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Arts and Entertainment

West Philadelphia: Libraries “Plant A Seed” That Brings Success And Literacy For West Philly Children

December 22, 2017 Alexa Monteleone

Out of the 339 schools within the Philadelphia School District, only eight have full-time paid certified librarians. Louis Lozzi, a Philadelphia native and teacher said that the lack of library funding in the school system

Education

Oxford Circle: With New Curriculum At Carnell, Students Focus On Solutions

April 21, 2016 Ashley Rose Kane

Laura H. Carnell Elementary School was one of four schools given approval by the School District of Philadelphia to redesign the academic structure of their school. The other schools are Chester Arthur Elementary, Jenks Academy for the

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: A Greener Schoolyard for Hackett Elementary

July 21, 2014

Within the next few years, the schoolyard at Horatio B. Hackett Elementary School will no longer be known as a sea of asphalt, but rather as an educational landmark filled with greens and opportunities the

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Nutrition Lesson For Kids at L.P. Hill Elementary School

October 21, 2011

https://vimeo.com/30860822] “I am green on the outside, red and juicy on the inside,” Laura Alminde said as she quizzed Lacey Yoder’s first grade class at L.P. Hill Elementary School. “I have seeds but you don’t

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