
PLC Community of Practice 2023
A two-year project for teachers from seven schools designed to help students identify and take steps toward realizing their purpose

Jubilee School: Celebrating the power of children's voices and ideas since 1977
Jubilee, one of the Collaborative’s newest members, is a PreK-6 school located in West Philadelphia and built upon a foundation of respect for children.

Restorative Practices at Vaux Big Picture High School
In winter 2018, Vaux Big Picture High School was entering the second semester of its inaugural year and things weren’t going as planned…

Restorative Practices at Building 21 Philadelphia
Building 21 has developed an integrated approach to restorative practices, trauma-informed care, and cultural competence that it calls the “TriChange Model”…

Restorative Practices at YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
It all begins with an idea.

The YouthBuild Philly Learning Exchange: A New Resource Promoting Effective Practices for City Youth and Young Adults
The Learning Exchange is born out of YouthBuild’s Philly’s long track record of successfully building the culture and the relationships that make organizations thrive…

WHYY Explores the Successes and Challenges of El Centro
PLC member El Centro de Estudiantes, was featured in 2 episodes of WHYY's podcast series SCHOOLED…

Should Pennsylvania trade the Keystone Exams for the SAT?
Ms. I, a math teacher at SLAMS, asks “Why are we still administering the Keystones?”…