Weekend @ Workshop

Weekend @ Workshop

Join us for Weekend @ Workshop, a celebration of learning, creativity and innovation featuring staff and students from the Workshop School!

Friday, March 15 @ 6pm: Cocktail Reception and Panel Discussion

Join us for a reception and panel discussion titled Envisioning A Youth-Centered City. We’re asking our guests to think big about what Philadelphia could look like if we centered young people not just in our schools, but in all of our systems, our economy, and our community. It promises an informative, hopeful, and challenging conversation! See below for more information about our panelists

Saturday, March 16, 9am-4pm

On Saturday morning the real fun begins! Here is a sample of what's on the schedule.

Learn how to take care of your car from our amazing Automotive team.
See if you can solve your way out of an escape room designed by our 11th grade students.
Dive into storytelling with our 12th grade English students.
Learn how to use 3D printers and laser cutters with our Workshop Industries students.
Learn how to design and make lamps with our 9th graders.
Test your physical fitness by seeing if you can outperform our 12th graders on a series of student-designed tasks.

Along the way, you’ll also be able to hear from Workshop students and staff about what makes Workshop unique, what we have learned from each other, and how the school works behind the scenes.

This event will be held at the The Workshop School, 221 S. Hanson Street in West Philadelphia.

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Panelists Information

Our panelists are Michael O'Bryan, a Distinguished Fellow at the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel and founder of the design and strategy firm Humanature; ShaVon Savage, Associate Professor of Practice in Policy, Organizational, and Leadership Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at Temple University and a former Assistant superintendent, principal, teacher and attorney; and our very own Ayanna Walker, principal at the Workshop School. The panel will be moderated by Technical.ly founder and CEO (and proud Workshop Learning Board member) Chris Wink.

This event will be hosted offsite at The HIVE, 30 S. 15th street (downtown near Dilworth Park). Seating is limited.

Michael O’Bryan is the founder and CEO of humanature, a business management consulting firm, and is a dedicated practitioner and researcher in the fields of community development, organizational culture, and human well-being. At Drexel University’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, he leads a design lab called The Wealth + Work Futures Lab focused on the futures of work, economic development, and wealth building.

ShaVon Savage is an Associate Professor of Practice in Policy, Organizational, and Leadership Studies in the College of Education and Human Development at Temple University. Prior to serving at Temple, ShaVon served as the Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services for the School District of Philadelphia. A former teacher, principal, administrator and school law attorney, ShaVon also founded her own firm, Mosaic School Supports, to focus on developing school leaders' proficiency and confidence as operational managers.

Ayanna Walker serves as Principal at the Workshop School. A Philadelphia native and mother of three children who loves God, yoga and french fries, Ayanna spent 15 years as a middle school science teacher before transitioning into leadership. Ayanna’s love for science grew as she pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and mathematics at Lincoln University as a LASER (Lincoln’s Advanced Science and Engineering Reinforcement) student. She has studied STEM and project-based learning at Penn, Columbia and NASA, and is a Deeper Learning Leadership Fellow.

Christopher Wink is a proud Workshop Learning board member and will serve as the panel's moderator. He is a journalist and entrepreneur who is cofounder and CEO of Technical.ly, the news organization with a community of technologists and entrepreneurs. He was previously publisher of Generocity.org, which reports on the nonprofit sector, and a former media director for a homeless advocacy nonprofit. In 2022, Chris was named one of Pennsylvania’s most influential impact leaders.

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Saturday Schedule

Time	Title
9:00am - 10:00am	Registration and Breakfast
10:10am - 10:15am	Welcome and Overview of the Day
10:15am - 10:45am	Opening Circle
11:00am - 12:00pm	Session 1
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Lunch and WS Film Festival
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Session 2
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Session 3
3:15pm - 3:45pm	Closing Circle

Session 1 Descriptions

Session Name	Description
Art Workshop	Chill out with Workshop School art students as they introduce you to the serene world of watercolors
What is Real-World Learning Anyway?	Hear from Workshop School students, staff, and mentors about the internship experience, how it connects to project work, and the importance of real-world learning.
Theater and Leadership	Led by our seniors, in this workshop we will reflect on, write and share stories about the importance of food and family in our lives. You’ll also learn about the Food and Family project, in which the senior class published a memoir/cookbook with all of their food stories.
Introduction to Screen Printing	Join our students for a hands-on learning experience in our makerspace. You’ll get the chance to walk through the process of making screens which you’ll eventually use to make your own t-shirt!
Introduction to Tufting	Join us in our makerspace where one of our students will teach you the craft of making rugs!
Introduction to Auto Care	Modeled on the famous Workshop School auto day program, our students give you a crash course in how to understand, and take care of, your car.
Escape Room: The Disney-verse	The Disney-verse. Once upon a time you were watching Disney during a thunderstorm, and then lightning struck your house. The TV started glitching, turned into a portal, and sucked you into the Disney universe. You can see yourself inside of the TV looking out. The TV remote gets sucked in and flies away. You realize that you have to find it to escape before you get stuck in the Disney movies forever. You see wooden pieces of Maui’s puzzle. Maybe you can start there.
Escape Room: Jumanji!	Jumanji! You discovered an old game with your friends and start to play it. Suddenly you all black out and wake up to find yourselves in a dark jungle cave. A guardian is stopping you from getting out of the cave and you must find the secret code to get the guardian to release you. Then you must solve the various puzzles to avoid being trapped in the world of Jumanji forever.

Session 2 Descriptions

Session Title	Descriptions
Loyalty Ladder	Learn about how 9th graders applied the lessons of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton to their lives. Discuss what loyalty means to you, and celebrate the people in your life who have shown you loyalty.
Working People	Learn from our 9th grade students about Black labor activism from 1865 to the present, and then create an Instagram profile for a labor activist!
Light It Up!	Learn about series and parallel circuits with 9th grade students and create your own LED greeting card!
Storytelling Workshop	Led by our seniors, in this workshop we will reflect on, write and share stories about the importance of food and family in our lives. You’ll also learn about the Food and Family project, in which the senior class published a memoir/cookbook with all of their food stories.
Introduction to Screen Printing	Join our students for a hands-on learning experience in our makerspace. You’ll get the chance to walk through the process of making screens which you’ll eventually use to make your own t-shirt!
Introduction to Tufting	Join us in our makerspace where one of our students will teach you the craft of making rugs!
Introduction to Auto Care	Introduction to Auto care. Modeled on the famous Workshop School auto day program, our students give you a crash course in how to understand, and take care of, your car.
Escape Room: The Disney-verse	The Disney-verse. Once upon a time you were watching Disney during a thunderstorm, and then lightning struck your house. The TV started glitching, turned into a portal, and sucked you into the Disney universe. You can see yourself inside of the TV looking out. The TV remote gets sucked in and flies away. You realize that you have to find it to escape before you get stuck in the Disney movies forever. You see wooden pieces of Maui’s puzzle. Maybe you can start there.
Escape Room: Jumanji!	Jumanji! You discovered an old game with your friends and start to play it. Suddenly you all black out and wake up to find yourselves in a dark jungle cave. A guardian is stopping you from getting out of the cave and you must find the secret code to get the guardian to release you. Then you must solve the various puzzles to avoid being trapped in the world of Jumanji forever.

Session 3 Descriptions

Session Name	Description
Art Workshop	Chill out with Workshop School art students as they introduce you to the serene world of watercolors.
Rethinking College: An Introduction to Workshop U	How can we make college work for today’s emerging adults? In this panel discussion you will hear from students and staff at Workshop U, an exciting new approach to higher education developed by the founders of the Workshop School!
Patterns in Nature	Dive into the awesome world of math and nature! Our Algebra 2 students will conduct a 15 minute mini-lesson on the Fibonacci sequence, fractals, spirals, and the Golden Ratio, explaining what these patterns are and where they appear in the natural world. Afterward we'll take a nature walk to the Spruce Hill Bird Sanctuary to photograph and observe these patterns (and others!) in the wild. We will have a limited number of umbrellas and ponchos available to borrow in case of rain. Please wear comfy shoes!
Loyalty Ladder	Learn about how 9th graders applied the lessons of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton to their lives. Discuss what loyalty means to you, and celebrate the people in your life who have shown you loyalty.
Working People	Learn from our 9th grade students about Black labor activism from 1865 to the present, and then create an Instagram profile for a labor activist!
Light It Up!	Learn about series and parallel circuits with 9th grade students and create your own LED greeting card!
Storytelling Workshop	Led by our seniors, in this workshop we will reflect on, write and share stories about the importance of food and family in our lives. You’ll also learn about the Food and Family project, in which the senior class published a memoir/cookbook with all of their food stories.
Introduction to Auto Care	Modeled on the famous Workshop School auto day program, our students give you a crash course in how to understand, and take care of, your car.