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Parkside: School of the Future Relies on Forward Thinking, Not Just Technology

June 20, 2010

For most teenagers, high school helps define where they are headed in life, molding young men and women by exposing them to pathways suitable to fulfilling their desires. Philadelphia’s unique Microsoft High School of The

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Parkside: Students Salute Their Futures

June 18, 2010

Graduation marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next in everyone’s life. In 2006, the Microsoft High School of the Future located on 40th Street and Parkside Avenue opened its doors

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University City: Youth Chess Helps in the Strategy of Life

June 3, 2010

There’s something interesting in the way we all think, the way we strategize and comprehend what’s going on around us. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we honed these strategic thinking skills much earlier in life?

Parkside

Parkside: Celebrating Philadelphia’s Past and Future

April 30, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18393319] As soon as it gets warm enough for backyard barbecues and water ice pushcarts, the tourists start coming to the Parkside community adjacent to Philadelphia’s sprawling Fairmount Park. These visitors arrive in droves, descending

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Mantua/Parkside: Bridges Remain Neglected and in Disrepair

April 17, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18391693] Brad Johns waits for the bus at the corner of 41st Street and Westminster Avenue, resigned to the long wait. From his perch at this stop on SEPTA’s long-term detour for bus routes 38

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Parkside: Fresh Food Initiative Gains National Recognition

April 17, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18393490] “Look, if you’re poor, we’ll give you food stamps. But if you don’t have a place to spend them, then what’s the point?” It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and Jeff Brown is on a

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