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700 Teens a Week and a Growing Team
Inner Strength now reaches about 700 Philadelphia students each week, with a teaching team of nine, special guests, and a Digital Platform in beta.
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A New School Year Begins
Inner Strength is back in eight Philadelphia schools and 33 classrooms. Returning students go deeper, new leaders step up, and teachers open their doors.
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COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Exciting new Inner Strength courses include a year-long program with 60 Peer Wellness Leaders at one of our long-time school partners Carver High School of Engineering Sciences, training them and helping them lead wellness days for the
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Creativity & Mindfulness at GAMP High School
by Inner Strength Team Lisa Laney, one of our instructors is currently running our signature Inner Strength teen program for middle school students at Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP). Nestled in the heart of South
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Programs Begin!
We are so happy to be back in the classroom after the long summer hiatus. This Fall, we are working with students at Bartram, Bodine, Carver,
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Measuring Our Impact – ISE’s Research Study Shows Positive Impact & Informs Our Steps Forward
Inner Strength has measured our impact empirically since 2015. This year, under a study approved by the Institutional Review Board and School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Research, we have continued to measure the impact of
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Inner Strength Expands to Reach Younger Students and Finds a Welcome Reception!
By Haylee Warner This past semester, Haylee Warner finished teaching a pilot program with three 7th grade classes and one 8th grade class at the Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP). Haylee shared her experience and key instructional
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Villanova Social Impact Competition Announces A Winner
By Neanta Parnell Inner Strength was chosen as the nonprofit of focus for Villanova’s very first Social Impact Competition (SIC). Lance Breitstein founded the competition as a result of his desire to help others. “The
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Highlights from Central High School
By Neanta Parnell It is truly a pleasure to work with students across the Philadelphia school district. For Jazman Dobson, Central is one of the high schools where she is beginning to see the benefits
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ISE Brings Motivational Speaker Greg Corbin to Bartram High School
Under a grant from PCCD, Inner Strength brought author, poet, and motivational speaker, Gregory Corbin to work with the students at one of our host schools, Bartram High School. Corbin, a graduate from Philly’s MLK