Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School

Boys' Latin School Of Philadelphia
Location
5501 Cedar Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19143 United States
Information
Type	Charter school
Established	2007
School district	The School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Noah Tennant
Faculty	32
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Males
Enrollment	500^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Maroon
Slogan	"Faber Est Quisque Fortunae Suae" meaning “Every man is the architect of his own fortune”
Sports	Cross Country, Basketball, Football, Baseball, Crew, Soccer, Golf, and Lacrosse.
Mascot	Warrior
Nickname	BLPCS
Team name	BL Warriors
Website	www.boyslatin.org
^[2]

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School is a Pennsylvania approved secondary charter school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Boys' Latin was created by David P. Hardy (CEO) and Janine Yass (founder). It was formerly known as Southwest Philadelphia Academy for Boys but was changed to Boys' Latin of Philadelphia prior to receiving its charter.

History

Boys' Latin opened 2007 with 144 students scheduled for graduation in the year of 2011.^[1] After initially being denied a charter by the School Reform Commission, Yass and Hardy lead a petition drive leading to the SRC's decision to grant a charter in 2007. Boy's Latin is the first and only single gender charter school in Philadelphia.

Facility

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia was temporarily housed in modules that had only seven classrooms during the 2007-2008 academic year. The following year they moved into a newly renovated school building with the capacity for 600 students.^[1]

Curriculum

Boy's Latin offers a standard high school curriculum with major strengths in Latin and western humanities. Graduating seniors are required to complete an independent senior project. Students are required to complete yearly community service.^[3]

References

1 2 3 St. John Barned-Smith. "Latin Lovers", Philadelphia Weekly, June 11, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
↑ Program Overview. Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. Retrieved on 2010-12-16. "Enrollment: 450 Students"
↑ http://www.boyslatin.org/program-overview

External links

Coordinates: 39°57′06″N 75°14′00″W / 39.9517°N 75.2334°W / 39.9517; -75.2334

Boys' schools in the Philadelphia area

Public boys' schools

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School

Closed	The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas E. FitzSimons High School (Philadelphia)

Became co-gender	Central High School (Philadelphia)

Private boys' schools

Pennsylvania	Devon Preparatory School Father Judge High School Holy Ghost Preparatory School La Salle College High School Malvern Preparatory School Monsignor Bonner High School Roman Catholic High School Saint Joseph's Preparatory School

New Jersey	St. Augustine Preparatory School (Buena Vista Township)

Delaware	Salesianum School

Closed	Northeast Catholic High School (Philadelphia)

Merged	Saint John Neumann High School (Philadelphia) West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys

Boys' schools in Pennsylvania

Public boys' schools

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School

Closed	The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas E. FitzSimons High School (Philadelphia)

Became co-gender	Central High School (Philadelphia)

Private boys' schools

Philadelphia area	Devon Preparatory School Father Judge High School Holy Ghost Preparatory School La Salle College High School Malvern Preparatory School Monsignor Bonner High School Roman Catholic High School Saint Joseph's Preparatory School

Pittsburgh area	Central Catholic High School

Closed	Northeast Catholic High School (Philadelphia)

Merged	Saint John Neumann High School (Philadelphia) West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys

Became co-gender	Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) Milton Hershey School (Derry Township)

Public high schools for boys in the United States

Florida

Young Men's Preparatory Academy (Miami)

Georgia

The B.E.S.T. Academy (Atlanta)

Illinois

Urban Prep Academies (Chicago)

Louisiana

Closed	Miller-McCoy Academy (New Orleans) Alcee Fortier High School (New Orleans) (was coed for many years)

Michigan

Douglass Academy for Young Men (Detroit)

New Jersey

Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark

Merged	Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, NJ)

New York

Eagle Academy for Young Men of the Bronx (New York City)
Eagle Academy for Young Men Ocean Hill/Brownsville (New York City)
Eagle Academy for Young Men Southeast, Queens (New York City)

Ohio

Ginn Academy (Cleveland)

Pennsylvania

Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School

Closed	The Young Men's Leadership School at Thomas E. FitzSimons High School

Became co-gender	Central High School

Texas

Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy (Dallas)
Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men (Houston)

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