Calendar of Opportunities
Throughout the school year exciting opportunities arise for students across various grade levels. Keep your eye on the Calendar of Opportunities to view program descriptions and applications.
Reach out to Ms. Parker (nparker@building21.org) or Ms. McArthur (kmcarthur@building21.org) for help with applications.
Exelon STEM Leadership Academy for current 10th and 11th grade girls.
Info session March 3; applications due April 11.
The Philadelphia Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy is at Drexel University. Young women interested in STEM who are in 10th and 11th grade (class of 2023 and 2024) and live Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks County Pennsylvania as well as Atlantic City are encouraged to apply before April 11th, 2022.
Applications, links to info sessions, and more information can be found here!
Current Opportunities!
I Am Philadelphia: A Young Voices Contest
The contest, open to Philadelphia high school students, launches February 15th with submissions due April 15th. This year, students can submit original work in three categories for the chance to win exclusive prizes and to have their voice heard: spoken word performance, musical performance, and visual art. Winners will take the WAWA Welcome America Festival stage to share their vision for themselves and the city from June 19th to July 4th.
Here's the Prompt:
Share with us your inspiration for wanting to pursue a college education in the City of Philadelphia. What will you bring to a college campus that only you can offer? How do you plan to use your education to make Philadelphia’s future brighter?
Click here to find out more about how to enter the contest!
Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2022.
Girls in grades 10 -11 are invited to spend the day exploring engineering careers with volunteers from Widener's School of Engineering and from the Philadelphia section of the Society of Women Engineers.
Engineering Mini-Camp for High School Girls
Widener Univeristy
March 19th from 12:00pm - 5pm
REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 7! This is a FREE program
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts 2022:
Sunday, July 31 – Friday, August 5
To apply, students must complete an application online by 4:00 pm on Friday March 25, 2022
Students will need a teacher recommendation. A teacher familiar with the applicant should email outreach@schuylkillheadwaters.org a recommendation discussing student’s commitment to learning and any interests/involvement in environmental studies or service projects by Friday April 1, 2022.
Students will be notified of acceptance in the program by April 22, 2022. There will be a mandatory remote meeting for accepted students and their parents in May 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact Stacey.Heffernan @phila.gov
An Expedition to Inspire Watershed Action
Our Schuylkill Acts & Impacts program engages students from communities within the Schuylkill River Watershed in a hands-on service-learning experience.
Schuylkill Acts & Impacts is a 6-day watershed expedition along the 120-miles of the Schuylkill River, from its headwaters in the anthracite coal lands of Schuylkill County to its confluence with the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Twelve select students from all 5 counties in the watershed come together to experience first-hand the impact of land use on water quality through guided tours, fieldwork, water sampling and interactive presentations with policy makers and planners.
Students camp in tents at state parks and nature preserves. Students need to bring a sleeping bag, clothes, and their personal items, but all other necessary gear, food and transportation including tents, kayaks, and life jackets will be provided.
Environmental educators from FWW, SHA, and Stroud will lead Schuylkill Acts & Impacts along with expert staff from outfitter Take It Outdoors Adventures. All Outreach & Education personnel have undergone rigorous background checks and have extensive experience in group facilitation and leadership development programs. Outfitting guides have CPR certification and Wilderness First Aid certification. The maximum instructor-to-student ratio will be 1:3.
Students must be high school age and live or attend school in Schuylkill, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties. Selected students must participate in the entire program from Sunday, July 31, 2022 to Friday, August 5, 2022. Schuylkill Acts & Impacts is supported by the generous contribution of individuals and organizations. There is no cost for student participation.
Field Trip Opportunity Heure
Request a free Guided Tour of Exhibition
This is a free, virtual exchange on the topics of STEM Innovation and Social Innovation. The program is a unique opportunity for students to discuss these critical issues and meet friends from all over the world and the Philadelphia region.
We would love to receive applications from students in Philadelphia. The program is a comprehensive, 9-week virtual opportunity for motivated students to increase their global understanding and learn about potential career options. Learn more about the program here.
Program Runs from February 8 - April 9, 2022
Citizen Diplomacy
KODE with KLOSSY
Camps consist of two custom curriculum modules: Web Applications (focused on building web-based software with JavaScript, HTML and CSS) and Mobile Applications Development (with Apple's Swift).
Programs & Deadlines by Month
September
Apply to CCP as a Dual Enrollment student through the Early Scholars Program. Register to take a course in the 10 or 15 week Fall semester for Free!
October
Apply to be a Steppingstone Scholars Dual Enrollment Student - receive academic coaching while taking a college course at Temple or LaSalle as a high school student, all with no cost to the student or their family!
October 30 - Deadline to Apply to Temple University's B4USoar Program to take a college class for free at Temple as a Dual Enrollment student.
November
November 1 - Deadline to Apply to LaSalle Community Scholar's Program to take a college class for free at LaSalle University as a Dual Enrollment student.
Apply to CCP as a Dual Enrollment student through the Early Scholars Program. Register to take a course in the 10 or 15 week Spring semester for Free!
December
January
February
Deadline to Apply to Princeton Summer Journalism Program Feb 28, 2022
March
Widner University - Engineering Mini-Camp for High School Girls: March 19 from 12pm - 5pm. Interested students must Register by March 7th.
Schuylkill Acts & Impact Program - Apply by March 25th @ 4pm
BLI Coding Summer Intensive Program - Apply by March 25th
Community Rising Paid Fellowship - Apply by March 26th
Philadelphia SD's Senior Year Only Programs - Apply by March 31st
April
Apply to "I Am Philadelphia: A Young Voices Contest" By April 15th
Apply to Kode with Klossy in early April
May
June
Year Long Programs
Photo Contest: It's Only Natural
PSTV is excited to launch its next Contest open to K-12.
Nature - Photograph your favorite place in Nature
This runs from April 18 - May 16th
You can find out all the details here
Submit your work here here
You can use any form of camera, your cellphone, a handheld, DSLR, your computer anything that will snap a photo!
Include a paragraph as to why you chose this photograph to submit.
Thank you to all that have entered our other Contest Series.