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    Big Picture Learning Academy

    GRADES 9-12
    Located at Camden High Campus
    1700 Park Boulevard, Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-5122 | Fax: 856-966-6266
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Brimm Medical Arts High School

    GRADES 9-12
    Located at Camden High Campus
    1700 Park Boulevard, Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-2500 | Fax: 856-366-2489
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Camden High School

    GRADES 9-12
    Located at Camden High Campus
    1700 Park Boulevard, Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-5100 | Fax: Fax 856-366-4756
    Office hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Creative Arts Academy

    GRADES 9-12
    Located at Camden High Campus
    1700 Park Boulevard, Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-5511 | Fax: 856-966-6266
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Eastside High School

    GRADES 9-12
    3100 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08105
    Phone: 856-966-5300 | Fax: 856-966-4755
    Office hours: 8AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Pride Academy

    GRADES 9-12
    1626 Copewood Street | Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-8955 | Fax: 856-342-6822
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Morgan Village Middle School

    GRADES 6-8
    990 Morgan Blvd, Camden, NJ 08104
    Phone:856-966-6267
    Office hours: 7 AM to 3 PM
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    Cream Early Childhood Development Center

    GRADES PRE-K—1
    1875 Mulford Street| Camden, NJ 08104
    Phone: 856-966-4760
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development Center

    GRADES PRE-K ONLY
    1602 Pine Street | Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-4171
    Office Hours: 7 AM - 3 PM
    School Hours: 7AM - 3PM
     

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    Cooper's Poynt Family School

    GRADES PRE-K—8
    201 State Street | Camden, NJ 08102
    Phone: 856-966-5370
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:50AM to 2:10PM

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    Dr. Henry H. Davis Family School

    GRADES PRE-K—8
    3425 Cramer Street | Camden, NJ 08105
    Phone: 856-966-8920 | Fax: 856-963-8379
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:50AM to 2:10PM

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    Forest Hill School

    GRADES K-5
    1625 Wildwood Avenue | Camden, NJ 08103
    Phone: 856-966-8930 | Fax: 856-963-8609
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:30AM to 2:25PM

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    H.B. Wilson Family School

    GRADES K-8
    2250 South 8th Street | Camden, NJ 08104
    Phone: 856-966-3961 | Fax: 856-963-3971
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    Octavius V. Catto Family School

    GRADES K-8
    3100 Westfield Avenue | Camden, NJ 08105
    Phone: 856-966-4097 | Fax: 856-963-4070
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:45AM to 2:10PM

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    Thomas H. Dudley Family School

    GRADES PRE-K—8
    2250 Berwick Street | Camden, NJ 08105
    Phone: 856-365-0636 | Fax: 856-365-0520
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:50AM to 2:10PM

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    Veterans Memorial Family School

    GRADES PRE-K—8
    800 North 26th Street | Camden, NJ 08105
    Phone: 856-966-5090 | Fax: 856-541-5141
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 7:50AM to 2:10PM

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    Yorkship Family School

    GRADES PRE-K—5
    1251 Collings Avenue | Camden, NJ 08104
    Phone: 856-966-5110 | Fax: 856-536-3622
    Office hours: 7AM to 3:30PM
    School hours: 8:45AM to 3:05PM

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    • About the Principal
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    • Support CBPLA
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    • Personalized Learning
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    • Essential Elements of CBPLA
    • Big Picture Learning
  • Students
    • Electives
    • Student Rights & Responsibilities Guide
    • Guía de Derechos y Responsabilidades de los Estudiantes
    • Planning Your Future
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Advisory and Advisors

The advisory structure is the core organizational and relational structure of Camden Big Picture Learning Academy. It is the heart and soul of the school and is often described as the “home” and “second family” by students. Camden Big Picture Learning Academy has a small number of students (goal of 15) with one advisor for a minimum of two years (preferably four).

The advisor's role is to manage the student’s Learning Through Internships (LTIs) and individual, personalized learning plans. To do this, the advisor must get to know and build relationships with each student and his or her families (this includes home visits, and one-on-one meetings with each student). Though certified in one area, the adviser does not “teach” his or her subject area; rather he or she needs to draw on many disciplines to meet the needs of each student, their projects, and the advisory activities. Ultimately, the success of the student is the responsibility of the advisor.

The advisor is a coach, mentor, teacher, manager, and often, friend. Advisers guide students in learning how to manage their time, plan their work, find internships, and complete projects. Advisors coach students to seek and build authentic learning experiences inside and outside of the school building.

The advisor also organizes the “advisory time” (the half hour to hour-long meetings of the group) in the morning and the afternoon to meet the needs of the students. He or she facilitates the group activities that are designed to expose students to new ideas and concepts; provide academic learning opportunities; create a group identity and group process; and build a sense of belonging and trust in each other, school, and the educational process.

Essential Elements of Advisory Structure Include:

  • Small size
  • Multi-year relationship with students
  • Knowing families/Home visits
  • Bonding trips/Group relationship-building
  • One on one time – building relationships with individual students
  • Cross-fertilization of ideas among students
  • Advisory time occurs twice daily (on non-LTI days), outside of student independent work
  • Advisories set up for maximum diversity of gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic background, etc.
  • Passion is central to learning
  • Respect and responsibility
  • Use of Big Picture Company materials
  • Structured group activities
  • Transmission of values
  • Student planning and use of individual work time and setting priorities

Camden Big Picture

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Address & Contact Info

1700 Park Boulevard
Camden, NJ 08104

Main Office:
856-966-5122

Fax: (856) 541-8671

Bell Schedule

Monday
9:00 AM - 3:20 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 3:20 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 3:20 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:20 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 3:20 PM

Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB)

  • Anti-Bullying Specialist

    Ms. Monica Witherspoon