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Community Partnerships

community partners at a workshop

Teachers as Scholars art seminar.

The Department of Educational Studies is committed to Fieldwork and Community Based Learning. Through our special community partnership projects, our department and area schools have the opportunity to collaborate and share resources. The Lang Center is another resource for individuals interested in community-based learning projects at Swarthmore.

Teachers As Scholars: The Teachers as Scholars program recognizes teachers as scholars and learners who are eager to engage with others in the process of continuous intellectual engagement.  The program provides K-12 teachers with the opportunity to explore new ideas in the company of fellow educators through participation in seminars taught by Swarthmore College professors.

Integrated Learning Program at Radnor Middle School

Need in Deed: The Department of Educational Studies partners with Need in Deed, a non-profit that works with Philadelphia students and teachers in grades 3-8 to develop curriculum and practice around issues of social justice.  The organization aims to engage students in learning that makes connections between their communities, the issues they care about, and the skills and concepts of the school curriculum.

 

 

Professor Lisa Smulyan with staff of Need In Deed at their Shout Out gathering

Professor Lisa Smulyan with Need In Deed staff at Spring '23 Need In Deed Shout Out

Photo by Rodney Atienza
School Partnerships Coordinator Cathy Dunn at Need In Deed Shout Out gathering

Cathy Dunn, School Liaison and Placements Coordinator, at Spring '23 Need In Deed Shout Out

Photo by Rodney Atienza
Professor Lisa Smulyan speaking with student presenters at Need In Deed Shout Out

Professor Lisa Smulyan and students at Spring '23 Need In Deed Shout Out

Photo by Rodney Atienza
Overhead view of rows of tables of students, teachers and guests at Need In Deed Shout Out

Need In Deed Spring '23 Shout Out Gathering

Photo by Rodney Atienza
Lucia Navarro '24 viewing student poster at Need In Deed Shout Out

Lucia Navarro '24 at the Spring '23 Need In Deed Shout Out

Photo by Rodney Atienza
Joe Alberti '06 in conversation with Kyra Atterbury, Executive Director of Need in Deed

Joe Alberti '06 with Kyra Atterbury, Executive Director of Need in Deed at their Spring 23' Shout Out

Photo by Rodney Atienza

Professor Lisa Smulyan with Need In Deed staff at Spring '23 Need In Deed Shout Out

Photo / Rodney Atienza
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