Spark Philadelphia

Visit our COVID-19 Resource Hub to help you stay safe, healthy, and connected! spark-philly-resource-guide.webflow.io

CHROMEBOOK UPDATE: Still need to pick up a Chromebook? The School District of Philadelphia remains fully committed to loaning a Chromebook to every District K-12 student who needs one for learning at home — & doing so safely. Here’s what you need to know: bit.ly/3aFxL2Z

Duckrey hotline open from 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday! Have a question? Call today!📞📞📞 instagram.com/p/B_M5KubloAc/…

For our students and families:

For our students and families. Visit the SDP website for more information!

Starting tomorrow, teachers are available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 12pm! If you haven't been able to contact your child's teacher, call in from 9am to 1pm each day! instagram.com/p/B-5aTsmlgHW/…

Don't forget! Visit Duckrey tomorrow between 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to receive meals for the next three days, and the newest learning guide! instagram.com/p/B-dSZg2lXrN/…

Today marks the beginning of our Mentoring Matters peer-to-peer fundraising campaign! Our goal is to raise $30,000 in April to engage as many students as possible in our impactful programming next Fall. Click here to learn more: donate.sparkprogram.org/MentoringMatte…

Starting today, free food is available for anyone who needs it. You can pick up one box per household, and that will last up to five days. We're working to add locations, so check back often. Find a site near you ⬇ phila.gov/2020-03-28-whe…

Duckrey is a meal pickup and work pickup site! Meals can be picked up on Mondays AND Thursdays ONLY. On Thursday, you may pickup 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches per child as well as a work packet for your child! This… instagram.com/p/B-EtGVQlvHi/…

You can pick up breakfast and lunch at certain schools each day for each of your children for free! These locations also have packets of work for students to complete over this extended break. Each location has all… instagram.com/p/B9106SOlLEJ/…

Attention, educators! If you’re looking for free resources, check out this collection of science‐based practices for integrating #SEL, mindfulness, and character education into classrooms and schools, developed by @GreaterGoodEdu ggie.berkeley.edu

Our first Match Day was a huge success! Thanks to @BoysLatinCS for hosting, and thanks to all the mentors from @DrexelUniv @ChildrensPhila @gensler_design and more for a great kickoff to programming!

The most successful school-based #SEL initiatives do not solely exist as stand alone or packaged curriculums but consist through the very nature of every interaction and relationship that is fostered between students, adults, and families. #SELeveryday #edchat #kidsdeserveit

Mentorships are ready to launch! Spark's program team has been hard at work preparing students and mentors for the amazing experience that awaits them. Next week, we will finally kick off Spring programming and bring students and their mentors together!

Great feature on the @Vibes blog about one of our Influencers of the Year and what Spark means to her! Can't wait to celebrate all of our Influencers at Ignite the Night in a few weeks!

Amazing turnout and energy at @NamasteCharter Match Night where students met their mentors from @IBM, @WestMonroe, and @EY_US!

Spark's mentorship curriculum employs Project Based Learning, through which the students and mentors collaborate on a hands-on career project. "6 Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in Project-Based Learning" highlights some tips for this process. edutopia.org/blog/different…

Explore these 5 tips for developing social & emotional skills in the classroom and the school. #SEL the74million.org/article/analys…