Education

A few weeks ago, Elena Flagiello saw an old student while on the street. Flagiello, a speech therapist for the School District of Philadelphia, waved her hand to say hello, but the female student didn’t

Deborah Fisher taught George W. Nebinger’s first and only autistic support classroom 22 years ago. Since autism wasn’t understood as well as it is today, few doctors offered the diagnosis. There were only three children

“Alright class, now which of these has food and which of these has actions?” Kathy Fagan pointed to two words on the chalkboard in front of her: “ingredients” and “instructions”. For that day’s lesson, her small class of

Kids who attend L.P. Hill Elementary School rarely get to experience life outside of Strawberry Mansion. The main reason for this is the parents’ economic status. They simply cannot afford to take their children on

https://vimeo.com/30060883] Education has been hit hard over the past year. Particularly here in Philadelphia with the recent budget cuts for education it’s been hard for public schools to maintain after-school programming. But with the help

The Lenfest Center is one of two locations for the SquashSmarts program in Philadelphia. Driving down the 3800 block of 10th Street, one might not expect to see the massive building where the lives of

 https://vimeo.com/30003951] The melodic sounds of festive singing accompanying thumping rhythms of barriles drums poured out onto North Fifth Street late Sunday night.  The sounds were emanating from the Instituto Puertorriqueno de Musica, or the Puerto

https://vimeo.com/29851753] Benjamin Hawkins sat in Vernon Park eating a chocolate cupcake he was given by the Vernon Park cleanup crew. Upon finishing the snack, Hawkins quickly tossed its crinkled wax wrapper to the ground. “Oh,