About Us

We opened our doors in 1999 with a desire to offer the highest level of academic and character development. We merge RESPECT THROUGHOUT ALL OF  Pennsylvania Standard Curriculum. We offer exciting programs and curriculum presented by qualified and energetic teachers. We nurture and challenge each student so they can achieve their maximum potential.​

We believe that emotional growth, intellectual maturity and social consciousness are the ultimate goals of a well rounded education. When a child is nurtured and offered various educational challenges throughout his or her scholastic career a well rounded individual is usually the happy result.

The vision of the founding board members of Christopher Columbus Charter School was the development of a school community in the ever-changing “Italian Market” area of South Philadelphia, which could be a source of hope for children from all cultural backgrounds and family situations. This vision included welcoming all children so that they could experience the joy of learning. One of the major goals of the founding board members’ vision was to promote responsible citizenship and the skills for utilizing that citizenship throughout their lives.