Open Fall, 2003

George A. Phillips Academy’s mission is to produce an educational environment that is responsive to the needs of Toledo’s diverse student population.  This will be accomplished by encouraging high achieving performance in a multicultural and interactive environment.  The Academy is developing a learning community that values differences and responds to the individual student’s developmental needs through a project-based approach to education.  It is through this educational approach that students are encouraged to become lifelong problem-solvers and advocates for education.

Born in 1885 in Ohio, George Augustus Phillips (the school’s namesake) was a teacher and principal who had a dedication to his students.  Following the basic tenets of constructivist curriculum, and their namesake’s dedication to students, teachers at the Academy work collaboratively to design and map learning sequences of thematic approaches to instruction – all correlated to content of the school’s five core subject areas (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social and Cultural Studies, and Spanish).  This “subject-based” and “theme-based” approach to education is one that allows for continuous development and innovation for the instructional team.

In addition to constructivist design, the educational program has been designed to integrate exposure to the fine and performing arts as a way of addressing the needs of the whole child.  Much like a magnet school, where each child is given significant exposure to a specific area or theme, George A. Phillips Academy provides fine and performing arts options as part of the curricular offerings.  An emphasis on diverse cultures and appreciation for those are celebrated annually in a school-wide event.

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