Building 21 Allentown High School hosting Open House
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 4:30 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:00 PM
Allentown School District’s newest high
school – Building 21 Allentown – is
accepting applications for incoming 9th graders for the 2017-2018 school year
between February 6 – 28. The school will, once again, add approximately 150
incoming freshmen to its school roster next year. In addition, the high school
is hosting an Open House on February 22 from 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. for
interested students, parents, guardians, and families to learn more about
Building 21 Allentown and tour the facility. The school
is located at 265 Lehigh Street, Allentown.
All 8th grade students, residing within the
Allentown School District boundaries, who are moving on to 9th grade are
eligible to apply. There are no admission criteria, no fees, and
no “screens” for selecting students. A lottery is used to determine the first 150
students with additional applicants placed on a waiting list.
Interested students can click this link to fill out an
application online at: https://building21.schoolmint.net/signup.
Building 21 Allentown High
School opened in September 2015. The school opened its doors to approximately
150 9th graders and has added that same number of incoming freshmen each year.
The school offers a unique approach to the academic experience through a competency-based educational model that provides flexibility in
how, what and where students learn. Students focus on
project-based learning in core classes, use technology to master literacy and
math skills and explore their own personal interests and passions both inside
and outside the school. Students choose from a variety
of instructional opportunities that include blended learning, project-based
learning and experiential learning. Through external partnerships with
higher education, businesses and community organizations, students are exposed
to a wide array of academic and career-related fields.
Building 21 Allentown school day is
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. allowing for internship work in the community. The
school is a partnership with Building 21, an educational non-profit organization based in
Philadelphia that partners with school districts to develop high schools
that allow students to learn at their own pace, engage with content and
curriculum they find interesting, and develop skills in real-world
environments.