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Students & faculty organized a Book Mixer to discuss their summer reading selections
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Monday, September 8 – Friday, September 19 — All students need to pack a lunch
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Tuesday, September 16–Friday, September 19 — MAP Growth Testing. MAP is a personalized, computer-adaptive assessment test issued twice a year to help teachers track achievement and growth in Reading, Language, and Math. The test adjusts in real time, for example: if a student answers a question correctly, a slightly harder question follows. MAP results help inform our faculty when tailoring the personalized classroom experience, as well as tracking student progress from year to year. Please make sure your student arrives at school on time with a charged laptop each day, and encourage them to get plenty of rest each night!
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Tuesday, September 16 — Grades 9 and 10 return to the Philadelphia Zoo. Please wear appropriate outerwear and shoes.
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Wednesday, September 17 — Grades 11 and 12 will attend a teen author talk at noon at Parkway Central Free Library: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley.
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Thursday, September 18 — Grades 11 and 12 return to the Philadelphia Zoo. Please wear appropriate outerwear and shoes.
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The week of September 22 — Student–Parent–Advisor Meetings. Your advisor will contact families to schedule.
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Tuesday, September 23 — School Closed (Rosh Hashanah)
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Thursday, October 2 — School Closed (Yom Kippur)
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Thursday, October 9, 4–6pm — Back to School for Parents
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Friday, October 10 — School Closed (Faculty Professional Development)
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Monday, October 13 — School Closed (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
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Friday, October 31 — School Closed; End of Quarter 1
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Wednesday, November 5 — Quarter 1 Academic Reports sent home
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All students need to bring a bag lunch to school until Friday, September 19. We appreciate your help in making this a success!
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English — books and more books!
All students who didn’t previously have a library card signed up for one at the City Institute branch in Rittenhouse Square. Each student then chose a book from the library or an audiobook/digital book from the Libby app (which is accessed using a library card). Students will be reading their individual books during the first ten minutes of class.
Students have also been working on our all-school summer reading assignment: analyzing and reviewing One Book One Philadelphia’s selection, The Upcycled Self by Tariq Trotter — their reviews are on display on the 20th floor.
And speaking of all things library-related, 11th and 12th grade students received a free copy of Angeline Boulley’s book, Sisters in the Wind, in advance of attending Boulley’s teen author talk at Parkway Central Free Library this Wednesday, September 17 at noon.
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Math
Our students have enjoyed getting to know our new Mathematics teacher, Michael Cohen, who integrates real world applications of math, as well as incorporates elements of physics, history, and other cross-curricular subjects into his lessons. Michael makes math fun!
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History
In US History, 11th and 12th grade students read two narratives of people coming to America in the mid 1700s. The first was by Olaudah Equiano, who was enslaved in Nigeria and later purchased his own freedom. The second was Gottlieb Mittelberger, who wrote about the plight of indentured servants. Students made a Venn diagram to compare and contrast these experiences.
Grades 9 and 10 made a timeline based on Carl Sagan’s famous essay, Cosmic Calendar, to help understand the 14-billion year history of the universe. The students imagined that relative distances were years — so that, if the Delaware River (visible from the classroom window) is the Big Bang, and if the windows in our classroom represent today, they could calculate where significant historical events would fall on this physical timeline.
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Fieldwork
Grade cohorts 9/10 and 11/12 took turns going to the Philadelphia Zoo this week — the students are using the Zoo as training ground for project-based exploration. Ultimately, each student will develop a project plan around something they are curious about, leaning into the scientific method to explore real-world questions. All students will be returning to the zoo this coming week, Grades 9/10 on Tuesday, and Grades 11/12 on Thursday.
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Wellness
While many of our students went to the gym for our fitness block, others remained at REV for table tennis and Just Dance.
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Admissions Season
Thank you to January and Kimora (both in Grade 11) who joined members of our faculty at an Admissions event at The Philadelphia School. Nothing speaks more highly of a program than students who endorse it! If you know a high school student looking for a revolutionary education, please email our Director of Admissions, Georgia Getz, to get the ball rolling!
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Scavenger Hunt
Revolution School students and faculty/staff hit the streets last week for our Annual Orientation Scavenger Hunt. Competition was fierce — in fact, our judges have not yet named a winner! This is a sampling of photos from our seven teams.
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Handball Camp for Girls — September 12–October 24, 3:30-5:30pm. For girls 10-17, boys welcome too! Takes place at the Mascher & Allegheny Handball Courts. Click this link to learn more!
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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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PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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