Sunrise Monthly SunLetter

January 8th, 2016: New Opportunities in the New Year

Happy 2016 to all of of our friends, families and partners. Sunrise is off to a great start this year- we were accepted into the PECO Energizing Education Program (PEEP), which will provide additional STEAM programming for middle schoolers, as well as the 21st Century Learning Center Cohort 8, which will expand our afterschool services to Francis Scott Key School and John Bartram High School.

The PA State Budget crisis has continued despite a growing demand for afterschool programs throughout Philadelphia and the state at large. Sunrise remains committed to continuing and expanding necessary programming despite this continued setback.

A sincere thank you to those of you who made contributions to Sunrise this holiday season.

Before the Winter Break, Sunrise students from South Philadelphia High School put on their elf hats and delivered presents to all Sunrise K-8 students at Southwark. Gifts were generously collected and donated by Toys for Tots.

Sunrise Spotlight: Otis Hackney
Watch our interview with Otis Hackney, current Chief Education Officer for the City of Philadelphia and former South Philadelphia High School Principal. Overview of Sunrise of Philadelphia's High School clubs, including Culinary, Credit Recovery, Beats and Rhymes and Teen Lounge.

View Sunrise Interview with Otis Hackney on the Sunrise YouTube Channel

It's a Fact: Lower Income Families Have Less Access to Extracurricular Activities - Afterschool Can Help Close This Gap!

Regardless of education, income, ethnicity, or family structure, parents are the number one advocate for their own child’s well-being. Still, these factors cause large variations in the specific outlook, worries, and aspirations parents have for their children. The Pew Research Center surveyed 1,807 parents of children under 18 to evaluate the influence of these factors on parenting across a range of issues, from parenting approaches and concerns to childcare and education. Their findings, outlined in the recently released Parenting in America: Outlook, worries, aspirations are strongly linked to financial situation report, indicate the largest driver for parenting divides is not related to parenting philosophies, which dominates contemporary debates, but to financial stability.

Source: Afterschool Alliance / Pew Research Center

Coming Soon:

January Schedule
Please see our January calendar for programming details and events, and note that there will be no programming on Monday, January 18th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will also be running half-day programming from 12-3PM on Friday, January 22nd.

Fundraiser - Save the Date!
Mark your calendars - Sunrise will be hosting our first ever fundraiser on April 7th, 2016!

Socio-Emotional Learning and JumpStart Continuing Through Spring
Middle School JumpStart will continue through the spring with Sunrise JumpStart Program Manager, Angela Jubinville, M.S.ed. She is also meeting with 4th and 5th graders once a week to engage students in positive socio-emotional learning strategies such as practicing self-care and conflict resolution. To enroll Middle Schoolers, please visit the Sunrise office at Southwark School or call 215-910-2528.

Middle School 21C DJ Club/LEGO Robotics STEAM Workshops Continuing through January
21C STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Workshops are currently running on Tuesdays at Southwark School. These "DJ Club" and "LEGO Robotics" Workshops are continuations of successful programs from the spring and summer and are open to all middle schoolers - some space is available. If interested, email Southwark@SunriseofPhila.org. We will be running new Middle School STEAM Clubs beginning in February - more information coming soon!

For high school students, Sunrise will continue to run Teen Lounge, CDA, Culinary, Gardening and Credit Recovery programs at South Philadelphia High School. We will soon begin a DJ Club here as well. For application information or questions about high school programming, email JSnavely@SunriseofPhila.org

Sunrise Youth Radio Podcast, produced by Wildfire Radio, will be airing on Friday afternoons at 4:30PM. Tune in every week by visiting the Wildfire Radio website!

Sunrise is on the lookout for several new advisory board members! Please contact us for details at Sunrise@SunriseofPhila.org.

We wish you all a happy, safe and productive start to 2016!

-The SunTeam
www.SunriseofPhila.org

No child will be denied participation to this program for reason of discrimination of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, gender identity or the inability to pay costs. Sunrise of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity at will employer and Equal Opportunity Care Provider.

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