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Ms. Tilmon held the annual “Star Party” on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Thirteen of our students participated. Most stayed after school and were able to socialize with classmates outside of class time for the rest of the afternoon. Ms. Tilmon showed “Apollo Thirteen,” to...

On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, TCS held a cyber safety assembly with renowned  expert, Liz Repking, from CyberSafety Consulting. She spoke with the students about a variety of subjects, including:  cyberbullying and digital drama, online predators and grooming, digital...

March 26th was "opening day" for the Phillies, and students were invited to wear baseball attire to celebrate. While most students who participated wore Phillies gear, some celebrated other teams. We had a fun time posing for pictures! We love "spirit days" at TCS!

TCS hosted a food drive from March 11th-25th to support local families in partnership with the Chester County Food Bank. This was a great opportunity for our students to participate in community service! On Wednesday March 25th, representatives from the Chester County...

The Concept School was fortunate enough to receive actors from Hedgerow Theater for a two-day residency. These fun days were made possible by a grant from the Kennedy Center for the Arts. Liz and Sarah led our kids through an understanding of Shakespeare’s Macbeth....

Students were able to experience the beauty and history of Winterthur on Mar. 12, 2026. Students were either part of the indoor tour of the museum or the outdoor tour of the grounds. Students marveled at the beauty of the gardens even at this early season. Students...

TCS held it’s 2nd annual concert led by the incomparable Mr. Paul Giess. It was comprised of students that created their own music and some sang and/or played instruments. The audience was enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoyed the performances and showed it by their...

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, students and faculty visited Ft. Mifflin, the oldest fortification continually used in the United States. The fort spanned The Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, and World War II. We had an interesting and informative tour of...

On Thursday, February 5, TCS was thrilled to welcome Carolyn Lloyd from The Philadelphia Curling Club (https://philadelphiacurlingclub.org/) for a day of informative and fun curling instruction. Ms. Lloyd began with a school-wide assembly, teaching us all about the...

This year The TCS Theater Company presented, “Live! It’s Opening Night at The Globe!” at our annual Shakespeare Festival. This production was written by Mrs. Meghan Wright, Theater and English teacher at TCS. This was a parody of Saturday Night Live, using scenes that...

Halloween is always a fun day at The Concept School. The day started with an all school Friday morning assembly, and everyone showed off their costumes! After lunch the PTO had fun games for the students. Wrapping students up as mummies was a big hit! After that we...

On Thursday, October 9, 2025, TCS hosted an enjoyable and enlightening assembly presented by the Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center. This organization, which functions as a wildlife hospital run by licensed rehabilitation professionals, treats all species of injured...