Light-Filled, Child-Centered, Curriculum-Driven

Lower School

Philadelphia, PA

William Penn Charter School, the oldest Quaker school in the country, provides their students with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in a complex world. Throughout the comprehensive master planning process, WPCS stakeholders envisioned a campus transformation that includes an Academic Village with a new lower school designed for their curriculum and teachers and for how children learn and grow. EwingCole designed the 78,000-SF, three-story school to accommodate future trends in learning. The Lower School will be home to:

• Learning communities for pre-K to 5
• Spaces for studio, movement, flex; language, STEAM, art, music; IdeaLab, woodshop
• An activities gymnasium
• Easy access to outdoor learning spaces
• Community spaces
• Hardscape and natural play spaces