Jan. 17, 2020 All-School Center for Public Purpose: Weekly Updates
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: This Monday! Monday, Jan. 20, 8:30 am-12 pm New details!
Help make someone's day a little sweeter and donate homemade baked goods for MLK Day. Individually wrapped treats will be added to bagged lunches packed by students. Please sign up and drop off today, Friday, Jan. 17.
See this schedule and list of all items we are collecting, and look for messages from your class chairs about specific items your grade is collecting. Thank you for any and all donations to make our day successful.
Share Penn Charter is signed up to package food boxes that will be distributed to local food pantries and elderly people. Sign up to help.
Please contact the Center for Public Purpose with any questions.
Cradles to Crayons Family Service Day We invite pre-K to 12 students and families to learn about and participate in the great work of Cradles to Crayons (4700 Wissahickon Ave., enter on Roberts Ave.). Children must be 5 years or older. Sign up. A clothing drive to support Cradles to Crayons begins Jan. 27; donation boxes will be in all three divisions. Please see items they accept. Parent Program on Technology with Speaker Max Stossel
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 7-8 pm Inspired by concern about the role of technology and social media in our lives, we invite parents to an evening presentation by Max Stossel, an award-winning speaker and a founding partner of the Center for Humane Technology. Stossel speaks to educators, students and parents about the addictive and distracting nature baked in to social media design. He will address Upper School students and teachers earlier that day. Please register. Small Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7 pm, Kurtz Center Downtown Reception
Thursday, Jan. 30, 6:30-9:30 pm, The Lucy (231 S. Broad Street) Senior Comprehensive Project: Volunteer Opportunity
Penn Charter's Senior Comprehensive Project (SCP) is off and running. Students are beginning to solidify the organizations, people and places they need for their senior projects. A successful SCP involves student initiative and self-discipline, as well as participation from members of the community. If you're interested in being part of the SCP, we are looking for parents to be on-site project supervisors/mentors for students, facilitators for workshops on public speaking and/or presentation design and much more. Please fill out this short form if you're interested. If we all work together, this could be one of the most rewarding experiences students will have in high school. SwimAmerica Swim Lessons at Penn Charter Parent-to-Parent: Weekly Update Next week, join our Wrap Party to get lots of new gift wrapping ideas for Valentine's Day and birthday party packages. Light bites and cocktails will be served. Need to work off your holiday indulgences? Join Beka Rendell for pilates on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Learn all about photography with Tracy Parikh on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Coming soon: Learn about the Philadelphia Free Library and bring a favorite book or two to swap with friends. Sign up. Contact Jennifer Fiss if you have a special talent to share or have ideas for new workshops. Penn Charter Summer Camps: Registration Open
Campers can design their own summer: Mix a few weeks of Day Camp and Sports Camp with some specialty camps: Minecraft, Chess, Pottery, Digital Music Design, Drone, Rocketry, Robotics, Rock Climbing, Science Engineering, Dance Performance, Girls Empowerment, Fashion & Machine Sewing, Design & Build, Enrichment, Wrestling, Squash, Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer. And in four-week Performing Arts Camp, dance, act and sing in Disney's Frozen Jr. Learn more.
Upper School Soph Hop Saturday, Feb. 8, 7:30-10 pm, Old Gym
Middle School MS Parent Forum (LS parents grades 3-5 also welcome)
Thursday, Jan. 23, 8:15-9:15 am, Balderston Commons (Note: Time is am, not pm) "Youth Sports and Specialization: Positive Strategies for Parents to Help their Student-Athletes Find Joy and Avoid Burnout" Please note that parents of Lower School students in grades 3-5 are also invited. MS Family Meeting for Worship Thursday, Feb. 6, 8:15-8:45 am, Meeting Room
Lower School Parent Forum on Guiding Student-Athletes (Parents of Grades 3-5)
Thursday, Jan. 23, 8:15-9:15 am, Balderston Commons (Note: Time is am, not pm) Parents of Lower School students in grades 3-5 are invited to the Middle School Parent Forum "Youth Sports and Specialization: Positive Strategies for Parents to Help Their Student-Athletes Find Joy and Avoid Burnout." No registration necessary. Please see details above, in the Middle School section. Girls on the Run (Grades 3-5) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-4:30 pm, March 3-May 31 |