SLA is located in a five-story converted apartment building on 22nd Street in Center City, Philadelphia. The school itself can be found on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors of the building with apartments in the basement and a vacant 4th floor. This building composition leads to an interesting dynamic between the students/faculty and residents of the building.
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Because of its location, Science Leadership Academy does not have a gymnasium, sports fields, or other athletic resources other schools have; this leads to gym classes and sports practices being held occasionally in the building with teams and students sprinting up and down the hallways at early hours in the morning before school or during the school day.
Photo courtesy of Swetha Narasimhan.