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Students on their way to Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
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Saturday, October 25, 11am–3pm — National College Fair Philadelphia. Students and their families are encouraged to attend this free college fair at the PA Convention Center, hosted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Click this link for a list of all participating colleges. Students must register here.
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Thursday, October 30 — Revolution School celebrates Halloween, 12:15–3:30pm
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Friday, October 31 — School Closed; End of Quarter 1
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Monday, November 3 — Grade 11 will be taking the PSAT from 8:30–11am. The PSAT (Preliminary SAT) is a standardized test designed to be a parallel test-taking experience to the SAT, although shorter in duration.
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Wednesday, November 5 — Quarter 1 Academic Reports sent home
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Monday, November 17 — All REV students visit our new home in the Sixth Man Center. More info coming soon!
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In English, students chose one of the book options provided by Sydnie for the Q2 individual reading program. These books connect to their upcoming study of the criminal justice system.
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US Literature students also rotated through a series of project stations to deepen their understanding and discussion of Kindred by Octavia Butler.
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Syd’s class also hosted two well-known graffiti artists who spoke about the history and cultural significance of the art form. The artists provided stickers featuring their tags and artwork for the students to keep.
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In U.S. History, Grades 11 and 12 participated in an engaging role-play inspired by the Zinn Education Project’s Rethinking the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Students stepped into the shoes of people who were excluded from the original 1787 convention — including enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, and women — to imagine what a more just and inclusive Constitution might have looked like. Through spirited debate and collaboration, students confronted the compromises that shaped the real convention — particularly those surrounding slavery and the balance of power between more-populous states and states with smaller populations — and explored how history might have unfolded differently.
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Fieldwork
Grades 9 and 10 continued their investigation of various religions with a visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Since its opening in 1864, this church has served as the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is designated as such because it is where the bishop of the archdiocese —the local ordinary— has his official seat or throne, known as the cathedra.
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Grades 11 and 12 visited The Colored Girls Museum, which was founded in 2015 to champion the “ordinary” colored girl of African descent. Equal parts research facility, exhibition space, gathering space, and think tank, the tour guide shared how each room in this Germantown Victorian celebrates the stories of Black womanhood, transforming ordinary artifacts into symbols of resilience and even rest.
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In Math, students met our new math assistant, Michael Galligan, who joins us three days a week to provide additional support to our math instructor, Michael Cohen. Math students learned that, “Twice as many Michaels make math twice as fun!”
9th grade students worked with linear functions to make connections between equations, graphs, and real life scenarios, while 10th grade geometry students broke out the protractors to investigate different types of relationships between angles. Algebra 2 and College Algebra students went online to use Desmos graphing tools to see how changing the slope, intercept, and equation of a line cause it to shift, stretch, and flip.
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In Science, Chemistry students participated in a scavenger hunt designed to deepen their understanding of how Latin roots connect to scientific terminology. The activity — which challenged students to find the Latin words hidden on pieces of paper throughout the school — aimed to show how scientists often use Latin roots to describe a concept’s function or essential characteristics.
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Community-Building
During this week’s all-school assembly, students put their critical thinking and teamwork skills to the test with a lively game of Mafia! This social deduction game challenges players to use logic, discussion, and keen observation to uncover who among them is secretly part of a hidden team.
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Wellness
Students were able to take advantage of yet another beautiful autumn day to play a pickup basketball game at Seger Park.
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Dr. Jaye McNair — artist, educator, and curator — taught Monday’s Fashion & Fabric Club
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Food Club enjoys their school-made Rice Krispies Treats
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Mateo (Grade 9) displays his completed work from Art Club
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NACAC National College Fair Philadelphia — Saturday, October 25, 11am–3pm at the PA Convention Center, hosted by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Click this link for a list of all participating colleges. Students must register here.
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Black & Gold 2.0 Workshops — September–March, 11am–2pm every other Saturday. These workshops are for Black and East Asian teens in the areas of Community Building, Mental Health, and Professional Development. Most workshops take place at at Crane Community Center in Chinatown (1001 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19107). Click this link to learn more and register.
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Roots to Routes: A Call Forward — January 26–28 in Philadelphia. This new national student conference is by the same founder who led the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (which has been paused). Like SDLC, it’s designed for independent school students, educators, and administrators, centering the voices and well-being of those most often marginalized. Click here to learn more and please talk to Sydnie if you are interested in attending.
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PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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