NEED IN DEED
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Organizations Filed Purposes: WITH COMMITMENT TO EQUITY IN EDUCATION, NEED IN DEED IMPROVES THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS GRADES 3-8 IN PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING THROUGH A UNIQUE APPROACH TO SERVICE- LEARNING THAT CONNECTS THE CLASSROOM WITH THE COMMUNITY.

NEED IN DEED IMPROVES TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS GRADES 3-8 IN PHILADELPHIA'S TRADITIONAL PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, NEED IN DEED SERVES 3,600 TO 3,900 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, HELPING THEM TO INCREASE THEIR ACADEMIC AND 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF SERVICE- LEARNING THAT CONNECTS THE CLASSROOM WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A YEARLONG PROCESS OF ACTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AROUND COMMUNITY ISSUE OF EACH CLASSROOM'S CHOICE. KNOWN AS SERVICE-LEARNING, THE PROCESS DEEPENS STUDENTS' CONNECTION TO SCHOOL; IMPROVES THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS; AND BUILDS HABITS OF INQUIRY, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. WE MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE THROUGH A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH UP TO 150 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS IN SOME 60 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY VOLUNTARILY ELECT TO INTEGRATE OUR APPROACH INTO THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY'S VAST NETWORK OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS VOLUNTARILY SERVE AS CLASSROOM RESOURCES DURING THE STUDENTS; INQUIRY AND DESIGN PROCESS; AND NEED IN DEED STAFF SUPPORTS EACH CLASSROOM FROM INITIAL INQUIRY THROUGH PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.

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