Traditional learning models focus on what happens within the four walls of the classroom, we seek to create a permeable school model where the world comes into the school, and…
Melanie Hidalgo-BrittNovember 17, 2022
Our public education system is facing a crisis that is decades in the making. This historic neglect of investing in the critical social, digital and physical school infrastructure that supports…
Chip LinehanNovember 10, 2022
Internships looked different at Building 21 Philadelphia this Spring. A group of juniors, their teacher, and the Philadelphia team pioneered a virtual approach. For 10 weeks, 14 students logged into…
Kate HoffmanJuly 12, 2021
A committed partner + a talented teacher and studio designer + students passionate about STEM: these ingredients come together in Building 21 Allentown’s newest studio—Engineering Design. This spring, Building 21…
Kate HoffmanMay 26, 2021
“You can register students to vote but what’s going to get them out of bed to actually vote? You can register but if you don’t know why you’re voting, there’s…
Shannon Salter BurghardtMarch 18, 2021
Congratulations to Clayneashia Jones, Building 21 Allentown Senior, for her work as an Equity in Civics Youth Fellow. This fall, Clayneashia (Cici) joined the Equity in Civics Youth Fellowship program,…
Kate HoffmanNovember 18, 2020
Shannon Salter, founding humanities educator at Building 21 Allentown, is deeply committed to designing authentic studio experiences that allow her students to feel empowered to take action in their communities.…
building21October 2, 2020
