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“Whenever I tell people that I found an apartment in five days, they're always astonished. But that's the kind of stuff that the Philadelphia Center does. The Philadelphia Center taught me to embrace city living.”
Marne Litfin, Oberlin College
Fall 2005
University of Pennsylvania Weight and Eating Disorders, Research Intern
News
Student Teachers Welcome at TPC
28 April 2010
Thinking about student teaching? Interested in learning more about urban education? The Philadelphia Center is the place to be. TPC offers exceptional opportunities for students seeking to complete their certification requirements by student teaching or volunteering in an urban classroom. Philadelphia’s dynamic public and innovative charter schools provide rich and diverse options to aspiring teachers.
Our 16-week program guarantees a minimum of 15 consecutive weeks of student teaching. You’ll be placed in classrooms satisfying elementary (K-6) and secondary (5-12) education certification. Possible teaching
subjects may include math, languages, social studies, science, physical education, music, and visual arts.
Students interested in education but who are not pursuing certification will also find rewarding experiences in the classroom, theaters, museums, and more!
TPC Offers
• Unique K-12 student teaching opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative supervision
• Portfolio development
• Advising
• Optional Senior Seminar
• Making connections between urban education and other social, political, cultural, and economic institutions that impact and intersect with public education.
• Exposure to graduate schools and students from other colleges and universities
• Living, working, and experiencing life in Philly
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Download a pdf of our student teaching program TPC_student_teaching.pdf