Our Story

Revolution School was founded in 2018 to provide Philadelphia-area high school students with a progressive, experiential education — and to advance that mission by re-imagining high school as a place that transcends classrooms and integrates real-world situations, empowering students with authentic purpose.

We recruited a base of outstanding educators and administrators from around the city focused solely on creating an environment where students are curious learners, creative thinkers, effective communicators, flexible problem-solvers, and engaged citizens.

We place community at the center of our program. Our mission is breaking down the walls between learning and life — we believe in getting out of the classroom to gain experience and knowledge utilizing the many nearby resources of our historic city. From day one, our students build their network, pursue their individual interests, and engage in our integrated program to become the strong and nimble future of work.

We value diversity in all its forms and actively forged a school that uniquely reflects our city’s diversity: our students currently commute from 25 zip codes!

We achieve true diversity through recruiting practices, deep community partnerships, and our sliding scale tuition model. Working collaboratively from our different perspectives is key to becoming a well-rounded thinker and empathetic person.