Welcome to The U School!
We are a competency-based school designed to change the outcomes of Philadelphia youth in college and career outcomes (currently only 18% of Philadelphia high school students make it to their 2nd year of college), by challenging young people to create high quality projects while also giving ownership over their learning.
We offer students the opportunity to become truly independent learners, while they engage design the person they will become in the future.
School Selection – Find Your Fit
The U School is a very unique school environment where we give students an incredible amount of agency to figure out who that hope to become! Please review the media at right and documents below!
Please join us at one of the many opportunities to learn more about our school!
Student Shadow Days!
- We believe that visiting and spending time in a school is the best way to see if it is a fit! Students may elect to shadow another student (follow them for a portion of the day) from 9am-12pm on any of the following days: October 2, 9, 16 or 22
- RSVP using this link
Open House Dates:
- October 1 and 8 (In-person) – RSVP with this link
- October 15 (virtual) – RSVP with this link
School Selection Flyers
- Digital Student and Family Flyer Google Doc | PDF
- Print and Post Flyer for Schools Google Doc | PDF
- School Visits Deck 2024 –
Media about How Our Model Works (see below)
The U School Calendar
The U School Media
The student made videos below give viewers a taste of what makes our community so special!