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# Science Leadership Academy at Beeber

The School District of Philadelphia

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- [Science Leadership Academy at Beeber](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/news/)
- [School Tours](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2025/09/05/school-tours/) - GREAT NEWS! SLA Beeber is inviting all prospective 5th-12th graders to visit our school! School tours are offered starting September 8th!
- [Project-Based Presentation Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2025/12/07/project-based-presentations/) - Good day prospective students, If you are eligible for admission, you should have received an email inviting you to sign up for a project-based presentation. If you received an email from the district stating your student was eligible, but did not receive an email from us, please call us at 215-400-7270. Thank you for your
- [Lower School Tech Tutorial](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2025/10/11/lower-school-tech-tutorial/)
- [Title 1 Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2025/09/16/title-1-information/) - Click here for School-Parent Compact and our Title I "Right To Know" presentation OR SCAN THIS CODE BELOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️
- [Saturday School Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2025/09/08/saturday-school-information/) - Saturday School Credit Recovery Program is coming soon for any students who may need to make up credits during the 25-26 school year. Please see flyer for details.
- [Student Malaya Ulan Named Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2024/09/18/student-malaya-ulan-named-philadelphia-youth-poet-laureate/) - SLA @ Beeber student Malaya Ulan, a Filipino-American artist, has performed at the Barnes Foundation, Asian Arts Initiative, and Painted Bride. "The Free Library of Philadelphia bestowed the title onto Malaya Ulan, a junior at the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber. The 16-year-old Filipino American artist has a background in not just poetry, but dance,
- [Recruitment Event: Saturday, October 21st, 2023](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2023/10/09/recruitment-event-saturday-october-21st/) - Recruitment Event: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 Join us Saturday, October 21st from 11 AM - 2 PM for our carnival-like recruitment fair! Check out who SLA @ Beeber students are at their core and witness their amazing talents, skills, and passions. We will have an amazing variety of events including an engineering demonstrations by current
- [SchoolCash Online](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2023/09/12/schoolcash-online/) - The district is now offering a more convenient way to pay for school activities and dues such as field trips, class dues, and more! Why use it? It's safer - no more carrying around cash or losing checks It's secure - KEV's system is safe and protected It's easy to use; just like other e-commerce
- [Graduation Requirements - Act 158](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2022/10/17/graduation-requirements-act-148/) - Please see the attached letter in regards to the most recent graduation requirements set by the state of Pennsylvania. Act 158 - Graduation Requirements
- [School-Parent Compact 22-23](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2022/09/22/school-parent-compact-22-23/) - SLA Beeber School Parent Compact 2022-23
- [9th, 10th and 11th Grade Summer Reading Lists 2018](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2017/08/01/9th-10th-and-11th-grade-summer-reading-lists-2017/) - ​Students and Families, Click on the links below to view the 2018 summer reading directions for your grade level. 1) Incoming 9th Graders 2) Rising 10th and 11th Graders Happy Reading!
- [Back to School Night 2018-19](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/08/29/back-to-school-night-2018-19/) - Back to School Night will be Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 5:30 - 8:00pm! Come to our school to see your student’s advisory, mingle with other advisory families, and meet your student’s teachers for the year. 5:30-6:30pm All high school students/families will meet in their advisory room and are asked to contribute to an advisory
- [New Family Night 2018-19](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/03/29/new-family-night-2018-19/) - New Family Night All incoming students and families for Fall 2019 are invited to our New Family Night this spring. Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:00-7:30pm 5925 Malvern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 Meet the staff, your classmates, and your advisor; tour the school; sign up for 2019-20 sports teams; join Home and School; and have a
- [Open House 2019](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/09/16/open-house-2019/)
- [Academic Integrity Policy](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/08/27/academic-integrity-policy/) - Across disciplines, we value student collaboration and expression of original ideas. The vast majority of students turn in assignments that either meet or exceed our expectations and contain no plagiarized or copied work. In an effort to honor their work, we introduce the following policy to respond to work that has been plagiarized or copied.
- [Title I Letter 20-21](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2020/09/23/title-i-letter-20-21/) - Please See the Links Below for Title I Information: Attached below is the School District of Philadelphia's Title I Right To Know letter. Please read over this information and reach out to Principal Johnson with any questions or concerns. There is an English and Spanish version. Title I Letter Year 20-21 Title I Letter Year
- [Title 1 Letter 22-23](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2022/09/16/title-1-letter-2022-2023/) - Attached below is the School District of Philadelphia’s Title I Right To Know letter. Please read over this information and reach out to Principal Johnson with any questions or concerns. Title I Letter
- [Parent and Family Engagement Policy 22-23](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2022/09/21/parent-and-family-engagement-policy-22-23/) - Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- [College Board Press Release](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2022/09/14/college-board-press-release/) - Our amazing SLA @ Beeber students Drew Dunham-Snipes, Isaiah Singleton, and Olasubomi Okin earned the National African American Recognition Award, which is an academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. We are excited for the many opportunities this will open for these students in their future academic endeavors! Please read the press release
- [Travel to Ghana with SLA Beeber!](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/09/16/travel-to-ghana-with-sla-beeber/) - See information below for our second trip for students to Ghana! Please email Mrs. Bentum (bbentum at slabeeber.org) for more information. Click here for more information
- [2019 Incoming 9th Grade Summer Reading List](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/06/09/2019-incoming-9th-grade-summer-reading-list/) - Please click below to view the summer reading list for our incoming 9th grade class.
- [Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/08/17/welcome-to-the-2019-2020-school-year/) - Welcome back, I hope all of you have had a restful summer filled with family, unforgettable positive memories and excitement. Below, please find updates and information that will provide a quick overview of our 2019 – 2020 school year. Please be reminded that the first day of school is September 3, 2019. Classes begin at
- [The 5th Grade Holds a Number Convention!](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/09/24/the-5th-grade-holds-a-number-convention/) - SLA@Beeber’s 5th graders just completed an exploration into number systems to begin the year in Math. To lay the foundation for abstract thinking and inquiry, we asked the questions: What do we use numbers for? What are the best numbers to use? What is so great about place value? We took a step back and
- [High School New Family Night 2018](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/04/04/high-school-new-family-night-2018/) - Last night we welcomed our incoming Class of 2022 at New Family Night! Parents and students learned about academics, met with sports and clubs and sat with our principal. Everyone is looking forward to coming together again in August. Some information from last night: Summer Institute will be held at our Campus on August 22-23
- [Summer Institute 2018](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/07/18/summer-institute-2018/) - Incoming Freshman Class of 2022A reminder that Summer Institute will be held at SLA at Beeber for all incoming 9th graders on Wednesday, August 22nd and Thursday, August 23rd. All freshmen are invited to participate in the orientation which will take place from 9 AM - 12 PM each day. No sign-ups required. Current SLA at
- [SLA Beeber Graduation 2017](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2017/08/01/sla-beeber-graduation-2017/)
- [SLA Beeber in Ghana!](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/07/18/270/) - Our students, with teacher Bonnee Bentum are exploring Ghana. They are the first Philadelphia public school students to visit Ghana as part of a school-sponsored trip! Click through the photos below to see their adventures.
- [SLA Beeber Swim](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2018/02/02/sla-beeber-swim/) - ​Congratulations to our inaugural swim team for finishing the season so strong. Great job Coach KJ and Swimmers. Boys 200 IM - gold, Cinque Harris 50 Free - silver, Keith Corbin 100 Free - gold, Terrence Brown, Bronze, Keith Corbin 100 Fly - gold, Terrence Brown 200 Medley Relay - silver 200 Freestyle relay -
- [SLA Beeber Students at the Young Artists Show](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/04/12/sla-beeber-students-at-the-young-artists-show/) - SLA Beeber student artist have their work up until August at the School District's main building at 440 N. Broad Street. Check it out at any time when the building is open!
- [2019 SLA Beeber Lower School Summer Reading List](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/06/03/2019-lower-school-summer-reading-list/) - Summer is here! Please click the link below to see the Lower School summer reading list.
- [2019 SLA Beeber High School Summer Reading List](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/2019/06/03/2019-sla-beeber-high-school-summer-reading-list/) - Summer is here! Please click the button below to see the Summer Reading list for the High School.

## Pages

- [Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber - Home](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/) - SLA @ Beeber – Learn, Create, Lead SLA @ Beeber is an inquiry driven, project based learning school that focuses on developing students’ skills in our core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection. We have a lower school for students in grades 5-8 and an upper school for grades 9-12, and offer CTE
- [Faculty and Staff](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/faculty-and-staff/) - Administration Principal – Christopher Johnson Christopher Johnson became the founding principal of Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber during the 2012 – 2013 school year. Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber is the second campus to the original Science Leadership Academy, an Inquiry School, founded by Christopher Lehmann. Mr. Johnson has served at many levels of public
- [Technology Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/technology-information/) - Upper School Canvas Video Upper School Canvas Tutorial Infinite Campus Parent and Family Portal Click here to access the parent and family portal and obtain any information. Listed below are steppers for parent registration and access to the Parent and Family Portal: Parent Portal Registration: Stepper, Video Parent Portal Sign-In and Tools Viewing Report Cards in Parent
- [Curriculum and Clubs](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/curriculum/) - SLA @ Beeber is an inquiry-driven, project-based 21st Century school with a 1:1 laptop program. At SLA @ Beeber, we believe that learning should not stop with the school walls or the end of the of the school day. We believe learning should, and does, happen 24/7/365. Curriculum Sequence: There are no honors / non-honors
- [Accepted Student Registration Packets](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/accepted-student-registration-packets/) - See below to access the registration packet along with directions on how to annotate the PDF. The registration packet is embedded in the Google Form. If you are having a hard time annotating/electronically editing the registration packet as a PDF, please print the packet and fill out by hand. When you are finished please email
- [Admissions](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/apply/) - See why we are different and learn about what we have to offer! IMPORTANT If you are interested in applying to both of the Science Leadership Academy Campuses, you MUST add both campuses to your list of choices on the High School Selection online form. If you are only interested in one campus, only put
- [School Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/sla-beeber-at-a-glance/) - Upper School Schedule Lower School Schedule School Plan 2024-2025 Contacting the School and Your Child’s Advisor Families should contact their advisor with any questions about the first day of school or general questions. A list of teachers and advisors and their contact information can be found here. In case of emergency, please use the main
- [FERPA Policy](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/ferpa-policy/) - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that a school with certain exceptions obtain your written consent before disclosing personally identifiable information from your child’s education records. However, a school may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent unless you have advised the school to the contrary in accordance
- [SLA @ Beeber at a Glance](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/sla-at-a-glance/) - Science Leadership Academy at BeeberAt a Glance Principal Christopher Johnson | E-mail Phone: 215-400-7270 Fax: 215-400-7271 Student Enrollment: 696 Lower School (5-8): 193 Upper School (9-12): 503 Address: 5925 Malvern Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19131 SEPTA Routes: Bus: G, 65, 44, 52 Tolley: 10 Regional Rail: Thorndale line Mission & Approach to Learning “How do we
- [Student Handbook](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/student-handbook/)
- [Summer Learning and Opportunities](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/summer-learning-and-opportunities/) - Please Find the Summer Preparedness Learning Information for the 2024-2025 School Year Below: Lower School Summer Learning Upper School Summer Learning Please Find Other Summer Opportunities Below: Philly Math Corps Summer Camp @ Drexel University: Philly Math Corps is a four-week mathematics enrichment and mentoring program on the campus of Drexel University for students in
- [About](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/about/) - The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is a second campus of The Science Leadership Academy, an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st-century learning. The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber opened its doors on September 9, 2013 with its inaugural freshman class and welcomed it's first 5th-grade class in August, 2018. SLA provides a rigorous,
- [CTE: Education and Teaching](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/cte-education-and-teaching/) - Hear from Current Students The CTE Teaching program at SLA@Beeber is a 2-year program that empowers students to become future educators; gives students an opportunity to take up to one year’s worth of college credit; and provides a foundation for developing the skills and competencies toward making positive and lasting change in the field of
- [CTE: Engineering Program](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/cte-engineering-program/) - Maximillian Lawrence, an inventor artist with over 30 years at the crossroads of art and engineering, leads The Science Leadership Academy Beeber’s transformative three year high school engineering program in Philadelphia. Beyond traditional curriculums, this initiative immerses students in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, and bioengineering through project-based and problem-solving methodologies. Under Lawrence’s guidance, the program boasts
- [News](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/news-2/)
- [Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/information/)
- [Septa Key Card FAQ](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/septa-key-cards/) - Transpasses are available for students who live 1.5 miles from the school as determined by the Compass system that the school district uses. All students will receive a Septa Key Card on the first day of school. It is important that students keep their Septa Key Cards in a safe place for use each day.
- [Student Opportunities](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/student-opportunities/) - Calling all Juniors Interested in Activism! Are you interested in social activism to fight racism and social oppression? Find out what it takes to be an educator activist by registering today for the Junior Servant Leadership 2020 Workshop Series hosted by The Center for Black Educator Development and the Liberation Academy. Learn from best-in-field educators,
- [Athletics](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/athletics/) - The mission of Science Leadership Academy at Beeber's athletic department is to create scholar athletes that achieves success at the highest level possible, on and off the field. Our goal is to learn, create and lead through athletics, while maintaining a high standard of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct. The athletic program plays an essential role in
- [College Resources](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/college-resources/) - ​Welcome to Mrs. Lawson's counseling resource page. On this page, you will find resources for college and test preparation. College Resources There are many college access programs around the City of Philadelphia that provide an array services to students that need assistance with things such as searching for colleges, assistance with the financial aid process,
- [Mission and Vision](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/mission-vision/) - "How do we learn?" "What can we create?" "What does it mean to lead?" These three essential questions form the basis of instruction at the Science Leadership Academy (SLA), a Philadelphia high school opened in September 2006. SLA is built on the notion that inquiry is the very first step in the process of learning.
- [FAQs](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/sla-at-a-glance/faqs/) - Is SLA@Beeber just like SLA-Center City? SLA@Beeber has the same core values, curriculum and structure as SLA-CC. SLA@Beeber students do not visit the Franklin Institute on Wednesdays, but participate in weekly workshops at the Beeber campus on a topic of their choice. What computers will SLA-B kids have? Both campuses use Dell Chromebook 11s. How
- [ILP Information](https://slabeeber.philasd.org/curriculum/ilp-information/) - Sophomores and Juniors spend one afternoon every week fulfilling their Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs). ILPs are unique to the learning desires of each student. They may be college classes, art projects, weekly workshops, and more. But they're usually internships or volunteer opportunities at local businesses or organizations. Students are dismissed from school on Wednesdays at 12:50 PM.
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