John Swoyer interviewed on WURD Radio
Listen to the audio of John Swoyer discussing education in Philadelphia on WURD Radio with host Bryant Greene.
MaST Ranked #1 Charter in PA
MaST COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL NAMED TOP CHARTER IN PA AND 30TH IN THE UNITED STATES
PHILADELPHIA (August 6th, 2015) – MaST Community Charter School was recently chosen as the top charter school in Pennsylvania and the 30th overall charter school in the United States according to niche.com.
Niche was founded in 2002 by Carnegie Mellon University students as a way to inform parents of K-12 education options in their area. Various factors are taken into their methodology including: academic grades, health and safety, student culture and diversity, parent and student survey responses, teacher grades, extracurricular activities, resources and facilities, and sports and fitness.
MaST Community Charter School’s curriculum is based around Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Math (STREAM). The STREAM model provides students with even more hands-on and creative activities and lessons. John Swoyer, CEO of MaST Community Charter School said, “This is a great honor that has been bestowed upon our school and a true reflection of the dedication of our teachers and hard work and effort by our students.”
MaST has previously been ranked as the top charter school in Philadelphia by U.S. News and World Reports. To see the rankings from Niche please visit: https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-charter/s/pennsylvania/
We Are The Champions – MS Boys’ Baseball
Congratulations to the Middle School Boys’ Baseball Team on their Championship this year!
The MaST Middle School Baseball Team capped off a wonderful season winning the championship last Tuesday. The game was played against Maritime Charter who fell to MaST earlier in the year 4-2, then tied the Panthers just two weeks prior to the championship.
Sean Moran pitched five strong innings only yielding one (unearned) run. Seventh graders Lance Farlow and Aidan Mulholland did a great job in the 1 and 2 positions in the batting order. While eighth graders, Christian Gessley, Ryan Holmes, Sean Allendorf, Kevin Henehan, and Brendan Lash all played a vital role in the huge win. But it was 8th grader Andrew Sicinski,who propelled the Panthers to a title going 4 for 4 with a single, two doubles, and a 2-run homer!
MaST was down 1-0 after two innings, but the bats were awakened in the third and the runs starting booming. Both teams played great and had terrific seasons. Congratulations to the MaST Panthers who captured their second title in the last three years.
BUILD IT Zone
The BUILD IT Zone has begun. Our kids learning and having fun at the same time.
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MaST Chopped Video
MaST students went to the Fraternal Order of Police. Inside their kitchen under the leadership of Fran O’Brien students competed for supremacy for top honors in a cooking competition, where our administrators voted for top team.
1st Grade Castles
Our future engineers and builders in first grade have worked very hard to construct castles during their Fairy Tale Unit. Students used all kinds of materials to create these wonderful masterpieces.
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