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đź‘Ź We are delighted to share that our enrollment has doubled. Today, we are 46 students/families strong! Welcome to our new Revolution families — whether you are joining us from Philly, or another school, relocated from another city, state, or country — we are happy to have you as part of the Revolution community. Here’s to a wonderful 2024-2025 academic year!
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✔️ Please visit the Educate portal, and update all of your information for the 2024-2025 school year.
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🎂 Summer & September Birthdays: Joel Dankoff (6/2), Jenna Johnson-Moore (6/29), Luca Harper (7/4), Hailey Perez (7/18), Bea McCants-Green (7/20), Ruqi Jiang (7/27), Jayden Johnson (8/4), Mae Abdulrahman (8/5), Anthony Wallace (8/8), Symphony Wallace (8/8), Camelle Wilkins (8/21), Precious Morrow (8/24), Sooeon Kim (8/24), Camille Smith (8/25), Aylin Smith (8/28), Julian Smith (8/28), January Faust (8/29) Ines Balti (9/7), Chrisma Tucker (9/8), Jingheng Zhang (9/17), Itai Bravato (9/20), Janelly Walton (9/20), and Asher Jayawardena (9/24)  Happy Birthday to all!
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This year, we will be introducing a Digital Media elective! REV students will share Revolution Highlights in the newsletter, on our social media channels, and in Philadelphia magazines and newspapers! Carolyn Arosell will be leading this exciting initiative with assistance from Revolution School alumn, Titus Elican, Class of 2022.
Keep your eye on this Spotlight space for their work — the elective starts on Monday, September 9th!
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Picture Day for all Students, Fri Sept 13
These school pictures will be used for all student IDs. For Grades 9-11, these photos will also appear in our yearbook. Seniors will get graduation photos taken later in the school year. Â
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Cosmic Writers Poetry Workshop Field Trip, Fri Sept 13
This field trip will be for 9th graders from 12–1:30pm at the Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk). Pizza lunch will be provided, and the workshop will be a creative writing workshop on hermit crab poetry.
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Ninth Grade Mathematics
At Revolution, we pride ourselves on providing students with a personalized program that helps them to work to their full potential. As part of our effort to deliver the best mathematics experience, we are delighted to announce that we will be offering two 9th grade math classes. Early next week, we will be assessing our 9th grade students to determine their areas of strength and challenge. Based on those results, we will consider placement for each student in one of our two math classes (one taught by Patrick, and one by Antonio). We will share more information about this in the coming weeks!
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Safe2Say Something Student Training
This fall, Revolution School students and staff will participate in the Safe2Say Something training program, provided by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General. This vital program teaches both youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals —especially within social media — of individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or others. Participants will learn how to “say something” before a tragedy occurs. Our students will be trained on October 22 during community meeting time.
The Safe2Say Something system makes it easy and confidential to report safety concerns that can help prevent violence. Here’s how it works:
Submit an anonymous tip through the Safe2Say Something system via the app, website, or phone
The crisis center reviews, assesses, and processes all submissions
The crisis center then sends the submissions to school administration and/or law enforcement for appropriate intervention
If needed, the crisis center may contact the tipster anonymously for additional information through the app
We encourage you to download the Safe2Say Something app and save the phone number 1-844-SAF2SAY in your contacts to report any concerns quickly and confidentially. This resource is critical in fostering a safe environment for everyone. Please reach out to ivy@revolutionschool.org with any questions you may have.
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Calling all Revolution Volunteers
As a volunteer, there are many ways you can get involved both at the school or virtually from afar. The opportunities to get involved are limitless ~ please share any and all ideas about how you would like to get involved at Revolution!
Become an alumni class representative
Assist with Future Ready or the Financial Master Class
Join a board committee
Help us with admissions and advancement
Plan for upcoming Revolution events
The opportunities to get involved are sky’s the limit — please share any and all ideas about how you would like to get involved at Revolution!
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OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF REVOLUTION
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Widener Engineering Mini-Camp — 12th Grade students
Widener’s School of Engineering invites local high school seniors to learn about different engineering disciplines by interacting with faculty and current engineering students. A concurrent program for parents and guardians covers the admissions process, financial aid and planning for engineering school. Sept 27 from 9am–1pm Registration is NOW OPEN until September 23rd.
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The Building Hero Project — Tiny WPA
This is a community design leadership initiative for youth and adults to be designers, builders, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, and catalysts in their communities. Specifically, the Building Hero Training is a FREE multi-week program in which participants gain hands-on experience with digital and wood fabrication while learning valuable life-long design, building, prototyping, creative problem-solving, advocacy, storytelling, collaboration, and leadership skills. Applications are due September 4th.
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Coded by: Open House
Coded: by is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preparing underrepresented people for leadership roles within the tech and startup space. In September, they will host two open house sessions where prospective students can discover more about their mission and impact. Their team will be on hand to answer any questions about their work, programs, curriculum, and what sets their students apart. September 5th and 10th, 5:30–6:30 pm — click this link to learn more.
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Calling All Girl Bosses
This is a year-long program empowering girls in Philadelphia to lead the change they want to see in their neighborhoods. It was developed by Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) as a blueprint to give Philadelphia girls in grades 6–12 the skills they need to identify a community problem and take action to find a solution. The program is FREE for girls. Lunch and transportation will be provided for each workshop. Click this link to learn more.
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Innovation League
This is an opportunity for entrepreneurial students in Grades 9–12 in Philadelphia who want to learn how to build businesses while growing their skills and solving problems in their community. Like a traditional sports league, students attend weekly practices led by tech mentors and build their technology, leadership, and social skills. Registration closes October 1st.
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Tuesday Sept 10 — Coffee with Antonio and Ivy for all families, 8–9:30am.
The Revolution School is a place where adults and students share a powerful sense of community. In this session, we will discuss our backgrounds, experiences, and aspirations for the upcoming school year. Please RSVP by clicking this link.
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Friday Sept 13 — Student Picture Day, Grades 9–12
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Thursday Oct 10 — Back to School for parents, 4–6pm
Please save the date, and join us for Revolution School’s Back to School Night. This is a great opportunity to mingle with our teachers, staff, and other parents — we will talk about our curriculum, special projects, and we’ll provide a tour of our new classroom/office space on the 20th floor! Please do not miss this important 2024-25 orientation where we will detail how best to engage with the school! More details to come.
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Tuesday Oct 22 — Safe2Say Something Student Training
For more information, please scroll back to our Revolution Announcements section.
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Saturday Nov 2 — NACAC College Fair at the Convention Center, 11am–3pm.
All students and families (grades 9–12) are welcome to attend the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) College Fair in Philadelphia. Click this link for more details.
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FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
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Orientation for our new students and families
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Photo Scavenger Hunt
Teams of students and teachers took part in a photo scavenger hunt where they were tasked to find different places, people, and items in the area surrounding Revolution School. Some of the photo prompts included two people in the lobby of Curtis School of Music, a person from your team holding the leash of a dog, a student sitting on an Indigo bicycle, and smoked fish from Schlesinger’s Deli. Winners of the photo scavenger hunt will be announced next week!
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PAIS/ISACS Parent & Community Series 2024-2025 (Mark your calendars)
We are delighted to share that we are partnering with Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) on (6) one-hour zoom webinars for parents and caregivers as well as our faculty and community members.
September 25, 2024, 7:30-8:30 pm Back-To-School Momentum: Prepping Children of All Ages for the Challenges (& Successes) of a New School Year
November 19, 2024, 7:30-8:30 pm Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It
January 15, 2025, 7:30-8:30 pm How to Raise Socially Skilled Tweens & Teens Who Can Navigate Friendship Challenges
February 12, 2025, 7:30-8:30 pm Squish the Peas: Life Lessons from Toddlers on How to Live a Happier, Healthier Life
March 11, 2025, 7:30-8:30 pm Raise Your Children & Adolescents to be Authentically Successful, Emotionally Healthy & Prepared to ThriveApril 9, 2025, 7:30-8:30 pm Planning for Summers of Growth & Joy.
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Show your school pride with a REV school t-shirt, hoodie, hat — or a beautiful water bottle you can use throughout the school day! Many color options available on all items — order today!
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PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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Do you have news or announcements that you want to share with the school community? Is there information you would like to see featured here? Please share your ideas with georgia@revolutionschool.org. Connect others with the Revolution Newsletter by forwarding this email or sharing this link to subscribe to the newsletter.
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