Eighth Grade Program
Program Director
Holly Castelli
Lincoln Park's Dean of Academics
holly.castelli@lppacs.org
Mission Statement
The eighth grade program at Lincoln Park offers students with an exceptional interest in the arts an early opportunity to begin studying their artistic discipline. The eighth grade program is currently accepting students in the music, dance, literary arts and media arts departments, and will prepare students for four-year immersion in those disciplines, while providing them a high-quality academic education.
Course of Study
Eighth grade students at Lincoln Park will receive a full academic schedule with Pennsylvania certified teachers in a traditional academic setting, and will have the chance to get instruction from professionals in the arts field of their choice. Lincoln Park's eighth grade program offers an unbeatable combination of artistic excellence and high academic standards – in 2009, the school's eighth grade PSSA scores in reading (95.3%) and mathematics (83.7%) were among the highest in Pennsylvania.
Lincoln Park's eighth graders have their academic classes and lunch periods as a group, separate from the rest of the school population. They take arts classes with other Lincoln Park students.
Faculty
Lincoln Park eighth graders will receive arts instruction from professional, working artists in the discipline of their choice, as well as academic instruction from highly-qualified, Pennsylvania certified teachers.
Courses Offered Include:
Here is an example of a typical four-period day for a Lincoln Park eighth grader:
- Two periods (approximately three hours) of academic instruction in mathematics (Algebra I), science, social studies and English
- One period (approximately 85 minutes) of instruction in their arts discipline
- One period (approximately 85 minutes) of instruction in physical education and visual arts, as well as additional math and language arts instruction.
Please note: Lincoln Park’s eighth-graders do not follow the block schedule that is in place for grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment
Prospective students must attend one of Lincoln Park's enrollment seminars, held during spring semester. For more information on these seminars, contact the enrollment team at 724.643.9004.
To download an enrollment package for the Eighth Grade Program at Lincoln Park, students must choose an arts discipline.
