham Township. We look forward to seeing you there.
July 27th, 2009 – Our founder, Gary Sobolow, a resident of Cheltenham Township, will be speaking at a meeting of the LaMott Civic Association in the LaMott Section of Cheltenham Township.
Since President Obama's election and his selection of Arne Duncan as Education Secretary, there has been a lot of interest on the national scene about Charter Schools. Gary Sobolow, the founder of the Whole Life Charter School/Learner Alternatives Charter School will talk about the Charter School initiative, how how the initiative is impacting the nation and, more specifically, how school choice plays out in local communities like Cheltenham Township.
The LaMott Community Center is located at the intersection of Willow and Sycamore Avenues in the LaMott section of Cheltenham Township. We look forward to seeing you there.
Our Cheltenham Application
Whole Life Charter School continuing application process in Cheltenham Township
We are continuing to work towards a successful resolution to our application in Cheltenham Township. The Whole Life Charter School design is based on school models (New Country School in Minnesota and Big Picture Company in Rhode Island) that have proven to be successful for all learners. Students in these schools have renewed their enthusiasm towards their education and have achieved accordingly, posting strong gains in academic skills. Considering the great disparities in achievement between individual students and entire populations at Cheltenham High School we believe it is time that the Cheltenham Township School District Board of Directors accept our application and permit us to offer an educational alternative to Cheltenham residents. We will be submitting our application to the district once again within the next two months. Please click here to sign our petition and support our efforts to have our application approved in Cheltenham Township.
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Welcome
Some kids don't seem to fit in traditional classrooms that use traditional methods to teach traditional curricula. Some kids recede into the background when they get bored or frustrated and find release in their fertile imaginations while others may act out just to keep themselves conscious. For kids with learning styles that diverge, the Whole Life Charter School for Learner Alternatives is perhaps the beginning of a wonderful educational opportunity.
We have been underwritten by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to open a unique high school for students from Cheltenham Township School District and other local area school districts including Philadelphia, Springfield Township, Lower Moreland, Plymouth Whitmarsh. While steadfastly supportive of all learners, the Whole Life Charter School will cater to students with learning styles that diverge, students who find themselves poorly matched with traditional teaching methodologies and are simply not succeeding in a traditional high school, and those students managing Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Specific Learning Disabilities.
The purposes of this site are to introduce you to the ideas upon which this special Charter School is built, to arouse your interest, to get your comments, to inform you, to update you on new developments and to offer you the opportunity to enroll your child.
For More Information
Our phone number is 215.517.5331. If you are interested in working with us on this project or if you would like more information about the Whole Life Charter School, please give us a call.
