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Academy Showcase
**ATTENTION** Change of location for Academy Showcase – The showcase will be at Roxborough HS, 5:30 – 7:30 Thursday, April 4th instead of Community College of Philadelphia, CCP. Thanks, look forward to seeing you there.
Business Academy Students Visit Guru Technologies
Network for Teaching Entreprenurship hosted our Academies @ Roxborough Business students for a field trip today. Students attended seminars and visited Guru Technologies.
Teacher Summer STEAM Workshop
Teachers in the Healthcare Workplace Project, Summer 2018 Academies @ Roxborough teachers attended the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund partnered with Philadelphia Works, Inc.; Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (PAI); the School District of Philadelphia (SDP; two divisions of Drexel University; Community College of Philadelphia (CCP); local curriculum experts; and employer partners in multiple healthcare and…
Teacher Summer Workshop
Academy @ Roxborough teachers gave up a piece of their summer for a two-day training held at Roxborough HS on July 18th and 19th. A representative from AAIS provided professional development on Teaching on the Block and Differentiated Instruction focusing on identifying power standards and generating learning targets. Teachers were given time to plan lessons and model…
Academy Showcase 2018
The Academies @ Roxborough Annual Showcase 2018 was held Thursday, May 31st at the Community College of Philadelphia in the Bonnell Auditorium. The Showcase is a great opportunity for our pathway students to demonstrate their prowess in their fields during the school year! Thank you to all that attended for your “above & beyond” support. And…
Business Applications pathway trip to the Interview Skills Workshop
Mr. Heleniak and the Business Applications pathway students attended the Philadelphia Society of People & Strategy Interview Skills workshop at Philadelphia Academies, Inc. The resume and interview workshops are designed to “enable students to understand more possibilities for their lives and gain motivation in their academic careers. By connecting students to industry, WBL helps youth experience…
Academies @ Roxborough Teachers attend Conference in Nashville
Teachers from the Academies @ Roxborough attended a conference in Nashville March 5 – 7, 2018. Pictured from left to right: Rose Kalogerakis, Laurie-Jean Lawley, John Quirus, Kate Verica, Rosa Lasada, Teshome Sebhatu. “The Academies of Nashville Study Visit demonstrates how Nashville has transformed its high schools into personalized learning communities that offer rigor, relevance, relationships,…
“Hospitality Industry Master’s Class: Graphic Design”
On Tuesday, February 27, eight students in the Academy of Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship participated in the Hospitality Industry Master’s Class for Graphic Design, sponsored by the Philadelphia Academies and hosted by Visit Philadelphia. Visit Philadelphia’s mission is to promote our city’s image, drive visitation, and boost the local economy. The students interacted with designers in…
Alumni Joshua Myers Visit to BTE Academy
Joshua Myers, a Roxborough graduate from the class of 2013, came back to share his knowledge, inspiration and experiences with our BTE academy students. He studied Cinematography (now Film & Video Production) with an amazing teacher, friend and mentor, Derek Stevenson. Joshua is currently attending the University of Valley Forge, majoring in Digital Media with…