The Annual Fund is More than Halfway to Our Goal! Help us Cross the Finish Line!
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In March 2018 we launched our first-ever Annual Fund Campaign.
The Annual Fund's primary goal is to raise $26,000 to fund a PlayWorks recess coach every day of the school week! We are so thrilled that individual donations and the success of our Silent Auction and Spring Concert has brought us 65% of the way to our goal! Our larger goal remains creating a steady source of funds that can help Adaire continue to thrive year after year. Please consider making a donation to the Annual Fund today--no donation is too small! Learn more about our long-term goals for 2018-2019 and beyond and make a donation to the Fund. Ready to donate? You can also just give here. Check out the awesome video slideshow we made featuring some of the highlights from this past year--special events and programming that FoA and our community worked with Principal Jenkins to bring to Adaire in 2017-2018. Vetri Cooking Lab, Mock Trial with Justice Rendell and the Rendell Center, Read Across America Day, Comcast Cares Day, Bike to School Day, the Spring Concert and performances by Rock School of Dance, Rock to the Future, Weathervane Music, American Trappist, Career Day, Field Day with our PlayWorks coach and so much more! This is just a glimpse of what we were able to bring to Adaire this past year and we have so many of these great partners returning (and new ones coming!) next year. Please consider a gift to help FoA make sure Adaire continues to thrive in 2018-2019 and beyond! |
Kindergarten Registration for 2018-2019
Kindergarten registration closed May 31 and will reopen in August. If you were unable to register by the deadline (for instance waiting for immunization appointment) or have other questions please contact AJenkins@philasd.org or AdaireCPC@gmail.com.
Kindergarten Registration Checklist
Kindergarten Registration Checklist
Friends of Adaire works to enrich and support the education at Fishtown's Alexander Adaire K-8 School.
News
After School News and Options:
We are excited that the YMCA will be offering after-school care from 3:15-6:00 pm at the school for 2018-2019! We anticipate details will be finalized in August 2018. Please contact AdaireCPC@gmail.com with any questions!
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PlayArts offers pickup from Adaire School for their 2018/2019 PlayLoud after school program! 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 was a new after-school transportation partner in 2017-2018 and continues to offer 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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Contribute
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 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.” |