Join us February 5th as We Welcome Rohan Murphy to Adaire!
Adaire is very proud to host, with the support of the Philadelphia Arts in Education Program (PAEP) and Friends of Adaire (FoA), a family engagement event tailored toward children in 3rd grade and older and their families, featuring Rohan Murphy and his inspirational talk, "Living a Life with Purpose." Join us on Wednesday, February 5th, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Adaire Auditorium, Thompson and Palmer Streets.
Rohan Murphy is a nationally recognized youth-speaker who has spoken in over 40 states. Rohan, who lost his legs at birth, started to wrestle his freshman year of high school. After a successful high school wrestling career he went on to wrestle at Penn State University. In addition to wrestling, Rohan Murphy is also an accomplished powerlifter, representing the US in international competitions all over the world.
This free event is open to all. Make it a family night or just come as the adult in your student’s household. Every Adaire student in grades 3 through 8 who attends will receive a free dress-down pass. Please RSVP by clicking here so we can get an accurate headcount! More details on our Facebook events page here
Rohan Murphy is a nationally recognized youth-speaker who has spoken in over 40 states. Rohan, who lost his legs at birth, started to wrestle his freshman year of high school. After a successful high school wrestling career he went on to wrestle at Penn State University. In addition to wrestling, Rohan Murphy is also an accomplished powerlifter, representing the US in international competitions all over the world.
This free event is open to all. Make it a family night or just come as the adult in your student’s household. Every Adaire student in grades 3 through 8 who attends will receive a free dress-down pass. Please RSVP by clicking here so we can get an accurate headcount! More details on our Facebook events page here
Giving Tuesday Success!
Thank you to our amazing community who came together on Facebook this past #GivingTuesday and helped fund ALL Adaire teachers’ current DonorsChoose projects!! Originally, we set the fundraiser to run for 10 days but you all came through and donated, shared and liked our way to reach our goal in one day!! Because of your support, we were able to take advantage of the Donors Choose one-day match and fund 13 teacher projects totaling over $3,500! Thank you, donors, families, supporters and of course, our wonderful teachers!
Check out the awesome thank you note from Mrs. Rice's kindergarten class to our donors!
Check out the awesome thank you note from Mrs. Rice's kindergarten class to our donors!
Annual Fund Success!
Friends of Adaire is thrilled to announce that thanks to a New Year’s Eve donation from a generous donor, we were able to surpass our Annual Fund Goal before the clock struck midnight in 2019! The money raised will continue to support STREAM initiatives at the school both this year and next. Thank you to everyone who gave or supported our fundraisers to help us reach this important milestone! Whether you gave $5 for our birthday fundraiser, were a monthly donor, or worked with your employer to fund a matching donation, you helped get us across the finish line in just four months. With your support, we can now focus fundraising efforts on building a strong base for next year’s campaign and more teacher funding requests! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Group Tour Schedule
Adaire offers monthly tours for interested in-catchment families. Advance sign-ups are not required. If you are interested in attending, enter the building at the corner of Thompson and Earl Streets prior to the scheduled tour time. The tours will begin promptly and will last approximately 30-45 minutes. Questions before or after the tour? Contact Sasha Best.
Friends of Adaire works to enrich and support the education at Fishtown's Alexander Adaire K-8 School.
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After School News and Options:
Portside Arts is terrific in-classroom partner to Adaire and picks up students at Adaire for after school art based programs and homework help at their facility. Fishtown Rec After School with pick up from Adaire. After school goes until 6PM Registration forms are available at the Rec 3:00PM—9:00 PM. Email fishtownrecreation@gmail.com Call 215-685-9885 or stop by at 1202 E Montgomery Ave Shuttle Bee offers pickup from Adaire and delivery to Northern Liberties After school program. Stay tuned for more after school option announcements. Our community and leadership are here to support you through your journey this school year. Please reach out with any questions or feedback to Principal Anna Jenkins ajenkins@philasd.org. We have had a BLAST at our HAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISERS! The last Thursday of every other month at different bars around Fishtown, these events have raised a lot of money for Adaire and our spirits tremendously! Follow our Facebook page for more on our events. Learn more... Follow @friends_of_adaire on Instagram!
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Friends of Adaire works to fundraise and apply for grants to add more programs to enrich our children's experience and encourage a culture of creativity and active learning.
Want to DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR WORK? We've made that easier than ever via PayPal & the button below! Friends of Adaire's 501(c)3 nonprofit status makes all donations tax-deductible! Please consider making your donation a monthly one (via PayPal) to sustain FoA's long-term goals or designate for our new Annual Fund!
You can now also make a donation with no transaction fees deducted via our eBay for Charity page which sends your donation via PayPal's Giving Fund to FoA (sorry no monthly donation option). On our eBay for Charity page you can also select Friends of Adaire as your "favorite" charity on eBay to add a portion of your transaction to benefit FoA (or sell an item and designate a portion of the sale to go to FoA). Check out other ways to use eBay to benefit FoA and Adaire here.
Our Amazon Wishlist SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE is an easy way for you to buy what Adaire teachers have specifically requested. Also, please consider donating to help fulfill a teacher's request for his or her students through one of Adaire's DonorsChoose.org projects.
Earn cash for Adaire by CLIPPING BOX TOPS from hundreds of products. You can save up and drop off the box tops at the school or bring them to one of our monthly meetings. Learn more.... |
Projects
Here is a list of the exciting 2018-2019 programs that Friends of Adaire has supported.
The Adaire Schoolyard is complete! Thanks to incredible investment from The Trust for Public Land, Philadelphia Water Department, School District of Philadelphia, and the community of support around Friends of Adaire. Friend of Adaire Denis Devine lead the efforts to see this incredible project through. |
"After learning about all the great things going on at Adaire at last June's end of year meet and greet with Principal Jenkins, I wanted to figure out how I could contribute to the great things happening in the school. I reached out to Principal Jenkins, we discussed my interests and experience, and she connected me with 7th grade teachers Mr. McGeehan and Dr. Long. The teachers identified a small group of students who could use a bit more attention and reading practice and I meet with them once weekly to practice reading. The teachers provided some resources to use to find appropriate readings for the tutoring sessions. The students and teachers have been great and they deserve more time than I can give. Adaire is welcoming to volunteers with all backgrounds. The first step toward making positive impact at Adaire is connecting and finding where your time and talent can be put to use for our school." |
“So many parents are scared of their local school. You hear so much negativity about what’s going on. But once you step inside, that negativity is gone. The teachers don’t have it, the kids don’t have it. What’s happening inside this school is amazing.” |