In-Person Conference

Community Schools and University-Assisted Community Schools: Partnerships that Change Schools, Communities, and Universities for the Better

Overview

Join us in Philadelphia for “Community Schools and University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS): Partnerships that Change Schools, Communities, and Universities for the Better.” This free, in-person conference at the University of Pennsylvania on November 11th and 12th is co-sponsored by Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships and the Institute for Educational Leadership’s Coalition for Community Schools. The conference is open to the entire UACS National Network and all Community School initiatives in the Northeast.

Community school partners – schools, unions, universities, non-profits, foundations, neighborhoods, and government – will share successes and strategies for:

• Creating and sustaining university-assisted community schools that advance teaching, learning and research at both the university and in the schools 
• Partnerships that support community-based learning K-16+ and increase student engagement 
• Partnerships that improve environmental health, mental health, physical health, college access, nutrition, STEM education, literacy — and more — that simultaneously improve student learning and community wellbeing

Agenda

View the Full Program here.

Agenda at a Glance

View the Agenda at a Glance here.

Location

All activities aside from the site visits will be held at Houston Hall at 3417 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Register Here

By submitting this registration form, both we and you are confirming your registration. If you're unable to attend the conference after submitting this form, please email myag@sas.upenn.edu.

Travel & Accommodations

Accommodation options, transportation information, and campus maps can be found at this link.

Not part of these networks, but interested in attending and learning more?  Please reach out to bowman@upenn.edu and CollinsJ@iel.org.