Connecting the Classroom to Careers: Brian Leon’s Journey from Scholars Advantage to Wistar
Brian Leon is currently a senior at KCAPA and participant in PEF’s College Access Program (CAP). A few years ago,…
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PEF’s Academic Enrichment & Career Oriented Summer Program
The Philadelphia Education Fund’s Scholars Advantage summer program is a stipended academic enrichment program for teens that blends in-class learning…
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“First Year Experience” Scholars Event
On Saturday, August 2, over 50 of PEF’s Philadelphia Scholars, who will be heading to college soon for the first…
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Third Annual CCP Launch Event Recap
The last week in June, over twenty graduates from our College Access Program convened on campus at the Community College…
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Scholarship in Memory of Bartram Alum
Stephen J. Mapa, Sr., Bartram High School Class of 1952, put a high value on education in raising his son,…
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FKD Junior Jumpstart Retreat at La Salle
PEF’s College Access Program (CAP) Coordinators at Frankford High School took a group to La Salle University on May 6…
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A Full Circle Moment For CAP Alumna
Full circle moment as two PEF trips to Penn State Abington bring current students in touch with College Access Program…
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CAP Bartram Senior Matches with UPenn
In December, Bravo Mekonnen, a senior at Bartram High School who has been part of the College Access Program (CAP)…
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Frankford & Olney CAP Students Visit Manor College
Earlier this fall, College Access Program (CAP) students from Frankford and Olney High Schools – over 50 combined juniors and…
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Fall Spark Recap & Corporate Partner Highlight
This fall, Spark Philadelphia engaged 50 students from four area middle schools, Samuel Gompers Elementary, Middle Years Alternative, Henry C….
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