The Crefeld School

The Crefeld School is a small independent school located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1970 as The Miquon Upper School. Its mission is to pioneer a progressive learning community for classroom secondary and middle school students whoms needs are not met by traditional academic environments.[1] Crefeld is guided by the principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools[1] - a high school reform movement with over 1000 member schools around the United States. The Head of School is George Zeleznik.[2]

History

The Crefeld School was founded as The Miquon Upper School in 1970 by Arnold Greenberg in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The school later moved to the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia[3][4] Greenberg, a former teacher at The Miquon School (a private progressive elementary school founded in 1932), created the new upper school partly in response to requests from many parents and former students from The Miquon School who wanted the opportunity to continue their schooling in the tradition of progressive education. Greenberg was granted permission by The Miquon School's board to include the "Miquon" name in the title of his new school, but the two schools were always entirely independent of each other. To avoid controversy, the upper school changed its name to The Crefeld School.[4] Currently, the school enrolls 110 students in grades 7-12. In 2009 it was accredited as a special education facility, with many students having needs met for autism, adhd, delinquency, and various learning disabilities.

The Crefeld School is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools (PAIS)[5] and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, The Crefeld School is licensed as a private academic school by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.[6]

Notable alumni


Controversy

In 2002 it was reported and the practice was halted of allowing students to smoke in the school building and on campus

In 2005 many student claims of inappropriate behavior were discovered to have been concealed from parents in the community by its administration.

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us - Philosophy". www.crefeld.org. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  2. ↑ "About Us - Faculty & Staff". www.crefeld.org. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Arnold Greenberg". EllsworthME.org. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  4. 1 2 "How are the Miquon School and Miquon Upper School related?". The Miquon School. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  5. ↑ Paispa page
  6. ↑ About Us - Licensing and Membership
  7. ↑ Filmmaker from Hill thrills Crefeld School kids Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine., ChestnutHillLocal.com, December 15, 2005
  8. ↑ Eugene Byrd Biography, TV.com, accessed June 4, 2012

Coordinates: 40°04′35″N 75°12′54″W / 40.0765°N 75.2149°W / 40.0765; -75.2149

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