MaST awarded Presidential Youth Fitness Program Funding

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The funding opportunity that has been granted to MaST Charter School supports participation in the Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) for a period of three years. It provides eligible schools with the supplemental resources that can be used to support the PYFP model.  This includes software, professional development for physical educators, and recognition items for students.

The Presidential Youth Fitness Program is a national program that includes fitness assessment, professional development, and recognition. Schools can adopt the program to assess, track, and award youth fitness and physical activity.

The program will be used in High School Physical Education classes.

U.S. News Report on MaST – 2013

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The U.S. News & World Report profiles MaST Community Charter School. MaST has received the silver ranking for the year 2013. See our school overview report.

District Attorney Seth Williams Visits MaST

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On June 3rd, Seth Williams, District Attorney of Philadelphia toured MaST. Mr. Williams was able to see Career Day in action. He also spent some time in the Media Center Library where students demonstrated Google Earth on the Floor Projection Screen. Students really enjoyed interviewing Mr. Williams in the HD Studio. See below for more images from the visit:

Middle School Boys’ Baseball Championship

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Congratulations to our Middle School Boys Baseball Team on winning their charter school championship game in an undefeated season!

MaST – Head of Class – Northeast Times

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Earlier this spring, GreatPhillySchools.org, a nonprofit that advocates school reform, ranked more than 400 city schools based on academic performance, student attendance and safety. The project began examining data in 2011 and includes the most current official information on its website.

Across the city, some schools received low scores of 1, while others, such as MaST Community Charter School, scored at the top of the heap.

MaST, at 1800 E. Byberry Road, enrolls 1,250 students, and has another 5,646 youngsters on its waiting list. The daily attendance averages 95.4 percent. There are 1.9 serious disciplinary incidents per 100 students.

Philadelphia magazine last year named the school, which boasts a new library media center, the Top Charter School in the city. In 2007, it was named National Charter School of the Year by the U.S. Department of Education’s Center for Education Reform.

John Swoyer, CEO of MaST, believes his school scored so high on the GreatPhillySchools.org survey because of its focus on STREAM — science, technology, robotics, engineering, arts and math.

“We’re a community school that is making a difference for every child in K-12,” he said. “We accommodate all different levels of education.”

STEM Lessons in the Media Center

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In this video students explore different types of science in the Media Center. The Media Center technology brings concepts of science to life and allows students to easily grasp difficult content. Students use iPads to construct virtual roller coasters, they discover space with 3D imaging, and use computers to learn more about habitats and evaporation.

Media Center Science Lessons from MaST Charter on Vimeo.

Women’s Innovation in Science and Engineering

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MaST Community Charter School participated in a 21-day U.S. program for 9 professors and science and innovation professionals with the title, “WISE-Women’s Innovation in Science and Engineering.”

Washington has requested a meeting at MaST Community Charter School to explore how a secondary school implements STEM initiatives.

Notable Leadership – John Swoyer

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Congratulations to our CEO, John Swoyer, for being recommended to receive the 2013 Community College of Philadelphia Distinguished Leadership Award for his contribution to community enrichment and outstanding support to education at CCP’s Northeast Regional Center.  Mr. Swoyer will receive his award at an awards ceremony during the college’s Celebrating the College Family Week event.  We wish you continued success in your role at MaST Community Charter School.

PBS Teacher Innovator Award – 1st Place

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Congratulations to our own Media Specialist, Suzanne Bowman on winning First Place in the 2012 PBS Teacher Innovator Awards! Along with many other PreK-12 grade teachers, Suzanne created a video to showcase how she were engages students with resources and innovative ideas to reinforce 21st century learning skills. Congratulations!

Watch her winning submission on the PBS website.