Two-Way Immersion Programs: Teaching Spanish Language While Affirming Latino Identity
A little-known fact about the School District of Philadelphia: it's home to the first two-way immersion program in the United States! In...
Southwark School's Two-Way Immersion Program: Building Bridges in a Diverse Community
Annie Leary and her husband were nervous when they sent their oldest child, Owen, to Kindergarten. They were worried about how he would...
Indochinese American Council Supports Jay Cooke School and Greater Logan Community, Too
The Indochinese American Council (IAC) started in 1984 in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood to support minority refugee and immigrant...
Get to Know 440: Office of Grant Development
The Office of Grant Development (OGD) supports schools and administrative offices in securing available resources for enriching...
How (and Why) One Bilingual Counseling Assistant Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
It’s difficult to catch Bilingual Counseling Assistant Margarita Abuawadeh—not because she’s out the door right when the last bell rings,...
Suicide Prevention: 13 Reasons Families Must Pay Attention to the content Netflix is Airing
Dear Families, We like to keep parents informed about mental health and social media issues impacting our students. Recently we became...
#ReachHigherPhilly College Signing Day
On behalf of the Reach Higher Philly Committee, we would like to formally invite you to the 3rd Annual Reach Higher Philly College...
OPEN NOW: 2016-2017 PARENT SURVEY!
It's that time again: Parent Survey season is upon us! We strongly encourage all families to take the survey so that we can know how to...
Announcing Our First Annual End-of-Year School Advisory Council Awards!
We’re excited to announce our first annual End-of-Year School Advisory Council Awards! Think Oscars, think Golden Globes, think BET...
Voices of the District: Meredith Schecter
Meredith Schecter is a first grade teacher at the Charles W. Henry School in Mt. Airy. While it is her third year at Henry, she’s been a...
