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Activity books aimed at children in Pre-K through 5th grade will be used to bring the Safe Routes Philly program to William Cramp and other elementary schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia is bringing traffic safety into the classroom with a new curriculum designed to educate students from pre-K to high school about how to walk and bike safely on city streets.
“As a major urban school district, it should come as no surprise that the majority of our students walk or take public transportation to schools,” said Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia William Hite at a launch event Monday outside of William Cramp School in Fairhill. “Because of this, it’s vitally important that our students and their families have as much access as possible to resources around safety.”
If a family chooses to pivot their pre-K through second grade student to the hybrid learning model, he or she will have two days per week of in-person instruction and three days per week of online learning.
The new schedule would take effect the week of April 5 after all pre-K through second grade students who are already enrolled in the hybrid learning model have successfully begun some in-person instruction.
If a family does not respond to the survey, their student will continue with all-remote learning. Families are also permitted to remain all-virtual or revert back to online-only instruction after originally choosing to partake in the hybrid learning model.
Back to school: Hybrid learning starts for select Philadelphia School District students
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Monday marked the first day of hybrid learning for pre-kindergarteners through second-graders at 53 Philadelphia public schools.
That includes Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín Elementary in North Philadelphia. They are ready and learning in classrooms right now. They are attentive, they are navigating the virtual space with other partners that are still at home on Zoom, said Principal Amanda Jones.
Teacher Mandie White is excited to see her returning students. I told my husband, I m so glad to be able to talk to someone besides you! she joked.
The School District of Philadelphia gave Action News a behind-the-scenes look at the new safety measures in place at one elementary school as some students return to in-person learning next week.
It s not the first day of school, but it is the first-day in-school for dozens of hybrid students at Juniata Park Academy. I m going to make some friends from school, said student Adrianne Martinez. You can go to the gym and do gym and that stuff. On a computer, you can t do gym, said 5th grader Zohaib Khan.
School district Superintendent Dr. William Hite and Mayor Jim Kenney welcomed students.
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