Independence Charter School

Independence Charter School (ICS) is a community-oriented public K-8 charter school located in Center City Philadelphia.

Independence Charter provides students with an intellectually stimulating and internationally focused curriculum emphasizing the arts, languages, and world cultures. Recognized nationally for its innovative global studies program, it is the only Philadelphia school to deliver an integrated curriculum that uses world cultures and second language acquisition to introduce and connect content disciplines. ICS strives to develop a bilingual, interculturally competent, high-achieving student body