Fostering Lifelong Learning - Episcopal Academy

Sophomore Kelsey Baldwin poses with two
residents of Inglis House.
Volunteers took over the Devon cafeteria to
assembly meals for the hungry.
Students sell hot chocolate outside the cafeteria to
raise money for the village of Mika, Tanzania, where
Episcopal students perform community service every
summer.
Upper School students traveled to Mika, Tanzania again last summer and
are gearing up for Mika March Madness, where they will plan several
fundraising projects to benefit the Mika Foundation. Alternative Gift cards
were sold during the holidays and raised nearly $2000 for Mika.
Community Service jumped right into the school year with EA Fun Day in
September, bringing guests from Don Guanella to the Merion campus for a
day of activities with our Upper School students.
Almost 40 Middle School students are busy reading to students in two
local day care centers. The same group donated significantly to, and helped
coordinate, the annual holiday toy drive.
Upper School students served hundreds of meals at St. Barnabas
homeless shelter, and each Thursday a full van of Upper School students
heads to University City Hospitality Coalition (UCHC) to serve dinner to the
hungry.
Upper School students helped the EAPA with the Harvest Fair, Family Fun
Night, the Holiday Table, and the Gingerbread Houses.
Several classes of Lower School students decorated Halloween bags and
filled them with candy to share with residents at local area nursing homes
and UCHC.
Ten students completed the 12K AIDS walk in October.
The Merion 4th and 5th grade students have formed “Helping Hands,” a
community-service club that meets every Day 2 for special service projects.
The Lower School at Merion held their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Day of
Service in November, working in their conjuntos completing many projects
for the community.
The Merion 3rd grade went to SHARE and spent the morning packing boxes
of food.
The Upper School students collected more than 25 turkeys for SHARE
during the holidays.
The Upper School students made over 200 holiday cards for military
families and homebound adults in the greater Delaware Valley.
A van full of students visits Inglis House monthly to play bingo and helped
wrap gifts with the residents during the holidays.
18 Upper School students go twice a week to West Philadelphia to help
local children with their homework.
A number of Upper School students help with the recycling program at EA
each week.
Five Upper School students go twice a week to a local day care center after
school to read and play with the children.
The Devon 3rd grade earned money doing chores at home and bought gifts
for needy children this past Christmas.
A number of Upper School students tutor their “buddy” each week at Bryn
Mawr Presbyterian Church.
The Devon 5th grade Environmental Ethics class studied the 3 Rs (reduce,
reuse, recycle). They have designed and are selling canvas shopping bags
via the community service office ($15 each, 2 for $25).
125 members of the community gathered on MLK day to work on a variety
of projects at the Devon Campus. The afternoon had an additional 90 Upper
School students and faculty going to the Don Guanella School, HERO, and
Cradles to Crayons.
At a Glance
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