Science Leadership Academy

Learn • Create • Lead

About SLA

The Science Leadership Academy is a partnership high school between the School District of Philadelphia and The Franklin Institute. SLA is an inquiry-driven, project-based high school focused on 21st century learning that opened its doors on September 7, 2006.

SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.

For more info, check out our Mission Statement, Curriculum, and Admissions pages.

SLA's Science Teachers
SLA's First Graduating Class
Bill Gates visits SLA

Oh Em Gee.

Posted by Freda Anderson in STORY-001 on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 2:47 pm

I have a 53 in calculus. I understand everything we're doing, I do well on all the homework... and classwork... I just fail... every single test I've ever taken. And most of the class is tests so... there's that.

Science Leadership Academy

Learn • Create • Lead

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Oh Em Gee.