SLA Beeber Open House
Students and families interested in applying or transferring can come visit to see the school!
SLA Center City Financial Aid Night
A night for discussions on financial aid for parents.
#GrowYB2024: An Unveiling to Remember
Buy your tickets HERE!
Youthbuild Philly will be honoring Philadelphia's 100th Mayor, Cherelle Parker at #GrowYB 2024! Mayor Parker will be receiving our Trailblazer Award for her commitment to a Safer, Cleaner and Greener Philadelphia, as well as her focus on educational equity for young people from across the city.
This honor will accompany those being bestowed upon Dr. Donald "Guy" Generals of Community College of Philadelphia and Attorney and Advocate Michael Coard, Esq.
Click the link above to secure your spot for this celebration of YouthBuild Philly's new home and some of Philadelphia's most important advocates for young people.
PurposeCon
PurposeCon is the culmination of a two-year project! 21 Philadelphia students have designed interactive exhibits to share their purpose journeys with the city. REGISTER HERE.
A community of practice was created with teachers from seven Philadelphia public schools. Teachers were trained to facilitate a journey for students - a journey that helped high school students identify their purpose and participate in real-world learning experiences that helped them develop the skills necessary to realize that purpose in the world.
At PurposeCon students will share how they, with support and guidance from their teachers, connected with their purposes and used networks of their peers, teachers, parents community members, local businesses, and businesses in the region to create learning experiences that enhanced skills that align with that purpose.
Here's how you can support these future leaders.
attend PurposeCon
listen and ask questions about the students and their exhibits, and share your own
consider mentoring, hiring, or connecting a student to someone in your network
Your involvement is crucial. Our students are counting on you to rally behind them and keep them encouraged in their pursuit of lives of meaning and purpose. PLC is excited to host this event that centers students. Light refreshments will be served.
This is the kind of work that can transform our city. They need your support. Join us.
Weekend @ Workshop
Join Workshop School for a Weekend @ Workshop, a celebration of learning, creativity and innovation featuring staff and students from the Workshop School!
To register click HERE.
EduCon 2024
EduCon is both a conversation and a conference.
It is an innovation conference where we can come together, both in-person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas — from the very practical to the big dreams.
Proposals for conversations due 11/1
Learn more HERE
Green Careers Panel
Inspire sustainability & environmental stewardship
Connect young people to possibilities and real world learning
Develop a network between professionals and motivated young people
Who: Employers, training partners and institutional leaders who want to share their experiences and encourage students’ potential.
Contact: Edwin Yang 267-934-6042 eyang@uschool.org
SLA Beeber Recruitment Fair + Open House
What: Robotics demo, engineering showcase, learn about cte programs
Who: Meet staff, tours led by SLA students, mingle with alumni
For more info: 215-400-7270
El Centro enrollment fair
Come out and get
Enrolled in El Centro
Resources
Community meals
Free give-a-ways
Everything is FREE!
learn more HERE
National Small Schools Conference
The National Small Schools Conference is a small conference for leaders, educators, and consultants of small schools. Each year, 60-80 people from around the country convene in Philadelphia to experience renowned speakers and presenters, and share their unique experiences and perspectives that can only come from a small school.
This year’s keynote speaker is Mirna Valerio. Featured speakers from The Jane Group will also present. The event takes place on the campus of one of PLC’s member schools, The Crefeld School.
Student-Centered Educators' Job Fair
The Philadelphia Learning Collaborative and Big Picture Philadelphia are jointly hosting a job fair to recruit teachers, exclusively for the 14 student-centered, deeper learning schools in PLC’s membership. Five of Philadelphia’s leading schools of education will also be at the fair sharing graduate studies opportunities for in-service teachers. HERE’s a link to flyer with more details. REGISTER HERE.
Click HERE for a map of where our members are located and HERE for a few recommendations and reminders for candidates.
Teacher Institute Session 1
Toxic Stress and Trauma’s Effect on Brain States and Behavior and strategies for managing it
Young people from Hopeworks will lead a discussion about brain structure, intergenerational and historic trauma, the evolutionary history of the brain and our stress response, and individuals’ responses to chronic and toxic stress
Join us, Register HERE!
EduCon
EduCon is both a conversation and a conference.
It is an innovation conference where we can come together, both in-person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas — from the very practical to the big dreams. Early bird pricing is in effect until 12/31/2022.
LIGHT Leadership Residency- Illuminating Innovation
APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 13, 2023
Announcing a best-in-class, PDE-approved, post-baccalaureate, principal preparation residency program that equips excellent, diverse teachers with the skills, knowledge, experience, and confidence to lead schools in Philadelphia successfully.
Learning at the intersection of innovation and best practices, residents engage in intensive summer training and ongoing cohort study and site-based rotations to lead in their own school context. Residents leverage Design Thinking and collaborate with their mentor principal, LIGHT leadership coach, and cohort to improve student achievement and engagement at their school. Upon successful completion of the two-year residency and the School Leadership Licensure Exam, residents earn their PA principal certification.
Please see our LIGHT Leadership Residency Page at www.stringtheoryschools.org for more information and links to application materials
National Progressive Education Network Conference
The national Progressive Education Network conference takes place in a different city every two years and is a diverse gathering of educators from around the country.
The PEN National Conference is best when we can be in person. With gratitude to our Seattle planning team, we look forward to seeing you all in the Pacific Northwest in the fall of 2022!
Click HERE for more information.
LISTEN! Leaders Investing in Stories with Teachers to Elevate Narratives
Do you want to tell authentic positive stories about educators in your school and how they persevered through times of challenge? Innovageous is offering a FREE online workshop for school leaders, talent managers, and communications professionals to promote empathetic interviews and intentional strategies to tell the stories of educators in your school!
Click HERE to RSVP today.
Advancing Equity During the PA State Budget Season: An Advocacy Training from Teach Plus and the Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium
Join Teach Plus and PEDC to learn about the state budget process, recent budget proposals from Governor Wolf and House and Senate Democrats, and how to make your voice heard and advocate for equity issues such as equitable school funding, growing and diversifying the educator pipeline, and early childhood education. You'll walk away with concrete tools, resources, and strategies for contacting your legislators and raising awareness on social media.
A Conversation: How will schools rise to the challenge of ensuring every child has access to skilled teachers that care in our current climate?
Innovageous will lead a 75-minute conversation about ways we can build Innovageous solutions to strengthen the educator pipeline, bolster retention, and ensure there are quality educators teaching every child. Click HERE to register.
A Conversation: How will schools rise to the challenge of ensuring every child has access to skilled teachers that care in our current climate?
Innovageous will lead a 75-minute conversation about ways we can build Innovageous solutions to strengthen the educator pipeline, bolster retention, and ensure there are quality educators teaching every child. Click HERE to register.
A Conversation: How will schools rise to the challenge of ensuring every child has access to skilled teachers that care in our current climate?
Innovageous will lead a 75-minute conversation about ways we can build Innovageous solutions to strengthen the educator pipeline, bolster retention, and ensure there are quality educators teaching every child. Click HERE to register.
A Conversation: How will schools rise to the challenge of ensuring every child has access to skilled teachers that care in our current climate?
Innovageous will lead a 75-minute conversation about ways we can build Innovageous solutions to strengthen the educator pipeline, bolster retention, and ensure there are quality educators teaching every child. Click HERE to register.
2020-2021 Particle Pedagogy Virtual Sessions: Student Engaged Assessment
Hosted by String Theory Schools
Student Engaged Assessment: Building student agency and motivation through collaborative assessment of work by students and teachers.
Click HERE to register.
2020-2021 Particle Pedagogy Virtual Sessions: Engage, Enhance, and Extend Learning through Technology
Hosted by String Theory Schools
Engage, Enhance, and Extend Learning through Technology: Transform the classroom experience using technology as a catalyst.
Click HERE to register.