Potter-Thomas School is a neighborhood school in Philadelphia that presents a mission focused on student safety, belonging, academic growth and equitable access to education, and offers a range of student clubs and school activities.







Potter-Thomas School is a Philadelphia school whose published materials set out a mission emphasising student safety, belonging, continuous learning and a growth mindset. School leadership highlights attention to students' social and emotional needs and a commitment to supporting the whole child.
The school uses a growth-mindset pledge and schoolwide expectations for behaviour. It maintains a written cell-phone policy that requires phones and personal smart devices to be turned off and stored upon entering the building, collects devices during designated classroom times, and outlines a process for staff to secure and return devices at the end of the day with parent involvement when necessary.
After-school club that teaches coding and digital media skills; works with PSTV-provided cameras and podcast equipment and uses block-based coding tools such as Scratch.
On-site Big Brothers Big Sisters activities and events are hosted at the school, documented with photographs.
Girls Inc. programming is offered at the school; an external link to Girls Inc. is provided on the school's page.
Student government with elected officers and class ambassadors who represent their classes and participate in school leadership.
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