• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Student Portal
  • Staff Portal
  • Students & Families
  • Staff Directory
  • Calendar
    • 2024-25 School Calendar
    • Daily Schedule
  • PowerSchool Login

TECH Freire Charter School

The power to build your future

  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Who is Paulo Freire?
    • Results and Fast Facts
    • Board of Directors
    • Requests for Proposals
  • Academics
    • Curriculum
    • Academic Advisors
    • Tech-Integrated Education
    • Student Services
  • Culture
    • Commitment to Peace
    • Emotional Support
    • Peer Mediation
  • Careers
  • Support
  • Enroll
    • Apply Now
    • Enrollment Information
    • Lottery Results & Wait List
  • Contact
  • Students & Families
    • Information for Families
    • Staff Directory
    • Calendar
    • Daily Schedule
    • Student Portal
    • PowerSchool Login
    • Coronavirus Information

Who is Paulo Freire?

Who is Paulo Freire?

The Freire Schools (we say “free-AIR-ee”) are named in honor of the Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire, whose vision for a better future inspires us to be a different kind of school. Freire, who spent much of his early career teaching literacy in rural Brazil before going on to write several deeply influential books and essays on teaching and learning, argued that most schools failed to effectively empower their students to learn. Instead, Freire wrote, traditional teaching methods promoted the values of the dominant class, creating a “culture of silence” where under-served individuals were deprived the means to think critically about their place in the world.

Freire challenges each of us to reconsider our role in learning. Are students merely vessels to be filled with facts and numbers, or are they active participants in a learning process built on equality, diversity, and critical thought? It was, and is, radical to consider students as both learners and teachers.

At TECH Freire, we believe that every member of our community—students, teachers, and families alike—has much to learn and experience, and also much to teach. This growth begins in our classrooms and maker spaces and continues through the hallways and into our wider community. We believe this holistic approach, which values autonomy, equity, and community, honors the legacy of Paulo Freire.

Footer

TECH Freire Charter High School
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Phone: 267-507-1111
Fax: 267-507-1110

2221 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132

Copyright © 2025 · Boss Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in