The School District of Philadelphia Chief Academic Office

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The School District of PhiladelphiaChief
Academic Office

• Summer School, Summer Programs, and Summer
  Enrichment
• 2008

May 2008
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Kindergarten Learning AcademySummer Program

• July 1 31, 2008
• Monday Friday
• 800 AM 1230 PM
• Various sites district wide

Contact Your Childs Teacher or Renee Queen
Jackson _at_ 2154005682
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Summer Program for Students Grades 1 8(Slide
1 of 2)

• For
• Students who failed one or more of the following
  core subjects Reading, Mathematics, Social
  Studies, Science

When July 1 31, 2008 Monday Friday 800 AM
1230 PM
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Summer Program for StudentsGrades 1 8 (Slide
2 of 2)

• Locations
• At more than 80 sites
• throughout the city

Registration procedure Parents will be
contacted by their childs school Please
note No Tokens, TransPasses or Busing
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Summer Program for Students Grades 9 11(Slide 1
of 3)

• Subjects offered include
• English 1, English 2, English 3, World History,
  African American History, American History,
  Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus,
  Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish 1,
  and Spanish 2
• For
• Students who have failed the above core
  curriculum classes in the past may attend to make
  up those credits

When July 1 31, 2008 Monday Friday 800 AM
1230 PM
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Summer Program for Students Grades 911(Slide 2
of 3)

• One site will offer
• Pre-Calculus and Physics
• for 11th Grade Students only.
• High school sites include
• Bartram, CAPA, Dobbins, Edison, Fels, Frankford,
  Germantown, Gratz, Kensington, King, Northeast,
  Olney, Overbrook, South Philadelphia, Swenson,
  University City, and West Philadelphia

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Summer Program for Students Grades 9 11 (Slide
3 of 3)

• Registration
• June 924, 2008
• in your school roster office
• Late Registration
• July 13, 2008
• at summer program location (130 PM 330 PM
  only)

For more information Contact your childs
school Please note TransPasses will not be
available at sites
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Summer School Senior Center(for 12th graders
who need 1 or 2 credits to graduate)(Slide 1 of
2)

• Course offerings
• English 1, English 2, English 3, English 4, World
  History, Social Science, American History,
  Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2,
• Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish 1
  2, Physics,
• French 1 2, Technology, and the
  Multi-Disciplinary Projects

• When
• July 131, 2008 (Monday Friday)
• 800 AM 1230 PM
• Location
• Ben Franklin High School
• Broad and Spring Garden Streets

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Summer School Senior Centerfor 12th graders who
need 1 or 2 credits to graduate) (Slide 2 of 2)

• Registration Information

Registration takes place at the home high
schools roster office June 924,
2008 ---------- Late Registration at Ben
Franklin HS July 13, 2008 130 PM 300 PM
ONLY (No registration during hours of operation
(800 AM-1230 PM). NO EXCEPTIONS ----------
Please Note No Tokens, TransPasses or Busing
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office of Language, Culture the Arts ESOL
Summer Camp(Slide 1 of 10)

• Locations
• 41 sites throughout the School District
• Grades 1 - 8

Dates July 131, 2008 (800 AM - 1230
PM) Contact ESOL Teachers at your home school
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts Refugee
Intensive Summer Enrichment Program(Slide 2 of
10)

• Eligibility ELLs in Grades 9 11
• Locations
• Bartram, Edison, Northeast, and
• South Philadelphia High Schools

Dates July 131, 2008 (800 AM - 1230
PM) Contact ESOL Teachers at your home school
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts Journey
Into Language A Language Immersion Enrichment
Camp(Slide 3 of 10)

• Grades 1- 5
• (students who perform at or above grade level)
• Locations
• Ben Franklin High School and Julia DeBurgos
  Elementary School

Dates July 131, 2008 (9 AM - 3
PM) Contact Nichole Manuel _at_ 215-400-5965
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts College
Preparatory Enrichment Camp for ELLs (Slide 4
of 10)

• Eligibility ELL Students in Grades 9-11
• (Developing and Expanding ESOL Levels)
• Locations
• LaSalle University and Holy Family University

Dates July 131, 2008 (900 AM 100
PM) Contact Nichole Manuel _at_ 215-400-5965
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts
African/African-American Ambassadors
Program(Slide 5 of 10)

• Eligibility
• African and African-American Students in Grades
  1- 11
• Locations
• Bartram HS, Morton ES, Pepper MS, Shaw MS, and
  Tilden MS

Dates July 131, 2008 (800 AM - 1230
PM) Contact Nichole Manuel _at_ 215-400-5965
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts National
Hispanic Institute(Slide 6 of 10)

• Eligibility Latino Students
• Location
• Villanova University

Dates July 1418, 2008 (900 AM-100
PM) Contact Nichole Manuel _at_ 215-400-5965
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts
Elementary/Middle School Visual Arts and Music
Camps(Slide 7 of 10)

• Grades 4- 8
• Locations
• Art Hancock, Tilden, Pepper Morton
• Music H.R. Edmunds, Kirkbride, Tilden Hill
  Freeman

Dates July 131, 2008 (800 AM-1230
PM) Contact Tessie Varthas - Art
215-400-5973 Virginia Lam - Music
215-400-5974
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts
WORKREADYH.S. Mural Arts Camps(Slide 8 of 10)

• Grades 9-11
• Locations
• 3 High School Sites (TBD)

Dates June 30July 25, 2008 (830 AM-1230
PM) Contact Tessie Varthas _at_ 215-400-5973
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Office of Language, Culture the ArtsWORKREADY
High School Ceramics Camp(Slide 9 of 10)

• Grades 911
• Location
• Frankford High School

Dates June 30July 25, 2008 (830 AM-1230
PM) Contact Tessie Varthas _at_ 215-400-5973
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Office of Language, Culture the Arts
WORKREADYHigh School Instrumental Music
CampsOrchestra, Concert and Marching
Bands(Slide 10 of 10)

• Grades 9-11
• Locations
• High School for Creative and Performing Arts
  Northeast H. S. Field

Dates June 30July 25, 2008 (830 AM-1230
PM) Contact Virginia Lam _at_ 215-400-5974
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Summer Accelerated Learning CenterAdvanced
Placement Course, Advanced Placement English, or
Math Preparation Course(Slide 1 of 2)

• Eligibility Students currently in Grades 10 or
  11
• Location
• Ben Franklin High School

Dates July 131, 2008 (800 AM-1230
PM) Registration Submit items to your schools
AP Coordinator by May 5, 2008
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Summer Accelerated Learning CenterAdvanced
Placement Course, Advanced Placement English, or
Math Preparation Course(Slide 2 of 2)
Contact Vera Da Vinci Office of Accelerated
Learning phone [phone] e-mail
vdavinci_at_phila.k12.pa.us Note Transportation
will not be provided
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STEPSSummer Technology Enrichment Programs

• Grades 6 8
• Locations
• 20 Sites (TBD)

Dates Monday - Thursday July 1July 31, 2008 (9
AM - 12 NOON) Contact Paula Don _at_
215-400-4420
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Philadelphia Freedom Schools 2008

• Grades K-8
• Locations
• 14 School Sites
• deBurgos Taylor Fairhill Clemente Harding
  Bryant Sayre
• Bok HS Sharswood West Philadelphia HS Lea
  Drew, Shaw and TBD

Dates June 23August 1, 2008 Monday-Friday
830 AM - 330 PM Contact Communities In
Schools of Philadelphia 267-386-4632
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Beacon Programs and Day Camps

• Grades K - 12
• Locations
• School-based Community-based
• and Recreation Centers

Dates Times and Dates vary per
location Contact Local Beacon Program or
Philadelphia Safe and Sound 215-568-0620
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Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher
DevelopmentSummer Reading ListsSummer Reading
Initiative

• Grades K 12
• In September 2008
• Teachers will provide time for students
• to discuss books read over the summer
• and to present activities completed.

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Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher
DevelopmentSummer Reading Lists(Slide 2 of
)Summer Reading Initiative

• Grades K 12
• The Free Library of Philadelphia will have
• multiple copies of books of each title for
• students to borrow over the summer.
• Area bookstores have the booklists, and
• parents may also purchase the books.

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Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher
DevelopmentSummer Reading ListsSummer Reading
Initiative

• Students in Grades K 12
• Read one fiction and one nonfiction
• book from your grade list
• Choose one activity from lists to
• complete for each book you read

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Library Card Registration Campaign

• Every student in Philadelphia public schools
• will have a library card by June 1, 2008
• All outstanding fines on student cards will be
  cleared. Students need to return materials
• they still have in their possession.

Call Your local library or The Office of
Public Service Support 215-686-5372