Vaux: Real-World Career Experience While in High School
Along with core classes, students earn credits toward graduation by attending an internship of their choice 2 days per week. Guided by a nurturing mentor who is a professional in your field of interest, you will gain hands-on experience and industry-specific skills. Examples of internships include: EMT training and certification, cosmetology, and architecture and design.
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Vaux Big Picture High School is an intentionally small, 4-year, neighborhood school in Sharswood serving a maximum of 500 students annually.
We are one of two schools in Philadelphia operated and managed by nonprofit Big Picture Philadelphia (BPP). BPP uses the Big Picture Learning model—small classroom sizes, a whole-student approach, and real-world learning—to help students find and walk their path to success.
At Vaux, you'll join an intimate community of learners and earn your high school diploma—all while starting on your career path.
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BECOME THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE
Why Vaux?
Professional Internships
Teachers are Advisors
Advisories, small groups of 18 or less students, are paired with an Advisor (what we call teachers) and meet daily for literacy circles, to learn social-emotional skills, work on service-learning projects, and more. Advisors will also meet 1-on-1 with you regularly to check-in on your progress and solve issues together.
Mental Health Support
Resilience Specialists (full-time, in-house adolescent mental health specialists) focus on removing barriers to learning. They provide free, unlimited mental, emotional, and behavioral health counseling for you and your family and serve as liaisons between families and supportive service agencies.
"I wanna say shoutout to Vaux because they actually have seen my growth since my 9th grade year outside of school and inside of school… It gives you the motivation to wanna keep going."
- Rahmeen Fleet, Vaux BPHS Class of 2025
Upcoming Events
Open Houses
- Wednesday, July 31 & Thursday, August 1
Open Enrollment Sessions
- Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
