Why PRS?
Mission & Philosophy
Our Mission
List of 3 items.
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Nurture
Students in a safe, caring environment, where the curriculum considers individual needs and encourages the pursuit of educational excellence at each student’s potential. -
Encourage
Respect for oneself and others, while contributing to the community as a productive and responsible citizen. -
Empower
Students with the essential skills necessary to become independent critical thinkers and lifelong learners.
Philosophy
The Pen Ryn School is a school that functions with mutual respect, support, and enthusiasm in a nurturing atmosphere. Parents, teachers, administrators, and alumni strive to build a strong academic environment. Students can then grow with loving care, and gain self-respect and confidence. Pen Ryn is an equal-opportunity care provider.
The student is the heart of our school. Pen Ryn seeks to nurture the "whole child," to care for the spirit as well as the mind; to encourage social growth as well as physical development; to install individual academic excellence.
The educational experience at Pen Ryn encourages students to incorporate learning into life and to have a sense of responsibility to the community as well as to themselves.
Our teachers strive to maintain the delicate balance between academic instructors and caring mentors. We emphasize the development of self-direction, self-discipline, and a positive self-image.
The school provides a varied and current curriculum that challenges the student's intellectual abilities. We seek to develop the potential of each student.
Our Inclusion Philosophy:
Admissions and the provision of services shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, or sex. Program services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include but are not limited to, equipment redesign, the provision of aides, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.
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The Tretter Family: Pen Ryn Alumni (class of '02) and Current Students
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Profile of a Graduate
A graduate of Pen Ryn School will be nurtured, encouraged, and empowered to:
- Demonstrate the essential skills necessary to become an independent critical thinker and life-long learner.
- Display strong reading, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Apply mathematical, scientific and information technology skills in order to be well prepared for higher education.
- Be respectful and compassionate in a diverse society.
- Show perseverance and understanding of the importance and values of hard work in the 21st century.
- Have the courage to take on challenges when the outcome is uncertain.
- Exhibit the ability to be resourceful, collaborative, and confident when problem-solving.
- Process and apply innovative ideas built on their knowledge in real-world situations.
- Possess pride in their own ideas, abilities, and skills and be open to discourse with their peers, family, and community.
- Express their opinions and points of view with confidence to an audience
An independent private school serving PreK3 through Grade 8 in Fairless Hills, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Preparing confident learners, leaders, and innovators since 1946.
