News from Harvard!
Green Woods CEO, Jean Wallace, attends charter school leadership institute at Harvard University.
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4th Grade Outward Bound
Our 4th graders spent two exciting days working with the youth leadership
experts from Outward Bound...
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the Green Woods Charter School
feature in Instructor Magazine...
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Fink Productions produced an award-winning movie for ePLANET titled Rainforest Quest which features our students hard at work.
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
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 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.
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.
News from Harvard!
4th Grade Outward Bound
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GREEN WOODS TEAM AWARDED
PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF SOCIAL STUDIES
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR AWARD!
An Inconvenient Tooth
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. 
Help Us Celebrate Earth Day 2008!
