Start dates for the schools in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (K-12)
Address: 500 West Willow Grove Ave.
Telephone: (215) 247-4700
Head of School: Francis Steel
President: Dr. Priscilla Sands
First day of school: September 4
Crefeld School (7-12)
Address: 8836 Crefeld St.
Telephone: (215) 242-5545
Head of School: George Zeleznik
First day of school: September 5
Additional Information:
There will be a back to school pot luck dinner on September 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
John Story Jenks School (K-8)
Address: 8301 Germantown Ave.
Telephone: (215) 248-6604
Principal: Mrs. Mary Lynskey
First day of school: September 7
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (PreK – 8)
Address: 8900 Germantown Ave.
Telephone: (215) 247-3811
Head of School: Sister Mary Helen Beirne
First day of school: September 5
Mt. Airy
Khepera Charter School (K-8)
Address: 144 Carpenter Lane
Telephone: (215) 843-1700
Principal: Vernon Holmes
First day of school: August 27
Eleanor C. Emlen School (K-6)
Address: 6501 Chew Ave.
Telephone: (215) 951-4010
Principal: Dr. Nancy Williams-Wilson
First day of school: September 7
Charles W. Henry School (K-8)
Address: 601 Carpenter Lane
Telephone: (215)951-4006
Principal: Mrs. Fatima Rogers
First day of school: September 7
Henry H. Houston Elementary (K-8)
Address: 7300 Rural Lane
Telephone: (215) 248-6608
Principal: Kimberly Newman
First day of school: September 7
New Programs/Goals:
For the first time ever, the curriculum will include Spanish.
A full-time art teacher will also be available this year.
Parkway Northwest High school (9-12)
Address: 7500 Germantown Ave.
Telephone: (215) 248-6220
Principal: Ethyl McGee
First day of school: September 7
Blair Christian Academy (PreK-8)
Address: 220 W. Upsal Street
Telephone: (215) 438-6657
First day of school: August 27 (Middle School) and September 5 (Elementary School)
Project Learn School (K-8)
Address: 6525 Germantown Ave.
Telephone: (215) 438-3623
Educational Coordinator: Lisa Pack
First day of school: September 6
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