Founded in 1951, Gilbert Spruance is an elementary school that offers classes from grades kindergarten through eight. Located in Philadelphia, the school has an enrollment of more than 1,300 students. Its music department organizes activities, such as singing, dancing, movement, speech, listening, and playing instruments. Its music education curriculum helps children in developing social and academic skills. The school also issues a monthly newsletter for parent that contains information on events, activities and students lives. Gilbert Spruance offers extracurricular opportunities to enhance personal growth. Its students are encouraged to become active participants of clubs, councils and societies. The school also operates a mural arts project that includes the study of mural arts, and history and planning the design of the mural which represents the immigration history of the school and community. |