Gillingham Charter School

Gillingham Charter School is a Title I public school in Pottsville, PA, servicing students in many districts in the coal region, inside and outside Schuylkill County. Our little school offers Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade students a unique Relational Education based on the philosophy of Charlotte Mason. Our small learning environment, beautiful classrooms, interesting books and broad curriculum are designed to maximize children’s innate desire to learn and live fully. Our students love to learn and "become readers!" Our relational governance model fosters shared leadership and a learning organization, empowering teachers and all stakeholders with a voice, with power and with high respect. We invite you to learn more about our unique school by visiting our website at At Gillingham, students learn to think, and they discuss ideas in Great Books (full of story, rich vocabulary and a plethora of viewpoints), so that they truly understand their history, know their country's constitution, and respectfully and thoughtfully engage in meaningful discussion about all sides of economic, religious, political, historical, and philosophical issues. They grow the ability to write and to talk and to debate and to critically analyze and support ideas. Thus, they walk away knowing about and respecting others, their country, other countries and themselves.