A new effort to increase support for J.S. Jenks
Schools May 17, 2012 2 Comments
Even the most casual observer on issues of public affairs would agree that there is no shortage of bad news these days about the state of public education. Even the recent editorial in the Chestnut Hill Local (“Hoping for the Neighborhood School”) leaves one with the feeling of inevitable negativity about urban public school options, [...]
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SCH Academy senior Libbie Maine receives 2011-2012 Girls’ Inter-Ac Athletic Directors’ Award
Schools, Sports May 16, 2012 1 Comment
SCH Academy senior Libbie Maine has received the Girls’ Inter-Ac Athletic Directors’ Award for 2011-2012. This award is given to one outstanding female multi-sport student-athlete from each Inter-Ac school. The winners are outstanding multi-sport athletes that represent themselves, their team, their school, and the league with honor by exhibiting outstanding sportsmanship, leadership, and coachability. [...]
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May 19th Community Event Features Feats, Eats, and Treats for the Entire Family
Schools May 11, 2012 0 Comments
by Deidra A. Lyngard The heat was still on in the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy kitchen last Wednesday night as local four-star chef David Jansen and his team of SCH Academy students tested recipes for the SCHindig Burger Brawl Challenge on Saturday, May 19th. The challenge—pitting the culinary creativity of several Chestnut Hill area chefs—is [...]
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GFS student effort with disabled children now 30 years and counting
Schools May 10, 2012 0 Comments
by Meg Cohen Ragas On a recent Tuesday at Germantown Friends School, the Maebori fourth grade class took to the stage of the Loeb Performing Arts Center dressed as barnyard animals – pigs, cows, sheep, ducks, dogs – for their final performance of “On the Other Side of the Fence,” an original musical written by [...]
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy named a Green Ribbon School by Department of Education
Schools April 25, 2012 0 Comments
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 West Willow Grove Ave., has officially been named a 2012 Green Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, making it the only school in the Philadelphia County and the only private school in the state to receive this honor. SCH Academy is one of four schools in the [...]
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Slideshow: Jenks holds annual music-art program
Schools April 23, 2012 1 Comment
By Sue Ann Rybak The auditorium at the J.S. Jenks Elementary School was packed on Thursday night for its annual Evening With the Arts program, which features a spring concert and artwork by students. “The Jenks Evening With the Arts is an exhibition of student talent and enthusiasm,” Jenks’ principal Mary Lynskey said. “Under the [...]
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Penn Charter students celebrate Earth Day
Schools April 23, 2012 0 Comments
by Rebecca Luzi Penn Charter Lower School students celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 20 with a series of stewardship-themed workshops, a video on sustainability, field trips to local farms and art projects made from recyclables. In small groups, the students visited workshops on gardening, composting and beekeeping. They also learned about caring for free-range [...]
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