FACTS has been awarded the Dorothy Howard Prize by the American Folklore Society for our curriculum, “Liberian Storytelling: A Sixth Grade Folk Arts Integrated Unit.” The work was created by Folk Arts Education Specialist, Linda Deafenbaugh, Liberian Storyteller, Gbahtuo Comgbaye, and teacher Marley Asplundh. It is being recognized by AFS for exemplifying how folklore and […]
FACTS is searching for its next Executive Director as Ellen Somekawa is preparing to retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year. If you know any great candidates or if you are interested in applying, see: https://www.carneysandoe.com/assets/FACT-11.13.pdf. FACTS staff cannot respond to inquiries about this role. Please direct all questions to the Carney Sandoe […]
The No Arena in the Heart of Our City March and Rally has been postponed. It will be held on June 10, with a rain date of June 17. 反对建竞技球场Arena在我们的城市中心游行和拉力赛已被推迟。它将于 6 月 10 日举行，雨天为 6 月 17 日。 Marching bersama untuk No Arena ke City hall bulan Maret telah ditunda. Tanggal barunya adalah 10 Juni, […]
The new issue of the Journal of Folklore and Education, “Teaching for Equity: The Role of Folklore in a Time of Crisis and Opportunity,” features an article on co-teaching by our former music teacher, T Avalon, partnered with our African Dance teaching artist, T Jeannine. The guest editor for this issue is our very own […]
The City of Philadelphia, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Housing Authority, and several charter schools have created a new list of schools and community sites providing free meals for children and youth. Student meal sites and schedules will change beginning Monday, March 23. In addition, Parks & Recreation sites are no longer distributing student meals. Please share […]
On December 15, the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School took a major step in our quest to grow our school and to increase our services to immigrant and refugee English Learners in a welcoming school environment that brings together immigrants and non-immigrants and students of diverse races and ethnicities. Amidst an impressive outpouring of support […]
Schools in our city do not have receive enough money to fairly and adequately educate all of our students. Students, staff and board members from FACT Charter School will be going to City Hall on September 13, 2016 to join those supporting a lawsuit demanding fair school funding for all schools in Pennsylvania. This lawsuit asks […]