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Star Ledger: Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer delivers commencement address to Newark eighth-graders

NEWARK — In eighth grade, C. Vivian Stringer had a knack for asking questions — and they weren’t always the kind that grown-ups wanted to answer.
Why did her school offer boys basketball, but not girls? Boy Scouts but not Girl … Continue reading

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Coral Reef Project

You may have heard that we are making our own coral reef at St. Philip’s! As a few of our grades learn more about the ocean and coral reefs in their science classes, we are coming together as a community … Continue reading

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Work Has Begun on New Traffic Light

Dear Parents and Friends of St. Philip’s,
I am delighted to announce that work was begun to install a traffic light in front of the school.  We are both thrilled and deeply thankful for the remarkable responsiveness of the County of … Continue reading

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AeroFarms/EcoVeggies Growing Progression

The growing structure in our science lab

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EcoSPACES Featured on NJN

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St. Philip’s Featured on Fios 1 News

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State of the School Letter from Miguel Brito, Head of School

Dear Friends,
As we return to St. Philip’s, I find myself reflecting on my own time as a young student. In the midst of a project to build a mammoth addition to its grammar school, my hometown made a decision to … Continue reading

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St. Philip’s in the NY Times

September 20, 2010, 12:03 pm — A Crop Sprouts Without Soil or Sunshine
By TODD WOODY

On the rooftop garden at St. Philip’s Academy, a private school in Newark, students tend plots of everything from broccoli and beets to sweet corn and … Continue reading

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St. Philip’s Science Teacher Participates in National Workshop on Food Science

From Farm to Table, Teachers Explore the Science Behind Nation’s Food Supply

WASHINGTON, DC, 2010: Jennifer Kotkin, a teacher at St. Philip’s Academy in Newark, NJ was one of 40 teachers nationwide chosen to participate in a food science … Continue reading

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St. Philip’s Horizons Program on Fios 1 News

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