{"id":276667,"date":"2026-01-08T06:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/?p=276667"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:13:22","slug":"facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the World We Want for Philly Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on Culture and Arts Learning<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>An Arts Education Professional Development Series and Community of Practic<\/b><b>e<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching Artist Workshop Series by the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School and Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts Education\u2013<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_276793\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276793\" class=\"wp-image-276793\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2-1024x768.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2-480x360.jpg?strip=all 480w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=806 806w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1612 1612w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=2419 2419w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=3225 3225w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NOv.-8-workshop-2.jpg?strip=all 4032w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-276793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workshop participants at FACTS program kick off in November.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Calling Philadelphia Area Teaching Artists!<\/strong> Join a year-long exploration of what it means to be a culturally-responsive Teaching Artist and how your arts education practice can embrace a trauma-informed approach to support student belonging, inquiry, and agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Be a part of establishing a community of culturally-responsive and trauma-informed Teaching Artists for ongoing networking, mentorship, and growth opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build your portfolios, create lessons that connect across the curriculum, and gain methods for teaching about your art forms and their context to diverse students of all ages. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, participants will have a chance to apply to a paid classroom residency opportunity in Spring 2026 following the FREE skills-based workshops series.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Classroom Teachers\u2013you are also invited to join this series! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Discover how arts and guest residencies can be assets in your classroom, build inclusive learning plans with proven tools for student engagement, and learn with a cohort model that centers participants\u2019<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>2026-2027 Teaching Artist Mentorship Cohort Program<\/h3>\n<p>Local Learning and Philadelphia&#8217;s Folk Arts and Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) are proud to announce the Teaching Artist Mentorship Cohort, a year-long mentorship program for Philadelphia and Camden artists of any discipline to expand their teaching practice and artist network, explore culturally responsive and trauma-informed pedagogy, build portfolios with lessons that connect across the curriculum, and connect with educators and cultural centers in Philadelphia and Camden.<\/p>\n<p>With funding thanks to the William Penn Foundation, Local Learning and FACTS will be convening a <b>year-long Community of Practice<\/b>\u00a0of 10 teaching artists who are interested in becoming mentors and leaders in the teaching artist ecosystem of Philadelphia.\u00a0As part of the cohort, teaching artists will participate in a\u00a0<b>paid classroom residency<\/b>\u00a0during the 2026-2027 school year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Artists will apply to participate, and selection criteria will include artistic excellence, teaching experience, connection of their art form to Philadelphia\u2019s diverse communities, and a commitment to the development of other teaching artists.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cohort Application<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Cohort Application will open on January 8, 2026 and close April 20, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfva714HIcFeu_t3gArfHQBPVMvxD6n0P2GrDaY8Qdsa1TcjQ\/viewform?usp=header' class='small-button smallsilver' target=\"_blank\">Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Upcoming Workshops in this Series:<\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Inclusive Strategies for Diverse Learners: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building learning activities that engage learners of all abilities and diverse backgrounds.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Location: Virtual\/Zoom<br \/>\nDate: March 12, 2026 | 7:00 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm<br \/>\nFREE!<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #1f1f1f;\">In this conversation we&#8217;ll consider What does \u201cinclusion\u201d mean? How have we seen inclusion enacted in teaching and learning venues? What does &#8220;inclusion&#8221; mean in your own practice? <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/2pxWEWfYSOO4ZiCsbo3RhQ\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Register here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Student Health and Wellbeing<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Location: Virtual\/Zoom<br \/>\nDate: April 9, 2026 | 7:00 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm<br \/>\nFREE!<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">In this conversation we&#8217;ll consider what a culture-centered approach to trauma-informed teaching looks like and discuss how we as educators can create learning spaces that cultivate a sense of safety, connectedness, and hope. <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/30yE6NUmRYSKrPNzLGnSwQ\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">Register here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>About the Workshop Series and the Faculty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Special topics to be covered in upcoming workshops throughout 2026 and 2027 in this series include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Emotional Learning (SEL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in the Arts Classroom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activating Arts Conversations to Connect Across Disciplines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student health and Well being through Cultural Lens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with ELL Students<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Cultivating a Whole School Community Ecosystem through Arts Education<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Site-specific tours and opportunities to meet FACTS-seasoned Teaching Artists in both Ensemble and Class Residency settings (by invitation only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-276669 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Copy-of-facts-logo.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Copy-of-facts-logo.jpg?strip=all 243w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Copy-of-facts-logo.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=97 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/>__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Folk Arts Cultural Treasures Charter School<\/strong> (FACTS) <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides children with an exemplary education that utilizes traditional arts and cultures found within their own and neighboring communities as the catalyst for critical inquiry and community engagement. It provides children with an education which has high academic standards, is truly community based, incorporates and respects the lives of students and their families, engages students in understanding their own cultures and communities, and engages students in understanding their role as active participants in working for a just society. FACTS serves kindergarten through eighth grade elementary school students of diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds from the City of Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FACTS mission quotes Grace Lee Boggs, \u201cGiving meaning to the lives of our children in the present while preparing them to become active citizens in a democratic society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Claire Denny<\/b>, M.A.I.S, is the Folk Arts Education Specialist at the FACTS Charter School. She holds a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Folklore from George Mason University. Her education also includes a B.A in Anthropology and a certificate in Studio Art. At her previous job as Folklife Education Coordinator at the Arts Institute of Middlesex County she worked extensively with teaching artists and created education materials for educational settings. She also has experience working with diverse youth populations stemming back to her time living and teaching on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. In her current job at FACTS, her primary responsibilities include coordinating folk arts residencies, training classroom teachers and artists in folk arts education, and playing a lead role in the implementation and continuous improvement of folk arts education curriculum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-274961\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker-280x300.gif?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker-280x300.gif?strip=all 280w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker.gif?strip=all&amp;w=74 74w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker.gif?strip=all&amp;w=148 148w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker.gif?strip=all&amp;w=222 222w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/seal-darker.gif?strip=all 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Learning<\/strong> is a National Arts Service Organization that will bring their national faculty and local experts together to support this training opportunity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dr. Lisa Rathje<\/strong> is Executive Director of Local Learning. She directs teacher and artist training institutes and advocates for the inclusion of culture in diverse learning spaces. She consults nationally, including currently a 5-year consultancy for the REACH program of the University of South Florida funded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen arts and culture programming in the nation\u2019s educational system. With Paddy Bowman, she is co-editor and founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/jfepublications.org\/\"><em>Journal of Folklore and Education<\/em><\/a>, an international, freely accessed, multimedia juried journal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mira Johnson, <\/strong>D. Ed., is the Local Learning Director of Learning Networks and Training where she works collaboratively with staff, artists, and community members on the design, development, and engagement of folk arts learning opportunities and resources. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at Bronx Community College in the English Department and the First Year Seminar Program. As a regional culture specialist for Pennsylvania\u2019s state folklife program she conducted fieldwork with rural and urban folk artists and tradition bearers, and served as the program coordinator at FolkArtPA, Pennsylvania\u2019s statewide folklife program. She holds a doctorate in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning from Penn State University and an M.A. in folklore from the University of Oregon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you to the <strong>William Penn Foundation<\/strong> for supporting this work through their Arts Education Teaching Artist Training Program. This grant is expected to offer teaching artists with professional development and networking support to improve their practice and connect them to colleagues and additional resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williampennfoundation.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-276692 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WPFLogo-300x48.png?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Lead Support Provided By:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About William Penn Foundation <\/strong>The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is committed to expanding access to resources and opportunities that promote a more vital and just city and region for all. We do this through funding programs in the Philadelphia region in arts and culture, children and families, democracy and civic initiatives, environment and public space, and workforce training and services. Learn more at\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.williampennfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.williampennfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus on Culture and Arts Learning An Arts Education Professional Development Series and Community of Practice \u2013Teaching Artist Workshop Series by the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School and Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts Education\u2013 Calling Philadelphia Area Teaching Artists! 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