Students in Madison Hauseur's fourth grade classroom recently studied monarch butterflies as part of a module covering Animal Defense Mechanisms. The module, which is part of the new language arts curriculum at WCS, allows students to explore a...
Ryan, a first grader at our Fernhill campus, decided to use her amazing social media platform to ensure that kindergarten through fifth grade students at her school would be able to purchase a book at the Book Fair. Ryan loves to read and wanted her...
Jacqueline Means, STEM Queen Jacquie, spoke to the students at our Awbury campus today about chemical reactions. Ms. Means is the founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative, which works to increase student interest in STEM (Science, Technology,...
This past Saturday, the Eagles Youth Football Academy hosted a girls youth clinic featuring Carli Lloyd and Boston Scott. In an attempt to encourage more women to participate in sports, three lucky young women from Wissahickon Charter were able to...
WCS middle school students are participating in Outward Bound Insight and Outward Bound Expedition programs as part of Wissahickon's Outdoor Program. The Outdoor Program, a key component of Wissahickon's environmentally focused mission, exposes...
254 students earned the ability to participate in the first monthly celebration for positive behavior at our Awbury campus. Students who earned the privilege had the opportunity to participate in a dance party, make bracelets in arts & crafts, play...
In response to older students' expressed desire to feel more confident and safe while riding SEPTA and being out in the city, we've held self-defense workshops with 7th & 8th graders. Organized by Director of Culture Niema Golphin and led by Urban...
Peer Mentoring has been a Fernhill Campus tradition for years: Select Middle school students are recommended by their teachers and paired with lower schoolers in need of tutoring, a buddy, or a role model. One of our mentors this year was even a...
Our annual Awbury in Awbury field day returned in its usual format earlier this November. Students from our Awbury Campus traveled across the street to Awbury Arboretum for outdoor scavenger hunts, experiments, games, and art, all underneath the...