About
Neighborhood as Classroom
ICS is located at 16th and Lombard in a neighborhood of broad diversity, rich cultural resources, and great significance in our nation’s history. Our students can walk to the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, University of the Arts, City Hall, and the Rosenbach Museum, incorporating these outings into classroom-based study. Their classroom becomes even larger with field trips to areas farther afield.
Recent trips (sample)
Academy of Music
Adventure Aquarium
Bartram’s Garden
Camp Onas (annual 5th grade three-day camping trip)
Clark Park’s Black Heritage Festival (ICS students won sidewalk chalk drawing contest)
Constitution Center
The Franklin Institute
Heifer Village in Massachusetts
International Children’s Festival
Kimmel Center
New York City
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Zoo
Reading Terminal Market
Rosenbach Museum and Library
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Washington, D.C.
Wetlands Institute
Walnut Street Theatre
Wilma Theatre
Underground Railroad Museum
