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Students entertain one of our two REV Geckos
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Thursday, October 2 — School Closed (Yom Kippur)
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Friday, October 3 — Grades 11 and 12 will miss history class in order to do fieldwork with Cosmic Writers at University of Pennsylvania. Pizza lunch will be provided.
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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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COMMUNITY HANDBOOK REMINDER
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English
US Literature students studied Octavia Butler’s multifaceted legacy in four stations. Station 1: Visionary Sci-Fi Writer (BBC Video). Station 2: music presentation by Ah-Keisha. Station 3: Afrofuturism Mixes Sci-fi and Social Justice (Vox video). Station 4: Explore Octavia Butler’s published written works!
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Math
Students enjoyed sharpening their math fluency this week through games like Follow Me, a fast-paced challenge where mental math skills are put to the test. Our 9th graders practiced solving equations and then taught one another how to graph inequalities, while 10th grade Geometry students explored the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning — and discovered why only one of them would hold up in court!
Grades 11 and 12 dove deeper into data analysis by tossing pennies, rolling dice, and clicking stopwatches to generate data sets. From there, they built box plots and identified outliers, learning how to get more meaning from their data.
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History
To begin their unit on world religions, students visited Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal, which was founded by Bishop Richard Allen. Born a slave, Allen purchased his freedom and founded the Free African Society in 1787, later buying the land where the church still flourishes at 6th and Lombard Streets.
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Spanish
Students practiced using their Unit 1 vocabulary with present tense conjugations of the irregular verb Ser (to be) during short presentations.
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Science
Students have been working on their crime scene projects. Teams create fabricated forensic scenarios that their classmates later solve using elements of the scientific method. This work has sparked student conversations around the power of questions, restorative justice, and the historical practices of investigations.
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Portfolio Advisory
We are off to a great start with our morning Portfolio Advisory block, where students and their advisor work one-on-one and in groups to set goals and develop independent, interest-driven projects. Each student will create a portfolio of real-world work that not only complements their coursework, but serves as a compelling, personalized addition to their traditional academic transcript.
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Community-Building Weekly Assembly
All students participated in Revolution School’s Third Annual Family Feud, hosted by “Steve Harvey” (Kimora, grade 11) — special shout-out to Kimora and Dirk for creating a fun midday game!
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Admissions Season
Thank you to Grant (Grade 10) and January (Grade 11) who joined members of the REV team at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for this year’s K-12 Philly School Fair. There’s no better endorsement of REV than students who enthusiastically support 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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Student Clubs
This week kicked off our B-week student clubs (Crotchet, 3-D Printing, Movies & Anime, Music). We will alternate these two groupings of clubs for the remainder of the semester. Each student is required to select two clubs.
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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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