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Hello from Friends of Adaire!

Friends of Adaire works to enrich and support the education at Fishtown's Alexander Adaire K-8 School, a neighborhood-catchment public school in Philadelphia. 

Mark Your Calendars! 

August-September 2022, Dates & Events 11 Aug: Free Uniform Swap 5-7PM Thompson Street outside Adaire 27 Aug: Back to School Party 4-8 PM NKCDC Garden Center: Berks & Frankford 29 AUG: First day of school! Kindergarten is half-days Aug 29-Sept 2 1 SEPT Friends of Adaire Public Meeting, 6PM Fishtown Rec Center 5 Sept Labor Day: No School 16 Sept Professional Development: No School 26 Sept Rosh Hashanah: No School
Stay up-to-date on the latest from Friends of Adaire and Adaire Elementary.
This calendar is updated monthly, so be sure to check out our Facebook page for the latest and sign up to receive our enews!

Support our Mural Initiative

We're working on a year-long effort to bring a fantastic mural to the Adaire school building facade, starting with the columns entrance to the auditorium!  To help us with this effort, We're taking donations via Venmo so you make sure to add the words "Mural" with your donation. ​​​

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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.

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Adaire Teachers' Donors Choose Projects!
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!
PayPal Giving Fund Donation Page
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.

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Projects

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Here is a list of some of the exciting programs Friends of Adaire has supported.
  • Aquaponics
  • Bike to School
  • Carnegie Math Specialist
  • Chess Club
  • Coded by Kids
  • Eat.Right.Now
  • Farm Stands
  • Girls, Inc.
  • Girl Scouts
  • Guitar, Chorus & Violin
  • Junior Achievement
  • Kindergarten Lego Club
  • KYL Chi Dance
  • Makers Space
  • Mazzoni Center Education Program
  • Middle School Art Club
  • Portside Arts
  • PlayWorks
  • Rock to the Future
  • Rock School of Dance
  • RSVP Tutoring
  • Stitch by Stitch Textile Club
  • Soccer Shots
  • Vetri Cooking Lab  
  • Walnut Street Theater Drama Club, 

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."
-- Megan Rooney, Adaire neighbor and volunteer afterschool tutor
“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.”
-- Joe McAteer, Adaire parent and board member for both Friends of Adaire & Adaire Home & School, in the Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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  • HOME
  • News
    • Media
  • About Adaire
    • New Families
    • About Us >
      • Friends of Adaire leaders
  • Volunteer
  • Contribute
    • Auction >
      • Donate to Auction
    • Annual Fund
  • Funding Requests
  • Projects
    • FoA Neighborhood Cleanups
    • Schoolyard Revitalization >
      • Schoolyard Phase 2 Planning Process >
        • Phase 2 Volunteer Form, Pt. 2
        • Phase 2 Volunteer Form, Pt. 1
      • Schoolyard Advisory Team
      • Schoolyard Survey
    • Auditorium
    • Bikes & schools
    • Chess Club
  • Supporters
  • Calendar
  • Link Page