On Tuesday June 21st ISE had the opportunity to help Kick off Penn’s Upward Bound program. Penn Upward Bound (UB) is an afterschool and summer college prep program for highly motivated students at Sayre,
I’m sitting outside in the fresh air, enjoying weather that’s almost just-right and enjoying being out of the house. A house that my husband and I – a mixed race couple – bought just two
School District of Philadelphia Mental Health Awareness Fair On Thursday, May 26th, Inner Strength participated in the Philadelphia School District’s Mental Health Awareness Fair to share our resources with community, staff and students! We had a great booth, met a couple
School Teachers Share Their Experience with Mindfulness Classroom teachers make it possible for Inner Strength to do our work. This collection of insights come from the school teachers’ view on what it’s like to have
A few days ago, I had a very different agenda for this month’s blog. Summer is upon us, we have a year of successful programming to celebrate, new staff to welcome, new program collaborators to
I had the pleasure of being a part of the Philadelphia School District’s Mental Health Fair on May 26th. I was joined by fellow ISE instructor Jazman Dobson and we had a great time meeting
Inner Strength tries to embody our mission statement every day and meet the needs of our students in an informed, relevant, and culturally aware manner. In order to do that, sometimes it’s necessary to become a student too, continually
In our last blog post you heard from Sierra who shared her experience as a student co-teacher in Inner Strength’s Teen Mindfulness Program at Carver High School. Today, we bring you the words of Simir,
For the next two posts, we are going to share the voices of Carver High School students who have been co-teaching with ISE instructor Julie Coopersmith. Teens are the reason why we do this work,
As the shadow of war crosses over Ukraine, I am reflecting on the work Inner Strength does locally, the connection we have with you, and the purpose underlying all our programs and efforts. Inner Strength
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