Meet Ms. Gabrielle Moshier, Esperanza Academy (EA) eight grade English teacher and chess coach. Ms. Moshier started the EA chess team initially to give students a new extracurricular opportunity. At the beginning, it was an all-boys team but rapidly there were enough girls interested in the sport, she had to create an all-girls team. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Philadelphia, PA – February 11, 2019. Esperanza Arts Center (EAC) is proud to announce The Philadelphia Orchestra musicians will perform a free neighborhood concert at the new Teatro Esperanza in North Philadelphia. In addition to the concert, there will be several family activities, including face-painting, balloon animals, and an instrument safari. Wind…
She is shy, humble, and powerful. Daiana Espindola, Esperanza Academy Charter High School student, sat with us and talked about her transformative experiences as captain of the EA all-girls chess team. Aside from her academic responsibilities Daiana dedicates her time to the chess, volleyball and cheerleading teams at the academy. She loves communicating and meeting…
Esperanza is proud to announce that Dernaly Peralta, Esperanza Academy High School student, received on January 28th the Widener University and NBC10 High School Leadership Award. This recognition is given to the region’s high school students who embody Widener University’s commitment to develop and inspire leaders who affect positive change. “Each year, principals of high…
Esperanza Hosts ‘On the Table Philly’ 2018 and Sparks Dialogue with Philadelphia’s Hispanic Clergy Esperanza hosted an exciting and intergenerational meeting of Hispanic Clergy this past winter, on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Picanha in Philadelphia. Esperanza’s Director of National Programs, Reverend Ruben Ortiz, led the meeting between younger and experienced Hispanic clergy in the…
On January 26 and 27, PECO and After School Activities Partnerships hosted the 12th year of “Checkmate Violence”. The event took place at the University of the Sciences and congregated 350 students of which 22 were from the Esperanza Academy Charter Schools. “It’s really brain over brawn here, practicing problem-solving skills, about pushing themselves. But…
Brenda Cesar Earns Employment Thanks to Esperanza’s CareerLink Esperanza’s CareerLink North staff have a tradition—whenever a job earner achieves their goal, they return to CareerLink to ring a celebratory bell. Local Philadelphian Brenda Cesar returned to ring the bell, not once, but twice. Brenda was able to find two jobs after just one month of…
Roberto Clemente Middle School shut its doors in 1994 and sat empty for more than 10 years in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park, a predominantly Latino neighborhood. Not anymore. Local faith-based nonprofit Esperanza has turned the former school into 38 affordable housing units, which opened November 2018, Plan Philly reports.
Meet Sultana Yeasmin, a Philadelphia resident who is graduating today (January, 25th) from Esperanza’s Cyber Charter School! Growing up, Sultana didn’t have a good experience at school. After dealing with depression and her father’s passing, she motivated herself to go back to school. This time she decided to finish at Esperanza’s cyber school. “There are people out…
In 2019, the Department of Commerce is celebrating 10 years of the Storefront Improvement Program (SIP), a grant program that offers reimbursements for facade improvements on commercial properties. Follow along this year for more stories of SIP’s impact on Philadelphia businesses and neighborhoods. When Moises and Edith Shienbaum came to the United States from Havana, Cuba…
