Overview
Gesu School has an open, non-selective admission policy. We serve
450 children, grades pre-kindergarten through eighth.
Tuition for the 2007-2008 school year is $2,010 with discounts for
siblings and opportunities for scholarships. Gesu is committed to
providing quality education at an affordable price. No child is ever
turned away for lack of financial resources. In addition, with the
completion of financial forms, tuition is automatically reduced by
$200/child through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit
(EITC) program.
We are also sensitive to parents' busy schedules and offer an array
of programs that begin before the school day (including breakfast
for your child) and last until 6pm. Please see further information
below for a list of the kinds of extracurricular activities at Gesu.
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Registration
 Registration is typically in April for new students, while preference is given and registration is completed earlier for returning students. At the time of registration, the following material is required:
- Birth certificate
- Social Security Card
- Baptismal certificate (if applicable)
- Immunization Record (updated)
- Current Report Card (if applicable)
- Registration fee of $150 (non-refundable) for new students; $75 (non-refundable) for returning students
The requirements for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are:
- Pre-Kindergarten children must be four years old by September 1.
- Kindergarten children must be five years old by September 1.
- Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten parents are required to attend the Parent’s Literacy Program provided by Gesu School.
Admission to Grade One requires:
- Students must be six years old by September 1 and have completed a Kindergarten program.
Admission to Grades Two to Eight requires:
- A transfer slip from the previous school.
- A copy of the last report card.
- A Pennsylvania Immunization card from the previous school. Additionally,
students in grades five through eight complete an interview and
testing process for the purpose of assessment (not for the purpose
of admissions).
To enroll your child at Gesu, or to request more information, please
call our main office at (215) 763-3660 or visit us at 1700 West
Thompson Street during school hours.
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Extracurricular
Activities
Gesu School offers an array of extracurricular activities. We believe
that participation encourages your child to grow spiritually, academically,
physically and socially. We are continually adding and improving
activities for our children. Currently, they include:
School Year activities:
- Academic competitions
- The Akybra Theater Project
- Basketball, track, cheerleading, and soccer
- Tennis at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center
- Camera Club
- Homework Club
- Year Book Club
- Peer Mediation Program
- Student Council
- Chess Club
- Father Neil Ver’Schneider’s Gesu Extra Mile Program
- YET Literacy Program
- Afterschool help with homework
Summer programs:
- Gesu Summer School
- The Young Scholars Summer Program
- ESF Dream Camp at Girard College
- Project Forward Leap
- North Carolina Outward Bound
- Spanish Program for seventh and eighth graders
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