G.W. Childs Elementary School

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Happy Giving Tuesday!

Check out all of our current open Donors Choose projects by our awesome teachers ⬇️

Find a classroom to support | DonorsChoose DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on our site, and you can give any amount to the p...

Happy Monday & Happy October!

Looking for ways to support or donate to our school community? Check out Ms. Hedrick’s awesome Donor’s Choose project for adaptive art: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/adaptive-art-for-all-my-students-to-acce/7909328/

Stayed tuned for more G.W. Childs School updates 🤩

Adaptive Art for All My Students to Access, a project from Ms. Hedrick Help me give my students sensory and adaptive materials for the art room! I am the art teacher at a K-8 school in Philadelphia with such a diverse community. The art room is a place where all stude...

Kindergarten Open House

We are so grateful for this brand new space for our students. Thank you to everyone that made this happen 💙💛

What a dream come true for our students! We are so thankful for everyone who made this possible!

We are SO excited for our new playground! Coming SOON!! 😍

Come join us this Thursday for our K-3 literacy night! 📚

Wish our Philly Run students luck as they compete in the Rothmans 8k today!

We were feeling festive today! Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃

Our Hispanic Heritage Fiesta was a hit! Gracias to all who volunteered, donated and enjoyed. A special shout out to our very own Ms. Guy for organizing the event. Also, to Cindy Tang, our t-shirt contest winner! Great job everyone 😍

Thank you to The Episcopal Academy for your amazing and engaging lessons for our students! We are so grateful for partners like you! 🤩

IT’S SCHOOL SELECTION TIME!! Don’t live in our catchment but want your student to attend Childs? Learn more with FACT! Link in bio!

School Selection for the 23-24 school year begins today! Do you know a student that would love to join us here at Child’s? Check out more information on school selection here ⬇️

School Selection – Student Enrollment & Placement 2022-2023 School Selection Process HERE. 2022-23 District Health & Safety Info Update | COVID Information Hub Back-to-School Hub HERE, including resources for Student Immunizations & Physicals

Check out Ms. Fry’s latest DonorsChoose project for our first graders! Share or donate what you can!

Superb Supplies, a project from Ms. Fry Help me give my students supplies they will need to stay organized and successful! Staying organized in school is very important to be able to work efficiently and effectively. We need the supplies...

Check out Mr. Dougan’s latest DonorsChoose project! Share or donate what you can.

Flying Frisbee Golf, a project from Mr. Dougan Help me give my students an opportunity to play disc golf. My students love throwing frisbees and I know they would love learning about disc golf. What I love most about my students is their willin...

What a blast this week has been getting our school year started! Stay tuned for awesome first week pics.

For now, check out Ms. Parfitt’s wonderful DonorsChoose project. Share or donate what you can to help our kindergarten focus on reading.

Focus on Printing Decodable Readers, a project from Mrs. Parfitt Help me give my students a classroom printer to print out Decodable Readers! I will be using Decodable readers to help my kindergarten students learn to read. Most of the books need to be downloade...

What a blast this week has been getting our school year started! Stay tuned for awesome first week pics.

For now, check out Ms. Melnick’s awesome DonorsChoose project. Share or donate what you can to help our first grade class stay organized with brand new books bins!

Bright and Beautiful Book Bins, a project from Ms. Melnick Help me give my students an eye-catching and beautiful classroom library to inspire our young readers! First grade is such a crucial time in a young learner's life. Most students are coming from ki...

So excited for the start of a brand new school year! Go Dolphins!

Glad to welcome Superintendent Dr. Watlington and Council member Kenyatta Johnson to GW Childs as part of the Listening and Learning tour

Today DonorsChoose donations are being matched! Check out our first grade team’s project here!

Ready, Set, Supplies!, a project from Ms. Fry Help me give my students a fresh start to a new school year! The past few years have been a roller coaster ride for my school and our communities. It seems that every time we turn around, there is ...

Today DonorsChoose donations are being doubled! Check out Mrs. Tsafos’s project here!

Everyone Is Welcome, Everyone Belongs!, a project from Mrs. Tsafos Help me give my students items like nature-themed banners, paper flowers, and a spice rack organizer for a brand new classroom to welcome them to the 4th grade. This September, I will be teaching t...

HAPPY AUGUST! We hope everyone is have a safe and healthy summer 😎

If you’re looking to get a jump on school supply shopping, check out this list to get you started. 📓✏️

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our 8th graders on their graduation. We wish you all of the success and happiness in the world. Thank you to all of the faculty, staff and volunteers that made our commencement ceremony possible.

GW Childs Orchestra perform their Spring Concert!

TOMORROW 😍

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our first annual spring festival. Please stay tuned for our community event in the fall. We will be back and better than ever! Thank you everyone for your continued support.

Looking to help out our amazing Phys. Ed. Teachers? Check out their donors choose project here!

Step Into Cardio, a project from Mr. Dougan Help me give my students the ability to increase their cardiovascular endurance with the stair stepper machine. I have the privilege to work with some of the most resilient and ambitious students. ...