The Crefeld School

The Crefeld School is an alternative school[1] for students in grades seven through twelve, located in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.

The Crefeld School
Address
8836 Crefeld Street

Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Coordinates40.0765°N 75.2149°W / 40.0765; -75.2149
Information
Former nameThe Miquon Upper School
Established1970 (1970)
NCES School ID01909171[2]
Head of schoolGeorge Zeleznik[3]
Faculty23[2]
Grades7-12
Enrollment101[2]
AccreditationPennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools[3]
Websitewww.crefeld.org

History and mission

The Crefeld School was founded as The Miquon Upper School in 1970 by Arnold Greenberg.[4] Greenberg, a former teacher at The Miquon School (a private progressive elementary school founded in 1932), created the new upper school partly in response to requests from parents and former students from The Miquon School who wanted the opportunity to continue their schooling in the tradition of progressive education. Greenberg was granted permission by The Miquon School's board to include the "Miquon" name in the title of his new school, but the two schools were always entirely independent of each other. To avoid confusion, the upper school eventually changed its name to The Crefeld School.[4][5]

Enrollment and demographics

For the 2019-2020 school year, Crefeld enrolled 101 students in grades 7-12.[6] The student body is approximately 33% students of color.[6]

Accreditation

Crefeld is not accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. However, Crefeld is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)[7] and Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.[8]

Sexual Abuse

On episode 970 of the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, comedian Annie Lederman discussed her experiences at The Crefeld School.[9] When discussing the podcast on instagram, she said "any parent considering sending a kid to The Crefeld School in Chestnut Hill, PA should know exactly what happened to me. Besides receiving an utterly substandard education...I was sexually assaulted by a Crefeld teacher. I reported him to faculty, the principal, my parents, and the police. Everyone I was supposed to. I took him to court where he pled guilty. The details of how I was treated at The Crefeld School are in the podcast. Here I’ll just say my worst nightmare is to have a child go through what I did at Crefeld. "[10]

Annie Lederman discussed her experiences further with Michael Rosenbaum on his podcast. When discussing graduating early while being ostracized by Crefeld staff and students, Annie noted "I was in court. I was a problem...she's about to find out about the rest of us that are molesting everyone. They couldn't believe it, that I told on everyone."[11]

Annie Lederman noted in an interview with Dr Drew that she has received numerous reports about other students getting molested. She noted, "The amount of incidents we found are insane...we keep learning more about how deep it goes...how the teachers that were molested were molested by their teachers who were there."[12]

Notable alumni

References
  1. https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/10/06/alternative-schools-philadelphia/
  2. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for THE CREFELD SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. "School Profile". The Crefeld School.
  4. "History of Miquon | The Miquon School". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. "How are the Miquon School and Miquon Upper School related?". The Miquon School. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
  6. "The Crefeld School Profile (2021) | Philadelphia, PA". Private School Review. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. "Member Schools Accredited by PAIS". www.paispa.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  8. "MSA-CESS -> Member Resources -> Membership Directory". www.msa-cess.org. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. "Mixcloud".
  10. "Annie Lederman on Instagram: "I poured my heart out to @marcmaron for hours before realizing I was just talking to a framed picture of him. My episode of WTF is up on iTunes now. Please listen to it. Thank you so much for having me, Marc! Initially I asked Marc to edit out the name of my high school out of an irrational fear that somehow someone from the school would "get me." but I regret it, because any parent considering sending a kid to the Crefeld School in Chestnut Hill, PA should know exactly what happened to me. Besides receiving an utterly substandard education, (One class was called "movie class," in which we literally just laid on pillows and watched movies.) I was sexually assaulted by a Crefeld teacher. I reported him to faculty, the principal, my parents, and the police. Everyone I was supposed to. I took him to court where he pled guilty. The details of how I was treated at the Crefeld School are in the podcast. Here I'll just say my worst nightmare is to have a child go through what I did at Crefeld. This is still all very scary for me, I'm just done protecting the people who didn't protect me. Thanks again to Marc and his producer."".
  11. Lederman, Annie (September 27, 2022). "Comedian ANNIE LEDERMAN: No Boundaries". Inside Of You With Michael Rosenbaum (Interview). Interviewed by Michael Rosenbaum. Event occurs at 47:15.
  12. Lederman, Annie (February 3, 2023). ""We Need Help! with Dr. Drew Pinsky!"". AnnieWood Podcast (Interview). Interviewed by Annie Lederman. Event occurs at 54:47.
  13. Filmmaker from Hill thrills Crefeld School kids Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, ChestnutHillLocal.com, December 15, 2005
  14. Eugene Byrd Biography, TV.com, accessed June 4, 2012
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