Archive for Category: "schools"
kindergarten open house
Tuesday March 6th is a district-wide Kindergarten Open House date for the School District of Philadelphia. Schools around the city will welcome prospective families in to visit the kindergarten classrooms, meet the teachers, and find out more about the schools. Please call your school for specific times when tours and programs might be available on Tuesday. Any [...]
Get involved! New group forming at J.S. Jenks
Friends of Jenks by Paula M. Riley Like so many other parents throughout Philadelphia, the parents of students at J.S Jenks School in Chestnut Hill have grown tired of budget cuts and losing programs. Members of the J.S. Jenks Home and School Association (HSA) have decided to form a fundraising group they are calling “Friends [...]
Project P.L.A.Y. School… Reggio-Inspired!
My son attended Project P.L.A.Y School P.L.A.Y. School for almost three years, and he and our whole family absolutely loved it. When we moved to Elkins Park, we asked new neighbors for pre-school recommendations, and Project P.L.A.Y. School came highly recommended by a good friend. When my son and I first visited Project P.L.A.Y. School (Partners in Learning [...]
’tis the season… mammoth school open house list
If you are considering your school options, we’ve compiled a large list of open houses happening this fall at schools frequently used by parents in the NW. If you know of others we could add, please comment below, and we’ll be sure to add them. So these are the dates, but who should go? When [...]
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy: School Review
Written By Pam Harris, SCH Academy parent Two communities coming together The start of a new school year has always been an exciting time for me. As a student, it meant a new lunchbox, new binders, new shoes, and new teachers – it meant change and a fresh start. As a parent, it is still an [...]
building community at Greene Street Friends School
Written by: GSFS parent, Debbie Woodward Over the years, when I have talked to people about Greene Street Friends School, I find myself coming back to one characteristic over and over again: the community. In various ways and at various scales, Greene Street fosters a strong community between students, faculty, staff and parents. Greene Street [...]
schools- the danger of a single story
Much sooner than I am ready for, backpacks will be donned and kids will be heading back to school. Here in the NW, that means a variety of things: from Catholic to Quaker, from progressive to traditional, Montessori and Waldorf, public, private, and charter, Single-sex and co-educational. Not only do our surrounding schools have their [...]
School Decisions?
If you live and raise kids in the GAP area, you’re likely to grapple with school decisions. Whether you’re deciding between your neighborhood public school, a charter school, thinking of applying to an out-of-catchment school, or going with an independent school… it’s nice to have choices, but it can get overwhelming pretty quickly. This Thursday [...]
Public School Kindergarten Open Houses this week…
Are school decisions on the horizon for your family? Our local public schools are a great place to start your thinking: There will be a Kindergarten open house at the J.S. Jenks School in Chestnut Hill on Tuesday March 1st from 9AM – 10:30 AM. This will be an opportunity to tour the school, meet the K teachers, [...]
New Private School option for 2011-2012
Opening in Sept, 2011, The Philadelphia Free School will be the only Sudbury model, democratic free school in the Delaware Valley. Serving children ages 4-19, it will create a space that rejects grades, bells and conformity, and centers instead, on curiosity, trust, and self reliance. Students will direct their own learning based upon their interests and passions [...]
