The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School
About this school...
Mission Statement:
To provide a quality education to students in grades 1 to 12 and educational intervention to children classified as "at risk" of academic failure. We believe that all children can learn at high levels and that children have different learning styles. MCSCS offers a small class size (not to exceed 20 students). Our curriculum emphasizes character education, a positive learning environment, which includes love, respect, individual attention, and a reward system to foster success. MCSCS curriculum addresses basic skill deficiencies as a means to accelerate the development of advanced academic performance in mathematics, civics, and sciences. Our non-academic curriculum is specifically designed to provide students with the essential social skills with academics to increase opportunities in college placement, trade school, workplace, and to teach students to become good and productive citizens in their community.
Accreditations/awards:
Boys basketball – PIAA District 12 Division E Champions for the past three years and PIAA Class A 2011 State Champions
Points of pride:
High graduation and college-going rate; ranked as one of the top 10 schools in Philadelphia; passed PSSA for the past six years; two graduates received the Bill Gates Millennium Award; CAO and school counselor raised $1 million in scholarships; students raise funds weekly for food and clothing for over 500 Philadelphia homeless people; City Council passed a student-written resolution honoring the Philadelphia Police Department with a luncheon for officers
Foreign languages:
Spanish
Arts activities and classes:
Vocal music; instrumental music classes; visual arts instruction; dance instruction; choir; drum line; drill team
Activities & special programs:
School choir; violin club; piano club; public speaking; sewing club; cheerleading club; chess club; tap club; jewelry-making club; homeless project; math club; spelling bee; accounting club; reading club; puzzle club; drama club; computer club; yearbook club
Boys' sports:
Basketball
Girls' sports:
Basketball
Titles/Championships won:
Titles/championships won: Boys basketball – PIAA District 12 Division E Champions for the past three years and PIAA Class A 2011 State Champions
SEPTA routes:
23, 43, 61, C, Broad Street subway
Comments (15)
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 15:30.
what kind of food do u give the kids and do the kids like the food
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 07:31.
We have chicken fingers and mash potatoes; cheese steaks and curly fries; grilled chicken salad; tacos and string beans; grilled cheese sandwiches; chicken nuggets; different fruit everyday (apples,oranges,or bananas); tossed salad (daily); chocolate, white, and strawberry milk; along with that there is always something on the menu for vegetarians. To answer your second question, yes we like the food.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 21:25.
Great School and my hat's off to V Joyner
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 18:45.
This school is by far the worst academic institution in the city. Ask Veronica Joyner about her no fail policy that bullies teachers into giving students grades no lower than a 'C'. Students receive A's and B's on their report cards, cannot read, write, comprehend or do math on grade level. Not to mention that she recruits failing and mediocre students (especially basketball players) from private and higher standard schools and claims to fix their academic problems. In reality, their grades increase because they are not required to do ANY work. This policy not only cheats the students out of an education, but makes the students lazy.
Ask Ms. Joyner about cheating on the PSSA. Ask her about the retention rate of students accepted to college. Ask about the money and lawsuit scandals that have been swept under the rug. Ask her about her failure to follow IEP's or provide CSAP or RTI's processes for students in dire need of academic support. Ask about the daily lunches that start and end later than scheduled taking even more time away from learning.
MCS is too good to be true and I pray that parents, students and regulators of charter schools become privy to this educational atrocity.
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 20:52.
PREACHHHHHHH!!! You sound like someone that was once on the inside,, like me!! It's a horrible school...it's a complete lie!
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 20:47.
Since my daughter start going there she doing so good
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 21:40.
when do you start accepting applications for next school year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 23:01.
sit in a class full of students and see what they do . text , talk and laugh with teachers. only 25% of the teachers in the school are certified to even be teachers. they do not have a biology lab so how are they going to pass this new keystone test. they computers are older than ms. veronica joyner. teachers fail to teach because it is a waste of time when no one is listening . why doesn't anyone have homework anymore? the whole school changes when joyner had a guest in the school & the security guards let everyone know so they can have the class in check for when someone is looking in on them. this school is good for 1-5 and that is all. how are basketball players who came from olney highschool with HORRID behavior & even worse grades getting into this " top of the line" school . the no failure policy is not that the teachers are actually teaching, but that there bust be a good grade on that report card weather or not the child actually desrves it. this school is a lie & mrs. joyner needs to be further investigated. how is a janitor making more money in the school than the teachers? family. why did the 10th graders of 2011-2012 have 3 different english teachers losing out on a whole year of english? this school is not good for highschool and it needs to be known.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 10:40.
Horrible school
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 20:51.
Geat school for elementary 1-5 but I wouldn't reccomend it for middle & high school.. I am a graduate of this school and I must say that my transition from here to college was very hard. My freshman year of college I was very very lazy!!!!! When I transferred into MCS the things that they were teaching were things I had already known from my previous school. There is alot of trickery and I believe this school and Ms. Joyner needs to investigated.. However all I have to say is I earned my grades!!!!!
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 19:12.
When do students have to stop riding the school bus
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Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/15/2012 - 20:18.
Does this school give scholarships and if so when are the testings
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 19:48.
im a middle school student there( still is) and I have to say that ms. joyner is a sack of crap, she's a liar and she said that she is a perfectionist, lies!!!! that dumbs lady needs to get smacked
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 08:54.
This is a great School
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