Science Leadership Academy
School District of PhiladelphiaCategory: School Life
SLA Runs Philly Style!
This weekend, 19 SLA runners took part in the Philadelphia Marathon weekend! We had nine marathoners, eight half-marathoners, and two 8K runners! Congratulations to all our runners for all their hard work, and all their success this weekend! We are so proud of all of you!
Best of Philly!
Congratulations to Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Kay – Winners of the Best Principal and Best Teacher Awards in the Metro Philly Best of Philly awards! Soon, you will be able to see all the winners at https://metrophillysbest.com/! Congratulations to Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Kay! The whole city knows what we know – you’re the best!
SLAAmbassadors Hit Germany!
The SLAmbassadors Germany group has had a wonderful first few days here in Frankfurt! We arrived in Germany right on time and got through the airport easily. The students were picked up by their German partner and their parents from the airport and brought to their German homes to get acquainted. That afternoon we met…
SLAmbassadors Program Kicks Off in Poland!
Our SLAmbassadors International Exchange program currently has three exchanges planned for the 2024-25 school year. Our first exchange is currently underway in Poland. For this component of the exchange, 10 students first traveled to Gdansk, a port city on the Baltic Sea, and explored local history and culture through the European Solidarity Centre and the…
Open House – Oct 1st
Everyone at SLA is so excited to welcome prospective students and their families on our Open House from 5:30 – 7:30 pm on October 1st! Tours will start at 5:30pm, and the last tour will begin at roughly 6:45pm. See you at Open House!
Senior Grant Keo wins National Merit Award!
SLA Class of 2025 senior Grant Keo has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist, one of only 16,000 seniors across the country to advance to the semi-final round! From here, Grant will now apply to move from semi-finalist to being a finalist to receive some of the over $26 million dollars that will be…
2024-25 School Supply List
It’s almost that time! School starts Monday, August 26th! We can’t wait to see all the kids! The teachers have generated a list of supplies for their classes. As you can see, teachers have tried to keep these lists as broad as possible so that the acquiring of school supplies is as painless as possible….
First Day of School – August 26th!
We can’t wait to see all our SLA students on the first day of school – August 26th!!! School starts at 8:15 am, and we’ll be ready to celebrate everyone’s return! See you soon!
Heat Advisory Half Days
Dear families – We’re going to go ahead and call this a “soft-launch” to the school year this year. Due to the extreme heat, the district has called half-days for school buildings with air conditioning challenges for the rest of the week. Our building engineer is working with us diligently to address the areas of…
In Memoriam: Diane LoGiudice
To the SLA Community, It is with a heavy heart that I share that Science Leadership Academy’s founding secretary, Ms. Diane LoGiudice has passed away. Ms. Diane – as we all called her – worked at SLA from its inception in 2006 through her retirement in November 2021. There is no way to fully communicate…