Spaces
Our campus is 47 acres of green and landmark buildings in the fifth largest city in the U.S. That is extraordinary. We will seize this opportunity and preserve the future of this treasure.
A New Lower School
Our campus transformation is driven by plans for a new lower school designed especially for the way we teach.
Athletics and Wellness Center
A center with superior facilities will support physical education, health, sports and training to promote fitness and fortify the PC athletic legacy.
Campus Master Plan
Our campus transformation will preserve existing buildings, repurpose vacant spaces, open new spaces for outdoor learning, and build on the ecology of these 47 acres.
Fall 2018
Spaces: Campus Transformation Moves Forward
Work begins on the linchpin of the campus transformation: the construction of a new baseball field on Strawbridge Campus.
Summer 2017
Spaces: Preserving Our Landmark Buildings
Jeanne Donovan Fisher's endowed gift will protect and maintain the Richard B. Fisher Middle School in perpetuity.
2017
Spaces: PC Announces Land Purchase
Fall 2015
Spaces: Maguire Field Dedicated
Maguire Field advances Penn Charter's Strategic Vision to develop space and facilities that support excellence in every aspect of the Penn Charter program.
Fall 2015
Spaces: Fast New Track!
PC completes installation of a new eight-lane track with premium surface and announces new coaching structure.
2013-2016
Spaces: Where Ideas Come to Life
IdeaLabs, first for Middle School and Upper School, and then for Lower School, provide space and tools for students to create, collaborate and innovate through project-based learning.
January 2013
Overseers Approve Strategic Vision
"Educating Students to Live Lives that Make a Difference" is the overarching goal of Strategic Vision for the future of Penn Charter.
2010-2012
The Beginning: A Strategic Plan
Penn Charter engages in intensive effort to develop a new strategic plan; OPCs, parents, students and faculty involved.
Latest Updates
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Duncan and Ellen McFarland increase their capital campaign commitment to $10 million.
Joe Torg OPC '53 and his wife, Barbara, establish the Joe Torg OPC' 53 Scholarship Fund at Penn Charter, in gratitude for his transformative experience there.
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