The Crefeld School

The Crefeld School is a private school for students in grades seven through twelve, located in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.

The Crefeld School
Address
8836 Crefeld Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Information
Former nameThe Miquon Upper School
Established1970
Head of schoolGeorge Zeleznik[1]
Faculty17[2]
Grades7-12
Enrollment89[2]
AccreditationPennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools (PAIS) and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Websitewww.crefeld.org

History and mission

The Crefeld School was founded as The Miquon Upper School in 1970 by Arnold Greenberg.[3] 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 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 confusion, the upper school eventually changed its name to The Crefeld School.[3][4]

Crefeld's mission is to produce self-aware, empathetic, lifelong learners.[5]

Enrollment and demographics

For the 2017–18 school year, Crefeld enrolled 89 students in grades 7-12.[6] The student body is approximately 73% white, 13.5% black, 4.5% Hispanic, 1% American Indian/Alaska native, 1% Asian, and 7% Two or more races.[6]

Accreditation

Crefeld is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools (PAIS)[7] and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[8] In addition, The Crefeld School is licensed as a private academic school by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "School Profile". The Crefeld School.
  2. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for THE CREFELD SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov.
  3. "History of Miquon | The Miquon School". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. "How are the Miquon School and Miquon Upper School related?". The Miquon School. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  5. "Mission, Vision and Values — The Crefeld School". The Crefeld School. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for THE CREFELD SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. "Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS): Crefeld School". www.paispa.org. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. "MSA-CESS -> Member Resources -> Membership Directory". www.msa-cess.org. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  9. Filmmaker from Hill thrills Crefeld School kids Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, ChestnutHillLocal.com, December 15, 2005
  10. Eugene Byrd Biography, TV.com, accessed June 4, 2012

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