Classical music played from a small boom box on Anna Pratt Elementary’s auditorium stage as young girls stared at their instructor’s feet. The instructor stood in a turnout, a fundamental ballet step, where the dancer’s [continue reading…]
West Oak Lane Charter School recently finished an eight-month process of adding an expansion to their school that has created a new sense of pride for the students and teachers. School officials began discussing the expansion [continue reading…]
Green Tree School, located at 146 W. Walnut Lane in Germantown, offers educational and therapeutic curriculum for students that are faced with various disorders and disabilities. Each year, Green Tree is able to provide a [continue reading…]
Daniella Zamorano entered her first year of teaching at Henry A. Brown Elementary School, located at 1946 E. Sergeant St.,with few resources to contribute to her fourth-grade classroom. Past teachers had taken their own book [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37505411] Funding for arts programs has been nearly nonexistent in most Philadelphia schools for the past few years. However, the University City Arts League has come to the rescue for residents of its neighborhood. The [continue reading…]
Businesses, families and educators agree that Fairhill lacks sufficient after-school activities to keep students off the streets. Leading the way to correct the problem, Taller Puertorriqueño has numerous programs all with an individual purpose for [continue reading…]
As Eugene Wilson fumbled with his latest energy bill and a wade of crumpled dollar bills at the front desk of United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia, he smiled and chatted cheerfully with the receptionist. “They [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37225995] Around two decades ago, the factory on the corner of Fifth Street and Bristol Avenue used to make envelopes. Not exactly the first place you’d expect to go for a college education. Esperanza College [continue reading…]
Rock to the Future, an after-school program, offers Kensington and neighboring residents free music lessons, homework help and a social environment for students who would otherwise never see the benefits of music education. Jessica McKay, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37129487] A lot has changed since John B. Stetson Middle School, a mostly Latino school in Hunting Park, changed from being run by the Philadelphia School District to its current charter organization, ASPIRA PA, said [continue reading…]
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