At Big Picture Philadelphia (BPP), we believe all young people deserve to attend schools that honor and build on their strengths. As proud members of the national Big Picture Learning network, we provide students with transformative educational experiences that help them identify and develop their interests, and connect them to their passions — within and outside of the school building. Through this, we ensure students cultivate the skills, networks, credentials, and mindset to contribute to their communities and thrive in high school and beyond.

BPP challenges systemic inequities in education by providing transformative learning experiences at two public high schools — El Centro de Estudiantes and Vaux Big Picture High School. Our integrated, community-focused approach to education and personal development is rooted in our belief that all students deserve educational opportunities that inspire and prepare them to set and achieve ambitious goals for themselves and their communities. The surest path to this goal starts with a recognition of the strengths within every student, family, and community.