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The biggest challenge, and change, was communication with the parents.
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by Walt Maguire
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8/19/21
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For Jessica Stein, fourth grade math and science teacher at John S. Jenks School in Chestnut Hill, one of the keys to success during the pandemic was “mass collaboration” among teachers; teachers within her school, across the Philadelphia School District and nationally in Facebook groups.
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by Barbara Gaines Winkelman
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8/19/21
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The driver shortage began before the pandemic, and accelerated last year. There is still a gap to be filled by the beginning of the school year.
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by Walt Maguire
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8/19/21
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Willa Burns and Celia Wright start their Junior year at Springfield Township High in a few weeks.
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8/19/21
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The School District of Philadelphia’s first-ever School Bus Tour is now traveling around the city in two blue welcome back buses.
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by Kate Dolan
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8/18/21
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For students and their families who attend the city’s public schools, like Houston, Jenks and Henry in northwest Philly, COVID-19 policies and protocols have been established.
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by Kate Dolan
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8/18/21
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For Gerri Allen, longtime teacher of second grade boys at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), one of the greatest rewards of teaching is helping students “find the spark of wonder in their learning, something that will excite them throughout their educational careers.”
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by Nina Jaeger
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7/21/21
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The Philadelphia School District added a level of confusion to the Fall return to classes when they announced in May that classes would start at 7:30 a.m., a half hour earlier than 2019. And then backtracked.
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by Walt Maguire
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7/15/21
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"Education is a passport to the future." It's more than just tests and textbooks, rather, it's information and life skills that draw out passion and potential in ourselves.
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by Asher Dahlgren
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7/1/21
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A few summers ago, Shawn Gindea noticed that finding a summer job for high school students was a challenge given that few students have substantive experience and some may be inhibited by lack of connections or even easy transportation to the job.
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by Nina Jaeger
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7/1/21
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Nae Nae’s Bake-o-Rama, a homemade eco-friendly bakery and delivery business was born. And 7-year-old Naomi Bloom has literally become an entrepreneur!
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by Debra Malinics
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6/24/21
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The 119 members of the Class of 2021 graduated from William Penn Charter School on the morning of Saturday, June 12, in a socially-distanced ceremony that was also broadcast by livestream.
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6/23/21
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Ten years ago, while walking down Germantown Avenue, Corinne Scioli stopped for a moment to admire the beautiful playground at the Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. Looking up at the almost 100-year old school building, she paused in admiration and whispered to the universe, “I would love to be the principal of this school someday.”
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by Emily Plowman, Friends of Jenks
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6/18/21
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy lower school science teacher and adventure seeker Anya Rose has been selected to take part in a Fulbright-Hays Seminar in Iceland this summer and will be on her way to the land of “Fire and Ice” on June 19.
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6/17/21
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The May Term class hosted a free community pop-up clinic, providing safety checks and minor adjustments to get bikes ready for safe summer riding.
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6/16/21
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A soaking thunderstorm? Check. Soggy backpacking gear? Yes. Hiking six-to-ten miles a day? Check. Exhaustion? Yes. Exhilaration, laughter, unforgettable bonding? Indeed.
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by Erin Mooney
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6/10/21
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Dr. Delvin M. Dinkins will begin in July 2022.
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
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6/2/21
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This summer, the Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, located on Germantown Avenue, will say goodbye to a legend.
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by Emily Plowman, Friends of Jenks
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5/26/21
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Zoom on Zoom premiered as a Facebook Live event on Friday, May 7 on PMFS's Facebook page, and is still available for viewing.
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5/20/21
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The Henry H. Houston Elementary School in Mt. Airy and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) in Chestnut Hill are pleased to announce that the two schools have formed a partnership to bring a branch of the nationally recognized Horizons program to the SCH campus starting this summer.
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5/20/21
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