Watch as Porter & Laurisa S., the parents of two recent Independence alumnae, share their story of how our school helped their daughters develop into confident young women.
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THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL BLOG
NEW POST AVAILABLE AUG. 21:
THE UNEXPECTED AND INVALUABLE BENEFITS OF SERVICE TRAVEL
BY MRS. JESSIE COPELAND,
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER
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Six alums named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program
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With a continued emphasis on helping our students learn how to learn, Independence recently introduced "The Path," a five-step diagram that clearly describes each point of the process.
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School community gathered Oct. 5 at Klondike Kate's on Main Street for yearly celebration
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SafeStudents will help parents keep their children safe from some of the threats commonly found on social media.
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Through our partnership with Avondale, Pa.-based Stroud Water Research Center, Independence recently had two water sensors installed on our campus to capture data.
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Fast Facts
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Faculty members trained in Project-Based Learning
900
Seats in our state-of-the-art Gore Auditorium
1,299
Community service hours completed by grades 6-8 last school year
Compared to other independent schools, 88.5% of our Class of 2016 scored above average on the ERB Writing Assessment Program.
1978
Founded on one floor in a small shopping center
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Acres on our beautiful, expansive campus
14
Performing arts groups offered throughout grades 1-8
With a focus on learning to learn, our unique LeApps curriculum in grades 1-8 builds confident, organized and independent students.
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All 2017 graduates admitted to one of their top high school choices
$800,000
Scholarship awards for the members of the Class of 2016 over their high school careers
70
Consecutive-match unbeaten streak for the Patriot tennis team, dating back to April 2011
TEDxYouth @IndependenceSchool, which premiered in 2016, shares ideas worth spreading with middle schoolers.