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	Welcome to Community Academy of Philadelphia - CAP Home
		Community Academy of Philadelphia (CAP), a Pennsylvania Charter School, was one of the first Pennsylvania schools to receive a charter in 1997, the first to graduate a high school class, and one of the first five charter schools founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
		CAP is accredited Pre-K to grade 12 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation.
		Community Academy is divided into three divisions, the lower school (day care/pre-K to 4) [FYI, pre-K is limited to children in our in-house day care], the Alberta Dilonardo Proietta middle school (5-8), and upper school (9-12).
	www.communityacademy.org (538 words)

	academy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Academy, originally, in ancient Greece, a public garden outside Athens, dedicated to Athena and other deities and containing a grove and a...
		Academy Awards, prizes given annually in the United States by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excellence in the creation and...
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	encarta.msn.com /academy.html (176 words)

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		At the time, opera was the hallmark of culture, and in 1852, Philadelphia followed New York and Boston in constructing a hall specifically equipped to handle opera.
		The academy underwent a major multimillion-dollar overhaul from 1997 to 2001, with construction of a level extended stage, replacement of an old bowl-shaped floor with a raked one, and better seating and lighting.
		The Philadelphia Orchestra, the owner of the building and chief resident since 1900, moved to the Kimmel Center, 1 block south, in 2001.
	www.choicehotels.com /ires/en-US/html/HotelInfoFrommers?hotel=PA096&evid=136821&catid=2245&city_code=LVT&sid=fVSmM.hoL9MgUQK.3 (251 words)

	The Philadelphia Orchestra - Academy of Music
		While proceeds from the Concert and Ball are shared between the Academy of Music and The Philadelphia Orchestra, all of the monies donated to the Restoration Fund go directly to the restoration and preservation of the Academy.
		The 146-year-old Academy of Music is the oldest known continuously operating opera house in the United States.
		The Philadelphia Orchestra Association manages both The Philadelphia Orchestra and Peter Nero and the Philly Pops.
	www.philorch.org /styles/poa02e/www/academyofmusic.html (696 words)

	Curriculum of the Academy of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Archives
		Curriculum of the Academy of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Archives
		The Academy of Philadelphia was founded to provide a classical education with a modern twist.
		The Academy and College were broken down into a number of smaller units that the trustees called "schools." The trustees used the word "school" to refer to a specific teacher (master), his assistants (tutors or ushers), his classroom, and the curriculum taught in the room.
	www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/features/1700s/acad_curric.html (1257 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Several other colleges and universities can be traced to colonial-era "academies" or "schools", but are not considered Colonial Colleges because they were not chartered as formal colleges with degree-granting powers until after the formation of the United States of America in 1776.
		The University of Pennsylvania was established in 1749 as the Academy of Philadelphia (instruction began in 1751), assuming the educational mandate of the Academy and Charitable School in the Province of Pennsylvania.
		Penn's website, like other sources, makes an important point of Penn's heritage being nonsectarian, associated with Benjamin Franklin and the Academy of Philadelphia's nonsectarian board of trustees: "The goal of Franklin's nonsectarian, practical plan would be the education of a business and governing class rather than of clergymen." [7].
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Colonial_colleges (818 words)

	University of Pennsylvania
		The Academy of Philadelphia opened in 1751 in the building which once housed George Whitfield's charity tabernacle on Philadelphia's Fourth Street, near Arch.
		By 1792, the Academy was known as the University of Pennsylvania.
		The grass- field stadium was home to the Philadelphia Eagles for nearly four decades before the team moved away from its intimate venue with to the concrete bowl that is Veteran's Stadium.
	www.ushistory.org /Franklin/philadelphia/education.htm (721 words)

	GRAMMY.com - Philadelphia Chapter
		In September 1992, the Philadelphia Music Alliance joined forces with the Recording Academy to realize their shared mission of recognizing Philadelphia's diverse musical artistry and to nurture emerging talent through educational programs.
		The Chapter recognizes outstanding individuals and institutions in the Philadelphia region that have improved the environment for the creative community with its annual Recording Academy Honors, a gala evening event that attracts recording artists, key entertainment executives and community leaders.
		As a visible manifestation of this ongoing priority, the Philadelphia Chapter offices are located on the Avenue of the Arts, also home to the stunning Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music, the Merriam Theater, the Wilma Theater, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Philadelphia Clef Club.
	www.grammy.com /Recording_Academy/Chapters/Philadelphia (1352 words)

	Dinosaur Hall, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
		A massive bronze sculpture of Hadrosaurus foulkii was installed in a new dinosaur garden in the center of Haddonfield on Oct. 18, 2003.
		The Academy's Dinosaur Hall enables visitors to walk through a comprehensive history of prehistoric creatures.
		The Academy is located on one of Philadelphia's most picturesque areas.
	www.levins.com /academy.shtml (177 words)

	The Philadelphia Orchestra - Academy of Music
		The Academy of Music opened in 1857 and is the oldest grand opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose.
		The Academy of Music served as The Philadelphia Orchestra’s main concert hall for more than a century, from the ensemble’s founding in 1900 up to the opening of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in December 2001.
		Still owned by The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, the Academy of Music is now operated and managed by Kimmel Center, Inc. Together, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music serve as the primary performance venues for a variety of the region’s most prominent performing arts companies.
	www.philorch.org /styles/poa02e/www/geninfo_academymusic.html (347 words)

	Philadelphia Leaders and Broad Public Unite to Secure Thomas Eakins's The Gross Clinic for Philadelphia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The painting will be purchased jointly by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art and exhibited publicly by both institutions.
		Thomas Eakins, a Philadelphia native, who was for many years an instructor and a director of the Academy, painted the portrait in 1875 after studying anatomy under Dr. Gross.
		The announcement in Philadelphia comes after Thomas Jefferson University, owner of the painting since 1878, agreed in early November to sell the work to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, for $68 million.
	www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/news_press_release,38047.shtml (1165 words)

	The Pew Charitable Trusts: Supporting Civic Life: Supporting arts and culture
		The Trusts are providing funding to the Pennsylvania Academy to purchase the only privately held interest in the historic Dream Garden, widely considered one of the great pieces of public art in the city.
		The Trusts’ partnership with the Academy complements the shared vision of the four institutions, which had long expressed hope that the mosaic would stay in Philadelphia and remain accessible to the public.
		Robert Lockyer, son of Betty Merriam and executor of her estate, likewise said he was proud to have been a part of this effort on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.
	www.pewtrusts.com /ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=826&content_type_id=16&issue_name=Supporting%20arts%20and%20culture&issue=15&page=16&name=Pew%20Press%20Releases (818 words)

	UArts : Check Us Out : Mission/History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Musical Academy became an independent college of music in 1950, granting a Bachelor of Music degree after a four-year course of study--one of only eight such music colleges in the nation at the time.
		One year later the former Philadelphia Dance Academy became part of PCPA, and in 1983 the School of Theater was created, thus achieving the college's ideal balance of performing arts: dance, music and theater arts.
		In 1985, PCA and PCPA joined to become the Philadelphia Colleges of the Arts, and a true visual and performing arts university was in its formative stages.
	www.uarts.edu /mission (706 words)

	GOP Convention of 1872 in Philadelphia
		Torchlight parades were the order of the day, and the Academy of Music both inside and out was decorated to the rooftop.
		Describing the interior of the Academy, the Ledger said, "the general design is to convert the building into a beautiful flower garden with rare exotics, fragrant flowers and shrubbery." There was a giant floral arch at the rear of the stage.
		A "grand promenade concert" was held at the Academy on the second night of the convention "in order to afford the ladies and others unable to obtain admission during the convention an opportunity to examine the decorations of the Academy."
	www.ushistory.org /gop/convention_1872.htm (1070 words)

	Philadelphia Police Department :: Police Academy Training
		In the first two days at the academy we explain the rules and regulations that a recruit officer must follow.
		The training period at the Philadelphia Police Academy is thirty (30) weeks long.
		Persons should contact a Philadelphia Police representative whenever relying on dated material or information that is subject to change.
	www.ppdonline.org /career/career_tng_training.php (660 words)

	BMI.com \| Recording Academy Honors Philly Heroes
		Philadelphia native McCoy Tyner is often cited as the most influential jazz pianist of his time.
		Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as the Recording Academy, is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural conditions for music and its makers.
		An organization of 18,000 musicians, producers, and other recording professionals, the Recording Academy is internationally known for the Grammy Awards and is responsible for numerous groundbreaking outreach, professional development, cultural enrichment, education and human services programs.
	www.bmi.com /news/entry/233704 (844 words)

	Philadelphia Museum of Art - Information : Press Room : Press Releases : 2007
		It is on loan to the Museum from Thomas Jefferson University until it is sold later this month by the University to the Museum and the Academy, which have joined in an extraordinary ongoing fundraising effort.
		Anne d’Harnoncourt, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, stated: “We are delighted and grateful to Thomas Jefferson University for lending The Gross Clinic to the Museum in advance of concluding the acquisition.
		The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States, showcasing more than 2,000 years of exceptional human creativity in masterpieces of painting, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts and architectural settings from Europe, Asia and the Americas.
	www.philamuseum.org /press/releases/2007/563.html (929 words)

	CNN.com - Cadet charged with sexual assault - Jan. 21, 2004
		A 17-year-old cadet at an all-male military academy outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault on a fellow student and other forms of abuse on two others.
		The student's parents have withdrawn their son from the Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Pennsylvania, rather than face suspension.
		Amy Tennison, a spokeswoman for the academy, said she did not know if the alleged victims or alleged attacker were in the same company or lived in the same barracks.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/21/military.academy.assault/index.html (545 words)

	Philadelphia Online .. Academy Of Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Philadelphia's Academy of Music is both a celebrated historical landmark and a current focus of cultural life in the city.
		Opened in 1857, the Academy is the oldest grand opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose.
		The Academy is owned and operated by The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and has been the Orchestra's home since its founding in 1900.
	www.philadex.com /philadelphia/theater/academy_of_music.asp (136 words)

	Literature Cited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.
		Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D. C.: The American Ornithologists' Union.
		Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union.
	www.conservation.state.mo.us /nathis/birds/birdatlas/intropgs/litcited.htm (2616 words)

	Molecular Cloning of the Breakpoints of a Complex Philadelphia Chromosome Translocation: Identification of a Repeated ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Molecular Cloning of the Breakpoints of a Complex Philadelphia Chromosome Translocation: Identification of a Repeated Region on Chromosome 17 -- McKeithan et al.
		Molecular Cloning of the Breakpoints of a Complex Philadelphia Chromosome Translocation: Identification of a Repeated Region on Chromosome 17
		By comparison with other primate species, an inversion in chromosome 17 during evolution appears to be responsible for the splitting of the cluster of repeat units in normal human cells.
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/short/89/11/4923 (301 words)

	Policy Academy 3 Materials - Focus on People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
		Percentage of individuals entering shelter on the day data was collected was.25% for New York and.4% for Philadelphia.
		Philadelphia did not indicate individuals homeless for five years.
		Approximately 11% of the persons homeless in Philadelphia are episodically homeless with an average of 3.84 stays a single year with a cumulative total of 72.8 days.
	www.hrsa.gov /homeless/pa_materials/pa3/pa3_culhane_ppt.htm (621 words)

	GRAMMY.com - News
		The Philadelphia Chapter will recognize GRAMMY winners Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff; Electric Factory Concerts co-founder and U.S. promoter for Live 8 Larry Magid; the Philadelphia Orchestra, who are featured on six GRAMMY-winning albums; and GRAMMY-nominated producer/songwriter Scott Storch at the Chapter's Recording Academy Honors 2006.
		Formerly known as the Philadelphia Chapter Heroes Awards, The Recording Academy Honors pays tribute to outstanding individuals and institutions in the Philadelphia region whose achievements have enriched the creative community and the community at large.
		At age 32, Philadelphia native Scott Storch has become one of the music industry's most sought-after producers and songwriters, with credits on numerous gold, platinum, and multi-platinum-selling records.
	www.grammy.com /GRAMMY_Awards/News/Default.aspx?newsID=1942&newsCategoryID=1 (762 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Silent Summer at Philadelphia's Academy of Music
		Philadelphia's Academy of Music closed on May 13 for five months, its longest closure since it opened in 1857; the final, $7 million phase of its restoration is now under way.
		The Academy has featured performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pennsylvania Ballet, the Opera Company of Philadelphia, and many others.
		Although the major structural changes will be completed in October, Academy leaders still plan to redecorate the inside of the theater, including the dressing rooms.
	www.nationaltrust.org /Magazine/archives/arc_news/062502.htm (281 words)

	Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia
		Philadelphia attractions are not just all about mindless fun.
		One part of this all-time attraction that is sure to captivate Academy of Natural Sciences visitors of all ages is the Dinosaur Hall.
		It is a guided tour of the Academy of Natural Sciences at night where you and your kids can see many live wildlife creatures that are in the care of the Academy of Natural Sciences.
	www.philadelphiapass.com /academy-natural-sciences.asp (308 words)

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