Girard College

🎷 Come to campus this Sunday and enjoy our final summer jazz concert! 🎷

The Mervin Toussaint Quintet is scheduled to perform from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Due to rainy weather predicted for Sunday, the concert will be held in our Elementary/Middle School auditorium. Directions to the EMS building will be provided when you enter campus.

Our Founder's Hall Museum is open from 1:00-5:00 p.m. this Sunday, and visitors are welcome to tour the museum before the concert.

FREE onsite parking is available. When you arrive, let security know you are attending the Jazz Concert.

Several Girard grads returned to campus this week for a fun Summer Chill Out and GC Alumni Send-Off event before they head off to college. The alums had the opportunity to reconnect with friends, enjoy water ice and soft pretzels from Icy Girl Treats, and play some fun games.

🎵 Join Our Team! 🎵

Are you passionate about music and love sharing your knowledge with others? We're looking for a dynamic Music Teacher to inspire our middle school students and help them explore their creativity through music! 🎶

Apply Now: https://bit.ly/GCMusicTeacherMS

🥇 Congratulations to Kahleah Copper who was instrumental in helping the U.S. women's basketball team win gold! 🥇

Kahleah was a standout basketball player at Girard, and the school retired her number last year.

Inquirer sports columnist Mike Sielski writes about Kahleah's ability to perform in pressure situations and how she scored the decisive points during a tight game against France.

Read more: https://bit.ly/KahleahOlympics

Do you enjoy making a difference in the lives of students? As an academic counselor on our Elementary and Middle School team, you'll play a vital role in helping our students succeed!

Girard College seeks an experienced Academic Counselor to support students’ academic, social, and emotional development. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills and a talent for creating a warm and supportive environment for children and their parents.

Apply today! https://bit.ly/GirardAcademicCounselor

College

Loraine Ballard Morrill from iHeart Radio recently interviewed President David Hardy for her Philadelphia Community Podcast. He shared stories about the impact that Girard College has made in the lives of young people as well as information about recent campus renovation projects and the school's plans for a new STEM Center.

Listen here:

Insight Pt. 2: Avenue 215,Girard College, Nicetown Community Dev. Corp "22nd Annual Giveback Week." - Philadelphia Community Podcast | iHeart As women we often put everybody else first before ourselves but at least we are working on self-care – aren’t we? But what about men? You deserve to treat yourself and Avenue 215 might just be the place for you. I speak to Chyvonne Shackelford and Tomika Branch, co-owners of Avenue 215 Self Care...

As we cheer on Thelma and Kahleah in the 2024 games, did you know the first Girardian to compete in the Olympics was in the 1928 Amsterdam games? George Healis, class of June 1924, won a silver medal as a rower in the men's coxless four, rowing for the Pennsylvania Barge Club. Rowing was not a sport at Girard at the time, but the school would launch its first crew club in 1998 and has recently restarted a rowing program.

⭐️ Are you passionate about shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning? ⭐️

Girard College is seeking to hire a 4th or 5th grade teacher for the upcoming school year. This position offers an exciting opportunity to inspire and educate students in a supportive and innovative environment.

Apply today to join our caring team of elementary educators!

https://bit.ly/GCElementaryTeacher

🎺 Join us this Sunday for our next summer jazz concert! 🎺

The Tanya Lynette Quartet is scheduled to perform from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Concerts are free and will be held rain or shine.

Bring your own snacks, blankets and chairs, and enjoy an afternoon of Jazz Music on the historic campus of Girard College!

FREE onsite parking is available. When you arrive, let security know you are attending the Jazz Concert. Parking directions will be provided.

No alcoholic beverages or pets permitted on campus.

When Kahleah Copper, who attended Girard College from first through 10th grade and is playing in her first Olympics as a member of Team USA’s women’s basketball team, was asked about her background during a recent media interview, she didn’t miss the opportunity to share details about Stephen Girard’s life, which began in Bordeaux, France, and how he donated much of his wealth to found Girard College.

A Philadelphia Inquirer article highlights how Kahleah grew up playing basketball in her North Philadelphia neighborhood and eventually became a star player at Girard College, Prep Charter, and Rutgers University, and a four-time All-Star during her WNBA career.

https://bit.ly/KahleahCopper

🌟 Exciting News from Girard! 🌟

Girard College is pleased to share that Thelma Davies, a 2019 alumna, will be competing on the world stage at the Olympic Games in Paris! 🏅: =

Davies, a member of Team Liberia, will be running in the 100- and 200-meter track events during the Summer Olympics which begin this Friday.

Davies is featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article that highlights her success as a track athlete at Girard College and Louisiana State University. The article also shares details about her parents who met in a Liberian refugee camp in 1998 after fleeing from a war that broke out in their country. Davies and her family eventually left Liberia and made their home in Philadelphia.

Link to article: https://bit.ly/ThelmaDaviesInquirer

Best of luck to Thelma as she competes in her first Olympics!

Upon his death in 1831, Stephen Girard willed millions of his fortune into funding acts of public good, including the founding of the College. But what do we know about his charitable contributions while he was alive?

This summer, archival intern Madeline Koory has been painstakingly combing through Girard's account books to find out more. Her research so far suggests that the majority of Stephen’s donations (by number, not necessarily amount) were to individuals in need. Some of these people experienced great loss, such as John Lefay, a seaman who had his hands amputated in the winter of 1826 while at sea. Others experienced harrowing house fires, family deaths, sickness, and various hardships.

By diving into the records of Stephen Girard, stories of Philadelphians and their struggles in the early 19th century have surfaced. It seems that, despite his great wealth, Stephen Girard and his employees were in touch with the community and their needs.

The Bridge Educational Foundation, with support from Waste Management (WM), Malady & Wooten and Raymond James, is donating $293,000 of EITC and OSTC scholarships to schools in Philadelphia County in support of students. The Foundation hosted a check presentation event at Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia.

Girard College is extremely grateful to the Bridge Educational Foundation for its advocacy and partnership, and to Waste Management and the other donors who make these contributions possible.

🔬✨ We're Hiring! Science Teacher Needed! ✨🔬

Are you passionate about science and eager to inspire the next generation of innovators? Join our team as a Middle School Science Teacher and ignite curiosity through hands-on learning! 🌟

If you're passionate about science education and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Apply today! https://bit.ly/GCScienceTeacherMS

College

🎷 Join us for our summer jazz concert series! 🎷

The Kenny Davis Quintet, the Tanya Lynette Quartet and the Mervin Toussaint Quintet are scheduled to perform. Concerts are free and will be held rain or shine.

Bring your own snacks, blankets and chairs, and enjoy an afternoon of Jazz Music on the historic campus of Girard College!

FREE onsite parking is available. When you arrive, let security know you are attending the Jazz Concert. Parking directions will be provided.

No alcoholic beverages or pets permitted on campus.

👋 👋 Are you ready to take on a leadership role at a school?

Girard College is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to join our team as Assistant Principal for grades 1-8 for the 2024/2025 school year!

Apply now and be a part of our incredible educational community! https://bit.ly/EMSAsstPrincipal

🍎 Are you passionate about shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning? 🍎

Girard College is seeking to hire a 4th or 5th grade teacher for the upcoming school year. This position offers an exciting opportunity to inspire and educate students in a supportive and innovative environment.

Apply today to join our caring team of elementary educators! https://bit.ly/GCElementaryTeacher

🎷 Join us for our summer jazz concert series! 🎷

The Kenny Davis Quintet, the Tanya Lynette Quartet and the Mervin Toussaint Quintet are scheduled to perform. Concerts are free and will be held rain or shine.

Happy 4th of July from the Historical Collections. This 1776 manual of pyrotechnics was part of Stephen Girard's library. In his catalog of Girard's books, William Zeil noted that "A section of this work deals with the use of fireworks at sea, and it may have been this part that interested Stephen Girard. Otherwise he had no known interest in the subject."

🌟 Now Hiring! Middle School Spanish Teacher Wanted! 🌟

Are you passionate about teaching Spanish to young minds and inspiring a love for language and culture? Join our team as a Middle School Spanish Teacher and make a meaningful impact in our students' language learning journey! 📚🎉

If you're ready to inspire young learners and create a supportive learning environment, we want to hear from you!

Apply today: https://bit.ly/GCSpanishTeacherMS

Business records are not the first place you would expect to find dramatic tales of runaway sailors, but Stephen Girard’s accounts sometimes contain just that. In 1807, James Robinson received his wages for three months and 17 days’ work as a sailor aboard the Helvetius, minus the deductions taken out of his pay. The first few deductions were fairly standard, but then the captain of the ship, Ezra Bowen, wrote the following:

"For the following charges in consequence of his not going in time on board, being the cause of Capt. Bowen coming to town to get an other man, vis.:

passage of Capt. Bowen to come to Town - $2;
paid a constable to hunt for him - $1;
paid a ferry boat to take Cap. Bowen to Newcastle - $8.50;
paid by Capt. Bowen for a warrant - 25c;
passage of Capt. Bowen from Chester - $1.50;
supper for Capt. Bowen + boatman at Chester - $2"

Once a man had signed the ship’s articles, he could be arrested for failing to show up for the voyage – Captain Bowen apparently did just that, and was angry enough about the trouble he had gone to to take all his expenses out of Robinson’s wages. Robinson seems to have stayed on the ship after that – he got another advance from the captain in Amsterdam.

🌟 We're so grateful for our incredible donors! 🌟

🎥 Check out this special thank you video our student ambassadors created to showcase how our donors make a positive impact on the lives of all Girard Scholars. 👏

https://bit.ly/GirardAmbassadors

✅ Job alert! ✅ Girard College is seeking a secretary for our Elementary/Middle School. The administrative assistant provides secretarial/administrative support for the Elementary/Middle School Principal.

Apply today! https://bit.ly/GirardSecretaryEMS

🌟 Help Us Make a Lasting Impact! 🌟

As the fiscal year draws to a close, your donations fuel unique opportunities, engaging experiences, and student support services, shaping a brighter future for our students!

Make your gift today! https://bit.ly/SupportGirardScholars

🚨 Looking for a unique full-time opportunity to support students in their out of school time hours? 🚨

Girard College, a boarding school for grades 1-12, is seeking an assistant dean of residential life for our high school students. Apply today: https://bit.ly/AsstDeanResLife

The person in this role is responsible for providing programmatic leadership in the development, implementation, coordination, supervision, and assessment of the residential program, including after-school program activities, summer programs, and new student/family orientations within the Student Experience division.

Happy Juneteenth from Girard College!

While Philadelphia is called the cradle of liberty, Galveston, Texas has the distinction of being the city where Union troops arrived on June 19, 1865 with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day came to be known as Juneteenth and was made a federal holiday in 2021.

👋 👋 Are you ready to take on a leadership role at a school? Girard College is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to join our team as Assistant Principal for grades 1-8 for the 2024/2025 school year! Apply now and be a part of our incredible educational community!

https://bit.ly/EMSAsstPrincipal

Have you heard about the programs where you could receive up to a 90% tax liability credit for your PA state taxes each year?

The deadline to apply for the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs is July 1, so don't miss your chance to support Girard College and receive this credit!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/GirardEITCOSTC