Talking With Students About Ferguson and Racism
This post was written by Workshop teacher Kathleen Melville, and originally appeared on the Teaching Tolerance blog. I’ve been talking about race and racism with my students. We’ve been talking about...
View ArticleHoliday shopping? Check this out!
You can get some great stocking stuffers and support the Workshop School and our after school program Workshop Industries during this wonderful season of giving. It’s easy. You make a tax deductible...
View ArticleStudent voices: Advisories Redesign Classrooms
By Daniel Watson This quarter, four advisories from the Workshop School have been working on a classroom design project to improve the way their classrooms look and function. This project came to life...
View ArticleStudent voices: Teachers and Students Prepare for Theater Project
by Samira Brown-Brooks Next quarter 9th grade students at the Workshop School is going to be producing a play at a theater called the Bushfire Theater. The school is doing this project to bring out...
View ArticleStudent voices: Students Build Bridges and Community
by Mohamede Diallo During the first quarter, ninth grade students at the Workshop School built bridges out of popsicle sticks and balsa wood. The project was designed for students to understand how to...
View ArticleStudent voices: Students Host Die-In to Protest Police Brutality
by Drina Davis On Friday , December 5, approximately 75 student and about 6 staffs got involved in a “die-in” at 11 am in the second floor hallway for 5 mins. The students laid or sat on the ground...
View ArticleStudent voices: Workshop Students Share Opinions on Police Presence
By Jamell Williams After the non-indictments in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases, students and staff at the Workshop School shared their opinions on the police presence in their neighborhood....
View ArticleStudent voices: Workshop Community Has High Hopes for March Basketball...
By Giovanni Brabazon This March, the Workshop School will be participating in a basketball tournament in Delaware to try and bring back a trophy. The players are very positive about the upcoming...
View ArticleStudent voices: Great Opportunities for Students at Workshop Industries
By Max Perez This year the Workshop School has started a company called Workshop Industries. This is an after school program in West Philly to teach kids real life skills. One of the many skills is...
View ArticleFind your passion. And then share it.
I participated in my first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) tournament today. Unfortunately I lost both of my matches. I’ve never had that much fun losing before. About five months ago, Micah and I started...
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Workshop Year Begins with Exciting Projects
The Workshop School has started the 2015-2016 school year with many exciting projects. Staying true to the school principles, the curriculum continues to focus on real-world problems in real-world...
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Quick Hits, Summer 2015
The work never stops at the Workshop School – not even for summer vacation! This summer we hosted 17 student workers, funded through Philadelphia Youth Network’s WorkReady program. They spent their...
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Community First
The first principle of the Workshop School is “Community First.” We are striving to live up to this principle, and everything we do in school–from morning circle to group work–is geared towards...
View ArticleStudent Voices: Where I’m From, Krista Frasier
I am from “Yo lemme borrow some sugar”, from neighbors living on the next floor.I am from kool-aid and chicken, from banana pudding and s’mores.I am from dark nights at the park, from running from cats...
View ArticleStudent Voices: Where I’m From, Erieyanna Hicks
I am from the sun glistening and the neighbors grilling, From the stray cats and the raccoons too.I am from my mother’s cooking and my father’s tunes, From my grandma’s cookies and the cool cartoons.I...
View ArticleAdmissions, Exhibitions, and Home & School Alliance!
Heads up, prospective students and current families!The deadline for SDP High School Selection is fast approaching. If you are interested in attending the Workshop School, please check out our pages on...
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Saturday morning success
Saturday morning. 10:30 A.M. Our award-winning playwright, Iayanna Jones, is viewing a stage artist’s conceptualization of what the set might look like. She’s watching five actors perform her play, The...
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Real World Application: For Real, For Real
What does real-world application mean to you? Lately, this phrase has become a buzz-phrase in education, used freely to describe any lesson that mighty loosely resemble something practical and...
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Exhibitions: Presenting Accomplishments, Struggles, and Goals
This week (November 9, 10, 12, and 13) students at the Workshop School will be presenting all of their work from the first quarter in 20-30 minute presentations called “Exhibitions”. Students reflect...
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Families Welcome: All of the Time
This week at the Workshop School families visited classrooms everyday. From 8:30 until 3:30, parents and guardians watched student exhibitions, providing feedback to the students about not only the...
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