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Students toured Penn archives at the Kislak Center
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Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 14 — Student-Led Parent/Advisor Conferences. Please use this QR code to select your student’s advisor and schedule a conference day/time — or reach out to the advisor directly by email or text.
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Tuesday, November 11 — No school (Veteran’s Day)
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Monday, November 17 — All REV students visit our new home in the Sixth Man Center. We will depart from 230 S. Broad St at 8:30am — please be on time. If you prefer to meet us at Sixth Man at 9am (or depart directly from there), please email Carolyn. We invite all parents to join us anytime between 2–4pm for a tour! The bus will return to 230 S. Broad St by 3:30pm. Please coordinate transportation plans with your student.
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Tuesday, November 25 — Students celebrate Thanksgiving with a Potluck and Party, beginning at 12:15pm.
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Wednesday, November 26 – Monday, December 1 — School is closed for Thanksgiving/Fall break
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Tuesday, December 2 — School reopens
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English
Grades 9 and 10 kicked off the second quarter by selecting a new book — each student chose a book that someone else in the school read over the summer.
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U.S. Literature students had a meaningful Election Day visit from Leigh Owens of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. As a lobbyist and educator, Mr. Owens shared his experiences visiting prisons and jails, where he helps ensure that incarcerated individuals can make their voices heard at the ballot box. Students also explored the voter guides he distributes, which highlight that every vote carries power and purpose.
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For fieldwork, grades 11 and 12 visited the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, to do primary resource exploration. The impressive archive, which is part of the University of Pennsylvania’s library system, boasts a collection of over 300,000 printed books and more than 14,000 linear feet of modern manuscripts — and it spans the ancient world to today, with materials from every corner of the globe.
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Science
In Biology, students lab-tested food items for key macromolecules — including glucose, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. Using samples like donuts, bread, egg whites, and turkey, they discovered which nutrients each food contains.
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In the Disappearing Spoon science project, students created spoons from the metal gallium — a solid that melts just above room temperature. When the gallium spoon is placed in a hot drink, it “disappears” as it melts, demonstrating how temperature changes can affect the state of matter and revealing that not all metals behave the same way.
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History
Grades 9 and 10 are completing their Religions documentary films, while grades 11 and 12 have been exploring how the US Constitution ties to current events.
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Math
11th graders kicked off the second marking period with a PSAT test, then began SAT Prep with an introduction to the test and score-boosting strategies. In math class, the 11th graders joined the Seniors to see how adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing to both x and to y can move, stretch, and flip a graph.
10th graders tackled similar ideas in Geometry, focusing on moving shapes without altering their size, while 9th grade students went deeper into linear functions, converting between the three forms of a line and understanding why each one is useful.
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Students whose 5th credit is art-focused enjoyed a special behind-the-scenes tour of Forman Arts Initiative (FAI)’s new building, currently under construction. FAI brings artists, cultural organizations, and communities together across Philadelphia, providing resources, mentorship, and opportunities to create and collaborate.
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This week in Community Building, Joel held a mock debate with Hailey (Grade 12), demonstrating the difference between the Democrat and Republican agendas in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania election.
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And on the topic of community building, we love celebrating how our alumni remain active members of our REV family. Pictured here: Itai (Grade 11) and Anthony (Class of 2025) went to dinner!
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Food Club made gourmet popcorn
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Students enjoy a break between classes
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Seger Park for Wellness on a beautiful afternoon.
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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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