With the holidays underway, and the year coming to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back on some of our favorite moments of the year in the Mayor’s Office of Education, or as we like to call them MOEmoents. Here are 12 of our favorites:
1. This year we welcomed in the new Board of Education. We loved hosting listening tours, attending the first Board meeting, and of course getting to know the Board’s student reps!
ICYMI, the new @PHLSchoolBoard held its historic first meeting a week ago! Board member Chris McGinley said “Tonight, we stand on the cusp of making a better world for the children and young families who live and work in our city” Take a look back ➡ https://t.co/KeLpFM3FQ8 pic.twitter.com/zD8UOAfPdE
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) July 16, 2018
#TBT to the new @PHLschoolboard's listening tour! Here are some highlights from the tour, and a link to receive updates about the Board, which took office in June! 🏫➡ https://t.co/CDY3gCyTDb pic.twitter.com/8Cozy8HFwf
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) October 4, 2018
2. The first day of school is always one of our favorites! We loved ringing the bell with the District!
#RingTheBellPHL 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔 pic.twitter.com/irDLfxlm05
— Philadelphia Schools (@PHLschools) August 27, 2018
3. We love every day we spend with students! School visits are our favorite days!
Nothing brightens my week like spending time with our students. Thank you to the H.A. Brown community for welcoming me to your school yesterday! #PHLed pic.twitter.com/XbFbcxOruP
— Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) December 12, 2018
Visited #PHLpreK provider Little Learners in South Philly today. #EarlyEd is one of the best investments we as a society can make. Interested in sending your child to one of our no-cost quality pre-K providers? Call 844-PHL-PREK or visit https://t.co/GdLroal5t1! pic.twitter.com/xNchJbqgaz
— Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) July 31, 2018
School visits allow @PhillyMayor to spend time each week with students all across the City.
“The only zip codes he hasn’t been to for school visits, don’t have schools! Those are 19109, which is the Wells Fargo building on South Broad and 19112, which is the Navy Yard.” 😱 https://t.co/ort2BIf3te
— Shelby Fisk (@ShelbyFisk) December 20, 2018
4. Our PHLpreK celebration day was so much fun! We loved celebrating the start of the new school year (and program expansion) too.
#PHLpreK students are arriving for a year-end day of play at @pleasetouch! pic.twitter.com/cQE392Klt2
— Sarah Peterson (@sarahinphilly) June 1, 2018
We are at Yolanda’s Kids Corner in North Philly to kick off the first week of #PHLpreK! Follow along! 📚 pic.twitter.com/cYCaTFhnUe
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) September 6, 2018
5. We are proud of the resources our Community Schools offer for communities. From clothing closets to adult education classes, and everything in between, these are just a few of our favorite ways we’ve engaged and served communities!
Thanksgiving farm stand @southwarkschool today!! Thx to @CommonMkt & @EatRightPhilly for partnering with us!! #communityschoolsPHL pic.twitter.com/7wHhUohDxh
— Beth Dougherty (@bdougherty1656) November 19, 2018
Don't Forget it's
"Fresh for All Wednesday's" tomorrow at Dobbins CTE community school @PHL_MOE & @Philabundance free for the community bring a bag, a box, a cart to carry your produce away….
SEE YOU TOMORROW @ 12:30 pm pic.twitter.com/OdsqJJA0Gd— Charles Reyes (@CReyes_PHLMOE) October 23, 2018
Sometimes the holidays are not happy for everyone. The students wanted to make sure everyone had something special going into the holiday. 🙂 #thefreemarket pic.twitter.com/xlCDVv04CW
— JanelleH_MOE (@JHarper_PHLMOE) November 22, 2018
Pancake Breakfast with Santa was a successful fundraiser. Thank you to all the families who supported our school.@PHL_MOE pic.twitter.com/E40EWFp8Jr
— Rennie Parker (@rennieparker85) December 8, 2018
Happening now! Community Baby Shower and ECE fair @SouthPhilaHS. Families picking up free clothing & necessities & connecting with family resources – including, you guessed it, #PHLpreK 😊 Stop by before 4pm! #CommunitySchoolsPHL pic.twitter.com/5rdTMDhQBz
— Sarah Peterson (@sarahinphilly) August 4, 2018
6. Amazing things are possible thanks to our many partners! Here are a few of them that we’re so grateful for.
Thanks so much to @BenSimmons25, the @Sixers, @SixersStrong, @OperationWarm, the @Phl_MOE and all of the staff and volunteers that helped to provide over 500 coats for all of our @CrampSchool students today. We are all very thankful for the amazing generosity! #SeasTheDay ⚓️ pic.twitter.com/9CUKFobTyK
— 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 ℂ𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕡 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 (@crampschool) October 11, 2018
.@SouthPhilaHS recently unveiled their new @muralarts work, "Parts Per Million." From climate change to diversity, the mural demonstrates themes of unification.https://t.co/v7ziXaCShC
— South Philly Review (@SoPhReview) December 3, 2018
ICYMI: @PhillyMayor stopped by Gideon School to check out their Food Backpack program. Thanks to a partnership with @Philabundance, every Gideon student receives a backpack full of nutritious food each month! #CommunitySchoolsPHL https://t.co/ZFHl8eFKJL pic.twitter.com/IMNPRbKc25
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) April 20, 2018
Did you know? Today’s event with @Sixersstrong isn’t the first for #CommunitySchoolsPHL Take a look at how they helped get Gompers ready to #RingtheBellPHL! We are thankful for partnerships like this, and so are students. 🖌️ ❤️ https://t.co/A3vyKIAMGA pic.twitter.com/lquKfWNO8v
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) October 10, 2018
We love reading! Thank you @Chubb for this awesome donation of 1,000 bilingual books for K-1 students at #CommunitySchoolsPHL to enjoy! 📚 https://t.co/e6gAwV2tLz pic.twitter.com/ire1PktBSg
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) December 11, 2018
We are thankful that @Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery partnered with @acmemarkets and @Philabundance to give out 400 Thanksgiving meals at Tilden Middle School, serving both students and their families! 🦃 pic.twitter.com/4wnCwi6lUu
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) November 21, 2018
7. Some of our favorite moments of the year included student opportunities, and growth. We loved seeing our students off to study culinary arts in Florence, Italy for 10 days. We also loved welcoming them back, and seeing the skills that they learned in action!
I am over the moon seeing these Italy updates from our @GdubEagles culinary students!👩🍳👨🍳They’re deeply invested in their craft so I know studying next to their Italian counterparts in our #SisterCity of Florence is the experience of a lifetime 🙌✨#CommunitySchoolsPHL pic.twitter.com/sYmzbJZ1A2
— Caitlyn Boyle (@CaitlynBoyle_) October 22, 2018
Jada and 18 of her trip mates cooked for @PhillyMayor & @SDPHite and other VIP guests at the @FreeLibrary. It’s was such a great experience watching the students serve the guest. #CommunitySchoolsPHL pic.twitter.com/aGt1bNFURj
— JanelleH_MOE (@JHarper_PHLMOE) November 8, 2018
8. We are proud of the student resources that our schools offer such as Cuts and Curls at Gideon, a sensory room at Gompers, and a Calming Room at Tilden!
#TBT to Cuts & Curls at Gideon Elementary which helped students get ready for the first day of school, with free haircuts, school supplies, and backpacks! 😍📚 ➡ https://t.co/BtI8rWbeZt #CommunitySchoolsPHL
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) November 15, 2018
Check it out! Gompers, one of the City’s #CommunitySchoolsPHL, now has a sensory room for students and a community closet with free supplies for families. Here’s how families and partnerships made this happen! 😍 https://t.co/iFPfWx7HHe
— Rennie Parker (@rennieparker85) October 30, 2018
The Calming Room at Tilden is for our team of students and staff. Why? Simply because everyone matters. Thank you all for the support in helping this to become a reality. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork @brijohnson922 @Cigna @TP4C @PHL_MOE @PHLschools pic.twitter.com/LSyjifTXN9
— R.Young PHLCommunity (@ryoungcsc) April 5, 2018
9. Volunteering with Philly Reading Coaches is one of our all time favorite activities!
After a full day at @PHL_MOE, I took @SEPTA to @PhilaParkandRec’s Kingsessing Recreation Center to spend 6️⃣0️⃣ minutes reading 📖 with a young person through @PhiladelphiaGov’s #PhillyReadingCoaches. Have 1️⃣ hour a week and a big ❤️? Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/SvvXSrJWJF pic.twitter.com/cjHyjgN7PS
— Logan Peterson (@logpeterson) October 4, 2018
10. We always love seeing students on career paths! We are proud to connect students to internships and scholarships year-round.
Read this jawn about our amazing summer intern John, and join us this fall? From #CommunitySchoolsPHL to #PHLpreK to @PHLschoolboard and more it’s an exciting time to be a Mayor’s Office of Education intern! 😍➡ https://t.co/xmyjZw2wwU pic.twitter.com/D4Rc5ijZVZ
— Shelby Fisk (@ShelbyFisk) August 16, 2018
“Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.” That's the motto of the @PennGSE “reverse internship” program @khsaphila students completed this summer. Here's how future educators are learning from them! ➡ https://t.co/0uvp4m3jEw #CommunitySchoolsPHL
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) October 29, 2018
🚨ATTENTION PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS : Applications are now open for the #PHLCityScholarship. You have until March 1 to apply to receive $1000 per year for 4 year college programs in the 5 county region! ➡️https://t.co/Cfi9JYKMYN pic.twitter.com/TYoaZkv1xh
— Abby Schottenfels (@Abby__PHL) December 12, 2018
11. We’re so very proud of all student and school successes. Here are just a few that happened this year.
Anea Moore’s journey has been “a push and pull between where she’s wanted to go and where she’s come from.” This former #PHLed student is now a Rhodes scholar, and onto Oxford next! Read her inspiring story ➡️ https://t.co/Las394bK1v pic.twitter.com/bngv0R50LP
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) December 18, 2018
#FlashbackFriday Greenfield, Meredith Schools Named National Blue Ribbon Schools #TwoBlue #PHLed @NatlBlueRibbon @usedgov @PADeptofEd #NBRS2018https://t.co/W4sSDI86DQ pic.twitter.com/Md047rSnzh
— Philadelphia Schools (@PHLschools) October 5, 2018
Congratulations to @templeuniv’s first Rhodes Scholar, a Dobbins alumni! We are so proud of you, Hazim Hardeman! #CommunitySchoolsPHL ⭐ https://t.co/k5qPaotyHF pic.twitter.com/2rcnWc8Z0i
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) December 19, 2018
12. And of course, our favorite moments are made possible by working together as a team! Here’s to all we’ll accomplish next year!
Whether you’re a parent, educator, student, or community member the Mayor’s Office of Education has resources for you! Here’s how to connect with #PHLpreK #CommunitySchoolsPHL and more. 😍 https://t.co/IazhAkvrL5 pic.twitter.com/vGT7RN7Rj1
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) December 14, 2018
Philly schools, we love you! The @PHL_MOE team thanks everyone who participated in today’s first ever #DressDownPhilly @fundPHLschools pic.twitter.com/eIUXsI6yjc
— Mayor's Office of Education (@PHL_MOE) September 14, 2018
The MOE ECE team is ready to register folks for the Early Childhood Education Training and Education Fair. #PHLpreK #preKpros pic.twitter.com/Hm0PxX56je
— Shante' Brown (@Brown_4_ECE) November 1, 2018
Over the past two years, our #CommunitySchoolsPHL Coordinators have helped connect over 6,500 students with important and vital resources that improve lives. For that, I say thank you for your dedication to our city’s children! #CoordinatorsRock pic.twitter.com/mlflWhhJWj
— Otis Hackney (@OtisHackney) September 28, 2018
