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, […]
On December 12, 2022 teachers and staff of the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School voted to form a union. FACTS employees voted to be represented in collective bargaining by the Alliance of Charter School Employees of the American Federation of Teachers-PA. Below is a message to the staff from Principal Pheng, Teacher Ellen, and Selina […]
FACTS Scholastic Book Fair is December 6th-9th 2022. FACTS students will visit the book fair with their literacy class one day during the book fair. The book fair will also be open 3:00-4:15 after school Wednesday for parents and families. Here is a link to the school’s Scholastic Page.
FACTS shares “Teachable Moments” video clips weekly with our students during Morning Meeting community time. These videos are created by our School Counselor Teacher Mikki and our Directors of School Culture Teacher Griffin and Teacher Trish. They often focus on social and emotional learning. We think these uplifting lessons are great for people of all […]
FACTS students meet weekly in small learning communities to focus on social and emotional learning. One activity had them thinking about what they do to relieve stress and relax. They brainstormed the following list. “What to do in a Pandemic” – Advice from 5th – 8th Graders at FACTS Go for a walk but stay […]
FACTS was awarded a grant from the NoVo Foundation for its social and emotional learning (SEL) project “Many Ways of Knowing: Mindfulness Practices from our Own and Other Cultures.” FACTS is honored to receive this grant, as only 40 were awarded out of 800 applicants. This grant will allow FACTS to continue to build upon […]
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 […]
Thank you WHYY for giving us an opportunity to highlight how FACTS integrate folk arts education and social emotional learning into our daily curriculum to help support, develop and nurture the whole child. It is lovely seeing all the smiles and familiar faces on TV. FACTS on Movers & Makers Visions of Community