Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School

Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
Address
5218 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141
Coordinates 40°1′59″N 75°8′48″W / 40.03306°N 75.14667°W / 40.03306; -75.14667Coordinates: 40°1′59″N 75°8′48″W / 40.03306°N 75.14667°W / 40.03306; -75.14667
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Established 2012[1]
Founder John McConnell
President John McConnell
Principal Michael Gomez
Asst. Principal Sean Paul Murray
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Color(s) Blue and Gold         
Team name Blue Pride
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper http://www.cristoreyphiladelphia.org/page.cfm?p=615
Affiliation Cristo Rey Network
Dean of Students Troy Sams
Admissions Director Unique Saunders
Website cristoreyphiladelphia.org

Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Background

Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School was established in 2012. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools nationwide, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.[1][2]

Corporate Work Study Program

Cristo Rey Network schools utilize a unique work study program that pairs students and local businesses. Students work one day a week at a local business while their wages are paid to the school for their tuition. The program covered about 35 to 40 percent of the school's total expenses. Cristo Rey Philadelphia has over 90 Job Partners as of 2014 "[3]

The Cristo Rey Model

In January 2008, Loyola Press released a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World (More than a Dream official site). The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 CRPHS. "About Cristo Rey Philadelphia". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. Lou Baldwin. "Cristo Rey Philadelphia seeing school growth, student success". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. "Private schools cope with weak economy", Education Report, May 26, 2010. Accessed May 28, 2010.

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