Its a first, this year on September 30th, starting out at Frankford High School at 5000 Oxford Avenue. Registration begins at 8 AM. For more information, see the flyer below or email frankford5k@gmail.com.
First Annual Frankford High School 5K
Category: Education
Fall Programs at the Frankford Library
Fall Programming at Frankford Library
Teen Third Thursdays – Crafts, games and fun for Teens Only.
3rd Thursday of the month | 4:30 p.m. – September 21, October 19, November 16, and December 15
Adult/Teen Laptop Lounge – Brush up on your computer skills using our in-house laptops with our Digital Resource Specialist. Space may be limited.
Mondays 5:30p-6:30p – October 2, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18
Resume Open Lab – Need help with your resume. Come to our resume open lab with extended laptop time.
Thursdays 11a-1p – October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, 14, 21
Wii Wednesdays with Vince – Come play your favorite Wii games with Mr. Vince. For Teens and school-aged kids.
4th Wednesday of the month | 4:30 p.m. – September 27, October 25, December 27
Frankford’s Lego Playtime – Come to build with our Lego collection along other kids ages 6 to 12. Your host will be children’s librarian Mr. Pagán. Call or stop by to sign up.
Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. – November 4, December 2,
Frankford Library Minecraft Club – Come build and play Minecraft with other kids, ages 8 to 12. Your host will be librarian Mr. Pagán. We’ll be playing in peaceful mode only! Call or stop by to sign up.
Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. – October 21, November 18, December 16
Preschool Storytime with Mr. Pagán – Preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome to come to listen to stories, do fingerplays and sing songs with children’s librarian Mr. Pagán.
First and third Tuesdays of every month at 11:00 AM – September 5 and 19, October 3 and 17, November 7 and 21, December 5 and 19
Frankford’s Friday Movie of the Month – Come the second Wednesday of every month and watch a fun family movie hosted by librarian Mr. Pagán. Come one time, or all the time!
Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. – September 13 – “An American Tail”, October 11 – “Aladdin”, November 8 -” The Princess and the Frog”, December 13 – “The Little Prince” (2015)
Block Building Parties – Block Party!?Wooden Block Party in the library. On the first Wednesday of the month, join librarian Mr. Pagán to build whatever you want with our collection of over 2,000 blocks, signs and figures! Children ages 4 and up are encouraged to build, create, and play! Come one time, or all the time.
Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. | September 6, October 4, November 8, December 6
Stearne Elementary School Gets Major Improvements
The School District spent the Summer making major improvement at Stearne Elementary School this year.
The majority of the Allen M. Stearne School in Frankford, built in 1966, looks every bit it’s age. But step into one of the school’s kindergarten, first, or second-grade classrooms and you’ll feel transported to the 21st century.
There’s new smart panel boards, motion-sensitive lights, tabletops that double as whiteboards, and a gaggle of learning toys too numerous to list here.
“I thought maybe a new bookshelf, new rugs,” said kindergarten teacher Kelly Kaczmarek, recipient of a refurbished room. “But all this? [I had] no idea.”
Stearne was one of eight Philly schools to receive a facelift this summer, but not because they were in dire need of repairs. Or at least not on the surface.
Stearne and the seven other schools all posted low reading scores, and the fixes are designed specifically to address that problem.
Read more about it from Newsworks at this link.
Frankford’s Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory is one of the Eagles Community Partners For 2017 Season
The Philadelphia Eagles are teaming up with three new Eagles Care partners this year as part of the team’s ongoing commitment to supporting local non-profits and helping to deepen their overall impact on the Greater Philadelphia Region.
The three partners that the Eagles will be collaborating with in 2017 include: Dignity Housing, Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, and Ryan’s Case for Smiles.
It’s “About Time” to christen this boat!
- Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory (Frankford area) was founded in 1996 by Geoffrey McKonly, who believed disengaged youth needed a hands-on activity in a constructive environment to help them develop and apply academic skills. Nearly two decades later, the organization works to engage urban teens in hands-on boat building and on-water programming to nurture the problem solving, communication and collaboration skills needed to become confident, capable adults. For more information, please visit www.WoodenBoatFactory.org.
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Please join the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory at the waterfront for our annual Summer celebration Community Row, 8/14/17 – 8/16/17 from 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm at the Frankford Boat Launch, 5600 Tacony Street. Celebrate the Boat Factory apprentices’ accomplishments at this closing event for the 6-week summer WorkReady experience.
During those 6 weeks, the RiverGuides have completed work-exchanges with regional maritime agencies and continued their conservation work in partnership with Delaware River City Corporation. The Boat Builders have built a brand-new boat for the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory’s Community Yacht Club. This boat, Artemis, will be launched at a ceremony on August 14th at 6 PM. The high school sailing apprentices have learned the basics of sailing and are leading two-week sailing camps for middle school youth from the region.
Let the RiverGuides take you out on a boat ride, see the Boat Builders launch their brand-new boat, and let the Sailors teach you sailing basics! Enjoy all these activities, grab a bite to eat, and more all by the Delaware River.
Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory (PWBF) was founded in 1996 to serve high-school youth who had increased disengagement from education. The program served as a locus for public-school teachers to build boats over 18 weeks. Then in 2010 it transitioned to an out-of-school-time model and has been serving the Frankford community since 2009. This transition has allowed for an increase of students served annually, as well as becoming intentionally strength-based. The work at PWBF is centered around being trauma- informed providing a longitudinal approach that enables participants to develop trusting connections with staff to explore, take risks, and recover form failure – experiences that lead to a sense of personal agency.
Please join our apprentices for a day that recognizes their achievements at the boat factory. Enjoy the Delaware River while learning from our students. See a new boat get launched, enjoy boat rides, and learn mini sailing demonstrations.
