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- EIN 23-2107935
- (717) 238-8590
- 215 N Front St Harrisburg PA 17101-1407 USA
- www.sseschool.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy
Mission: To encourage students to achieve their full potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development. Students learn to respect and care for all members of the school community and recognize the contribution each makes. To present and support a faculty and staff who demonstrate a passion for learning and inspire students to be productive citizens and lifelong learners. To value the partnership which exists between the school,parents, the cathedral and the wider community and acknowledge the part it plays in realizing our vision.
Target demographics: Children Only (5 - 14 years) Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General Single Parents
Geographic areas served: Perry County Cumberland County Dauphin County Northern York County - Dillsburg Area Pennsylvania
Programs: St. Stephen's episcopal school is an ecumenical christian center-city day school which welcomes students of all faiths and ethnic heritages. The school's mission is to nurture the student in an atmosphere of respect for the individual student, to provide superior academic training which is affordable and available to all and as a part of the outreach and mission of the cathedral church of st. Stephen, to offer the teachings for the christian faith in an episcopal setting for the consideration of all. Founded in 1978, st. Stephen's school is the only preschool through 8th grade religous school in downtown harrisburg. The diversity of the student population has always been a strong characteristic of st. Stephen's school. It is religously diverse; only eleven percent of the student population is episcopalian; many other religous groups are represented in the remaining 89%. It is geographically diverse;the school is located in downtown harrisburg, but students are drawn from dauphin, cumberland, perry, and york counties. It is socio-economically diverse;over 35 percent of the students qualify for the federal free lunch program and nearly 50 percent of the students receive financial aid to assist with tuition costs. St. Stephens' school encourages students to achieve their full potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development. Serving a population of 145 students, classes are kept small so that each student receives personal attention from teachers and staff.