Stephen Decatur School

About Stephen Decatur School

Fun and learning ahead at Stephen Decatur School! Stephen Decatur School is an early care and education provider in Philadelphia that welcomes students and families to a center-based facility. As a center, Stephen Decatur School provides an environment that’s geared towards stability, structure and providing learning resources and opportunities for children to explore the sights and sounds of the world around them. Children will meet and form bonds with peers of like ages and benefit from quality instructions from experienced adults. After-school care at Stephen Decatur School can additionally give Philadelphia parents the flexibility they need to finish off their responsibilities while getting their children the extra learning time that can make a big difference for the years ahead. After-school care means more structured learning, more supervised programs and more learning for children with another peer set and more engagement with the world around them. Stephen Decatur School provides this in an environment supportive and conducive to learning. Students at Stephen Decatur School will also experience a bilingual curriculum designed to both develop meaningful gains in multiple languages and develop the academic skills that come with challenging students’ cognitive and vocabulary skills early. Students will be able to practice their new language both in learning other subjects like math and science and in play and cooperation with peers. Early bilingual education has been shown to expand students’ cognitive horizons, seed language fundamentals and set students up for academic success in the future!