News and Updates
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Stay up to date with stories of how Cornerstone is making an impact in our city and region. Here you can find updates to our campus life, donor engagement events, and knowledge-sharing from our educational thought-leaders.
![Cornerstone Head of School selected to join Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders Instructional Leadership Academy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757604326/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a0r0wbdg5hbpetoavrkn/PASL_Leadership_Academy.png","width":1716}])
Matthew Erdely
Cornerstone's Head of School, Brandon McNeice joined Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders' Instructional Leadership Academy cohort for 2025-26.
- PASL
- educational leadership
- professional development
![The School Principal's Prayer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755115444/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kxmiwgge9tqhrtnvszmw/McNeice_Plough_8-13-25.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755115444/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kxmiwgge9tqhrtnvszmw/McNeice_Plough_8-13-25.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755115444/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kxmiwgge9tqhrtnvszmw/McNeice_Plough_8-13-25.jpg","width":600}])
Brandon McNeice
Cornerstone Head of School and CEO, Brandon McNeice's featured article from Plough Magazine.
- essays
- plough
- publications
- thought leadership
![Cornerstone and Bridge Educational Foundation support student scholarships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1753994488/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kllu9bfkovpmgbprlmat/BRIDGE-check.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1753994488/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kllu9bfkovpmgbprlmat/BRIDGE-check.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1753994488/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kllu9bfkovpmgbprlmat/BRIDGE-check.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1753994488/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kllu9bfkovpmgbprlmat/BRIDGE-check.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1753994488/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/kllu9bfkovpmgbprlmat/BRIDGE-check.jpg","width":1438}])
Cornerstone Newsdesk
Cornerstone is proud to be one of 33 schools receiving scholarship donations through Bridge Educational Foundation
- community partners
- donors
- tax credit program
![Cornerstone named finalist for the 2025 Music Matters Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754078328/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/k0vuvsuznq2fliy7skjy/MusicMattersChallenge_newsPost.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754078328/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/k0vuvsuznq2fliy7skjy/MusicMattersChallenge_newsPost.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754078328/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/k0vuvsuznq2fliy7skjy/MusicMattersChallenge_newsPost.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754078328/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/k0vuvsuznq2fliy7skjy/MusicMattersChallenge_newsPost.jpg","width":1100}])
Matthew Erdely
Cornerstone's submission to the Music Matters Challenge 2025 has been selected as a finalist!
- #musicmatterschallenge2025
- Let Music Fill My World
- fundraising
- music
![Spring Day of Service brings staff, families, students, and volunteers together for a day of service and fun]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750968095/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/vgca3gkiczg4qsf1hdmf/DayofServiceFall2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750968095/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/vgca3gkiczg4qsf1hdmf/DayofServiceFall2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750968095/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/vgca3gkiczg4qsf1hdmf/DayofServiceFall2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750968095/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/vgca3gkiczg4qsf1hdmf/DayofServiceFall2025.png","width":1160}])
Cornerstone Newsdesk
Cornerstone's volunteers showed up to make our Spring Day of Service an amazing event!
- day of service
- volunteers
![Introducing our new Director of Institutional Development]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1752694940/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/a6t4zovnvignfri01n9v/Alex-choice.jpg","width":2200}])
Cornerstone Newsdesk
Cornerstone announces hiring of new Director of Institutional Development, Alex Borders.
- advancement
- staff
![Taking learning out of the classroom on Cornerstone's All-School Field Trip Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750968292/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/mq8vqo9ax9jcageolm9u/Field-Trip-Day-2025-Franklin-girl.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750968292/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/mq8vqo9ax9jcageolm9u/Field-Trip-Day-2025-Franklin-girl.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750968292/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/mq8vqo9ax9jcageolm9u/Field-Trip-Day-2025-Franklin-girl.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750968292/cornerstonephiladelphiacom/mq8vqo9ax9jcageolm9u/Field-Trip-Day-2025-Franklin-girl.png","width":1000}])
Cornerstone Community
One of our favorite days on the school calendar is All-School Field Trip Day. On this day, students head out of the classroom and visit some of our favorite experiential learning destinations in the city and surrounding region.
- field trip
- students