Princeton International Academy Charter School

The Dept of Education has extended Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) a "planning year" extension in order for the school to open in Sept 2011. While the founders, administrators, teachers and, most especially, parents of PIACS are disappointed that the school was prevented from opening this year, we are looking forward to spending this time constructively to prepare PIACS for success.

In the past six months we have learned that there is a great demand in our community for dual-language immersion programs and an International Baccalaureate curriculum framework in the public school system. We have learned that there are many forward-thinking parents who believe that we can deliver innovative programs which improve the quality of public education while also operating more cost-effectively than traditional public schools. We have learned that many parents are committed to providing their children the skills which they will need to succeed in the 21st Century.

Having validated the strong interest in PIACS among parents in our community, the founders and trustees have already started to prepare for 2011 with an even greater sense of purpose. We are more determined than ever to help our children, our community and our country keep pace with evolving international standards of excellence.

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Welcome!

The vision of Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) is to educate young people of all backgrounds consistent with the highest ideals of human development, participatory democracy, and social justice with fluency in two international languages--Chinese and English--to promote a peaceful, ethical, and equitable world. PIACS students will be advocates, leaders, and change agents skilled as thinkers, communicators, and risk-takers who are knowledgeable, caring, and reflective in asking important questions and collaborating wisely, creatively and effectively for answers.

On January 11, 2010, the New Jersey Department of Education approved PIACS application to begin the admissions process to open our doors in September of 2010 for K-2nd graders who reside in our region, which is comprised of Princeton Regional, South Brunswick, and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional school districts. We invite you to peruse our website and go to our Admissions page for the admissions information and application, to the Schedule page to attend an upcoming information session, and keep up to date at our In The News page.

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Click on our Admissions page to apply!

Questions? Please contact our lead founder.