Congratulations Class of 2013!
Our school reached a new milestone on August 23, when 127 students in the Class of 2013 received their diplomas at our 21st commencement ceremony. As of Friday, more than 2,000 motivated young people have graduated from YouthBuild Philadelphia since the program’s founding in 1992. The YouthBuild Philly movement has come a long way since our [...]
MLK III to Deliver Keynote Address at YouthBuild’s Class of 2013 Commencement
Community activist and son of Dr. Martin Luther King will address former high school dropouts who earned their diploma through the transformational education and community service program. Philadelphia, Pa – August 20, 2013 – Over 100 former high school dropouts ages 18-21 will receive their diplomas from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School at a commencement ceremony on [...]
Ready for the Next Step
"Scholarship recipients are selected because they demonstrated YouthBuild's core values - excellence, respect, and perseverance - so we know they are ready for the next step. You can help them successfully take that next step by donating to the Scholarship Fund today." -Khrista Pullium, YouthBuild Class of 2009 Salutatorian and John Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship Recipient YouthBuild's [...]
Building Bridges at Peirce College
Last Wednesday was a busy day! We celebrated the completion of two summer bridge programs - first at CCP, and then later in the afternoon at Peirce College in Center City. Six students successfully completed a college skills preparation course ("PRC 100") at Peirce and received certificates of completion. During the ceremony, staff encouraged students enrolling at Peirce [...]
CCP Summer Bridge Closing Celebration
Yesterday, we celebrated the third - and biggest! - year of YouthBuild's innovative summer bridge partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia. Like the Thaddeus Stevens Bridge Program, the CCP Summer Bridge offers YouthBuild students the opportunity to experience college life and academics, and even earn college credits, before they've earned their diploma. This year, 45 [...]
Thaddeus Stevens College Summer Bridge Closing Celebration
A unique feature of YouthBuild we like to advertise to prospective students is that dropouts who apply to YouthBuild could be enrolled in college courses - or even living on a college campus - less than a year after applying. Students who apply (in July, let's say), are accepted, and complete their academic requirements on [...]
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