Green Woods Charter School





GREEN WOODS TEAM AWARDED PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD! On October 28, 2009 Juli Vitello, Kathleen Geist, and Jean Wallace of Green Woods Charter School were awarded the Pennsylvania Council of Social Studies 2009 Program of Excellence Award... More

7th Grade Bluebird Watching Project! When the 7th grade science class of the Green Woods Charter School was monitoring the nest boxes on our bluebird trail, they found a female eastern bluebird sitting on 4 eggs in nest box # 19. She took off as soon as one of the students opened the box, but ... More

Museum Night 2009! Museum Night was an outstanding success! We had more than 300 enthusiastic visitors interacting with our student exhibitors who were simply wowed by the breath and depth of our students' knowledge. Exhibits included a video produced by our 8th grade documenting their ... More

Why Did the Toad Cross the Road? This year our 8th grade worked with Lisa Levinson and other volunteers on the local DETOUR project: "Detour for Emerging Toads of Upper Roxborough." Lisa Levinson asked if our school could be involved in the community education portion of this project... More

Earth Day is every day at Green Woods Charter School in Philadelphia "Although every teacher and student at Green Woods Charter School will be devoting themselves to a full day of environmental service this Earth Day, in reality, it’s pretty much like any other day at the school..." Click here to view the story covered by WPVI.

"Whose Words these are ... I Think I Know..." This time of year, as I gaze out of my office window, I can’t help but think of my favorite winter poem by Robert Frost. Click here to view the PDF.


An Inconvenient Tooth An Inconvenient Tooth is a story about Murphy, Green Woods’ unofficial mascot, and an unfortunate mishap that occurred during a recent romp along the banks of the Wissahickon Creek. Murphy has been visiting Green Woods in some form or fashion since he was just 8 weeks old. Back then, he spent a lot of time in Miss Hart’s Kindergarten class. Murphy enjoyed many hours as a student in Kindergarten with the goal of him interacting with kids and learning how to be a good member of the classroom and school community. From these early interactions came “The Murphy Club” where many of our older students would take Murphy on long walks in the woods. While hiking they would learn how to care for dogs and how to keep Murphy safe from things that might be harmful. Our Murphy Club kids even helped to train Murphy to walk on a leash and listen to directions. Murphy’s goal is to one day become a reading therapy dog but he still has some intense training to do to meet that goal. For now, Murphy enjoys every opportunity to practice what he has learned from everyone at Green Woods and that is that while it is fun to hike in the woods, you also need to be very careful or you might just get hurt. More

Green Woods Charter School Finalist for 2008 Philadelphia Sustainability Award!! More

Green Woods teacher presented with Middle States Council for Social Studies Award! The Middle States Council for the Social Studies (MSCSS) recognized Jill Pescatore as a teacher in the field of social studies that makes significant contributions to the advancement of social studies education. Mrs. Pescatore received the Teacher-to-Teacher Award for innovations in social studies instruction at the 104th Annual MSCSS Conference. The Conference was held at The Double Tree Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware on February 29, 2008. The awards ceremony was be part of the Roselle Lecture and Luncheon. At this conference Mrs. Pescatore and Mrs. Kim Lewullis also presented their published unit on immigration and coal mining in northeastern Pennsylvania. They continue to create innovative integrated social studies lessons that combine social studies, language arts, environmental science, art and music. Photo from right to left: Susan Griffin, Executive Director-National Council for Social Studies; Eileen Wilkinson, Awards Chair, MSCSS.

Help Us Celebrate Earth Day 2008! Do you want to sponsor an Earth Day event that is strictly for the birds!! Each year, the entire Green Woods community devotes our time, energy and muscle to providing a day of service to the environment. View the press release. Click here for more information on Sponsoring this Event! View pictures from last years Event!

Read an “Interview with Governor Rendell” By: GWCS Academic Director/CEO Jean Wallace Click here for the interview.

Over the River and Through the Woods! Green Woods Charter School has a wonderful tradition of celebrating the Fall season by giving thanks for family, friends, and ... Click here for more and to see the photo album.

Discovering Decomposers The soil in forests, meadows, and fields, even soil in vacant lots or your own backyard swarms with countless creatures. On a recent hike to an area of our forest, just near Polliwog Pond, our 2nd graders set out to discover what Charles Darwin... Click here for more and to see the photo album.

4th Grade Goes Outward Bound As a charter school, it is important that we maintain our unique identity and academic focus by developing key partnerships that support and enhance our educational mission. This year Green Woods worked in collaboration with Outward Bound to bring the "Insight Program" to our 4th graders... Click here for more and to see the photo album.

8th Grade Goes Outward Bound As a charter school it is important that we find innovative ways to improve our students' academic and social experiences by developing key partnerships that support our unique mission. This year Green Woods worked with Outward Bound to bring the Urban Expedition Program to our 8th graders. Click here for more and to see the photo album.




	Current Wednesday Bulletin, September 5, 2007




	Our Past, Our Present, and Our Future Our nation’s future relies on a well-educated public to be good stewards of the environment that sustains us, our families, communities, and future generations. Click here for archive.


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