Thanks to a successful campaign headed by Esperanza’s Housing and Economic Development department and the support of its Hunting Park Community Collaborative partners, SEPTA began providing bus service along the Hunting Park Avenue corridor on February 21, 2016. This extension of Route 53 will greatly benefit Esperanza’s constituency including students, clients, and business owners. A…

Twenty-two students from Esperanza Academy along with their Social Studies teachers Pete Bruno and Andrew Wakelee were chosen to take part in a weekend-long exploration of American History and the virtues of our democratic process at the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Throughout the 3-day experience, the students were given the opportunity to see the…

John Rice is the Vice Chair of the Esperanza Academy Charter School Board of Directors, Former Executive Director of Metropolitan Career Center, and he has more than 4 decades of experience in non-profit leadership.

This year, Esperanza Academy Charter Middle School started a Chess Club! Under the guidance of teachers Eric Jaimes and Gabrielle Moshier, about 30 students come after school on Mondays and Fridays to play chess, to enjoy the camaraderie and to improve their game. The Chess Club is open to all interested, no background knowledge required as the…

In the next month, Esperanza will be working hard to to improve the lives of children in Hunting Park by proving that an Esperanza education is like no other in North Philadelphia. We are dedicated to empowering Hispanic communities through education, and one way we hope to do this is by completing our educational pipeline…

In the next month, Esperanza will be working hard to to improve the lives of children in Hunting Park by proving that an Esperanza education is like no other in North Philadelphia. We are dedicated to empowering Hispanic communities through education, and one way we hope to do this is by completing our educational pipeline…

In the next month, Esperanza will be working hard to to improve the lives of children in Hunting Park by proving that an Esperanza education is like no other in North Philadelphia. We are dedicated to empowering Hispanic communities through education, and one way we hope to do this is by completing our educational pipeline…