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Newark's St. Philip's Academy pays off mortgage in 5 years with help from donors    

NEWARK — St. Philip’s Academy is home free.
With the help of donors, the private K-8 school in Newark has paid off its $22 million mortgage in five years, officials said.
"It just happened," said Miguel Brito, head of school. "It’s a testimony to the country we live in."
Donations Help Newark St. Philip’s Academy Pay Off Mortgage    

NEWARK, NJ (WCBS 880) - They’re burning the mortgage at St. Philip’s Academy in Newark.
“It’s really exciting and it just says to us, ‘Okay. There is another chapter finished,’” said Miguel Brito, the head of school there.
 
Green Scene    

On a rooftop in the bustling downtown of Newark, New Jersey, a garden tended by students of St. Philip’s Academy yields a bounty of lettuces, tomatoes, broccoli, watermelons, cantaloupes, corn, beans, lavender, and many other fruits, vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
The garden is one part of the school’s innovative EcoSPACES program, which provides students the tools to lead a healthy and environmentally productive life.
 
St. Philip’s Commencement in the Star Ledger    


 
C. Vivian Stringer, the Rutgers University women's basketball coach, delivers the key note address at the Saint Philip's Academy eighth grade commencement in Newark on Thursday June 9, 2011.
 
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St. Philip's Featured on Lifetime    

Rose Stuckey-Kirk from the Verizon Foundation, and Katrina Allen from St. Philip’s Academy discuss an exciting teaching tool online for parents and teachers called Thinkfinity.org. It’s free and it has a wide range of educational resources for children K thru 12. Thinkfinity.org wants to get your kids excited about learning, so there are fun educational games, pod casts, and videos. Plus, an online community where teachers, parents and administrators share ideas and discuss issues related to education.
 
Watch the video here.
 
Urban Farming at St. Philip’s on Fios 1 News    

Horizons at St. Philip’s on Fios 1 News    

St. Philip's & EcoVeggies on Cablevision    

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