Camelot Alum Shares Inspiring Story
“Camelot was my turning point,” said 2008 graduate Leonard Parker. Before Parker’s family moved from Florida back to Philadelphia he was facing a potential sentence of 30 years in prison- and he [...]
Camelot Teacher Profile: Cassandra Miller
An alumnus of Bowling Green State University, Cassandra Miller is in her third year as an English teacher at Excel South in Philadelphia. After her time student teaching in suburban school [...]
Meet Excel South’s Graduation Speaker: Andrew Walden
Andrew Walden says he doesn’t need all the pomp and circumstance of graduation, but he is walking across the stage with the Class of 2013 for his mom. Andrew officially completed his high [...]
Camelot Teacher Profile: Erin Kelly
Math teacher Erin Kelly graduated from St. Hubert’s High School in Northeast Philadelphia before studying elementary education at Penn State University. She found her passion for math education [...]
Camelot Teacher Profile: Raul Rivera
Excel South culinary arts teacher Raul Rivera grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and received his degree at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute-Le Cordon Bleu Program in Pittsburgh. He has been [...]
Successfully Partnering with Charter Schools
In addition to Camelot’s traditional mission of working with school districts to help students who have been unable to succeed in main stream classrooms, we are increasingly also helping charter [...]
Camelot Teacher Profile: Daniel Moorhead
English teacher Daniel Moorhead has been with Camelot’s Excel Academy South since its move to the Friends Hospital campus in Northeast Philadelphia. He was originally placed here through Teach [...]