Microsoft's School of the Future

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Microsoft School Of The Future
Address

4021 Parkside Avenue Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104 United States
Coordinates	39°58′28″N 75°12′15″W / 39.97442°N 75.20429°W / 39.97442; -75.20429
Information
Type	Free public
Established	2006
School district	School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Richard Sherin
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	608 (2014-2015)
Color(s)	Red and Black
Mascot	Firebird

Microsoft School of the Future (commonly referred to as the School of the Future) is a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Philadelphia School District. The school opened on September 7, 2006.

History[edit]

After 2+1⁄2 years of planning, the School District of Philadelphia, Microsoft and The Prisco Group architectural firm designed "School of the Future." The school resides on 8 acres (32,000 m²) in West Philadelphia's Fairmount Park and was designed as a template that can be replicated throughout the country and worldwide on a traditional budget. The design had to incorporate the principle of adaptation at any site, making it able to adjust to smaller or bigger student capacity and incorporate different curricula and programs. The design supports continuous, relevant and adaptive learning principles.

Recognitions[edit]

LEED Gold Certified^{[citation needed]}

2006 DesignShare Award^[1]

2006 Reader's Digest: Best of America – Best High-Tech High^[2]

References[edit]

^ DesignShare.com, undated. "High School of the Future: DesignShare Projects." Accessed 9 October 2008.
^ Reader's Digest, May 2007."Best of America – Best High-Tech High." Accessed 9 October 2008.

External links[edit]

Official website
School district section on HSOF and School of the Future's School Profile
Microsoft - Building the School of the future
Slashdot - "Microsoft's High School Opens in PA"
Microsoft - School of the Future Resource Kit
Schedule a visit to the School of the Future^{[permanent dead link]}
School of the Future's BetaTech Computer Technology Club^{[permanent dead link]}

Schools in Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia
5-12 schools	Girard Academic Music Program Julia R. Masterman School
6-12 schools	Penn Treaty School (neighborhood)
7-12 schools	Carver Engineering and Science
Neighborhood high schools	Bartram Edison/Fareira Samuel S. Fels Frankford Benjamin Franklin Furness George Washington Kensington Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Northeast Olney Overbrook Roxborough Sayre South Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion West Philadelphia
Alternative high schools	Bodine for International Affairs The U School (Building 21) Central Constitution Dobbins Vocational Franklin Learning Center High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School for Girls Lankenau Jules E. Mastbaum Technical Microsoft's School of the Future Motivation Academy at Palumbo Parkway Center City Parkway West (Mayer Sulzberger) Philadelphia Military Academy Robeson for Human Services Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush W.B. Saul (Saul of Agricultural Sciences) Swenson Arts and Technology U School
K-8 schools	Alcorn Ethan Allen Bache-Martin Rudolph Blankenburg F. Amadee Bregy G.W. Childs (Barratt Junior High) Hamilton Disston James Dobson D. Newlin Fell Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus Edwin Fitler Academics Plus Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus Charles W. Henry Francis Hopkinson Henry H. Houston Andrew Jackson John Story Jenks Eliza Butler Kirkbride Henry C. Lea George A. McCall Delaplaine McDaniel General George G. Meade William M. Meredith Thomas Mifflin S. Weir Mitchell Andrew J. Morrison George W. Nebinger Olney Roosevelt George Sharswood Southwark Spring Garden Edwin M. Stanton Vare-Washington
Middle schools	A.M.Y. at James Martin AMY Northwest Castor Gardens Conwell Middle Magnet Dimner Beeber (Science Leadership Academy at Beeber) Paul Lawrence Dunbar Warren G. Harding M.Y.A. for the Humanities William T. Tilden Gen. Louis Wagner
Elementary schools	Joseph H. Brown Laura H. Carnell Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus Joseph W. Catharine Kennedy Crossan Academics Plus Emlen Edwin Forrest Julia Ward Howe Francis Scott Key James Logan James R. Lowell Ludlow John Marshall Alexander K. McClure Overbrook John M. Patterson Joseph Pennell Samuel W. Pennypacker Richmond William Rowen Philip H. Sheridan James J. Sullivan Bayard Taylor Frances E. Willard

Former high schools/
6-12 schools

Former K-8/middle/
elementary schools

Other schools
Roman Catholic Archdiocese	Archbishop Ryan Father Judge J. W. Hallahan Little Flower Mercy Career & Technical Nazareth Academy Roman Catholic St. Hubert St. Joseph's Preparatory St. Malachy Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti West Catholic
Other private schools	Al-Aqsa Islamic Cedar Grove Christian Friends Select Germantown Friends Girard College Greene Street Friends Overbrook School for the Blind William Penn Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia Free School Philadelphia Mennonite Politz Hebrew Springside Chestnut Hill St. Peter's
Former private schools	St. Anthony de Padua Parish
Public charter schools	Arts and Sciences Belmont Boys' Latin Simon Gratz Hope Imhotep Institute MaST Community Mastery Mann Elementary (William B. Mann) Mastery Shoemaker Campus (William Shoemaker) Mastery Thomas Campus (George C. Thomas) Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Memphis Street Smedley Universal Alcorn Universal Audenried Universal Creighton Universal Vare Hardy Williams (Anna Howard Shaw)

History[edit]

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