Education
Stronger schools make stronger communities. Stronger communities make stronger schools.
PHR understands that our community grows when we work and learn together. We invest in schools and students through providing targeted advocacy and bringing in financial and material resources. PHR’s Education efforts are vital for learners in the historic Park Heights neighborhoods enabling young people and their families to access a wealth of high-quality education opportunities.
HIPPY: Learning begins at home and parents are the first teachers
The HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) Program supports parents in their critical role as their child’s first and most important teacher. Hippy is an evidenced-based program that works with families in the home to support parents in their critical role as their child’s first and most important teacher and prepare their preschool age children for academic success.HIPPY is a developmentally appropriate, early literacy curriculum designed to promote children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. The curriculum consists of a set of easy-to-use educational activity packets and storybooks developed for parents of children ages 2-5. Parents engage with the curriculum by role playing the parent-child activities with a home visitor who is from the same community, and often a former HIPPY parent. All home visitors are supervised by a professionally trained program coordinator.
If you would like more information about how to support your youngest learners at home or participate in the pilot, please contact the PHR Education Office at (410) 644-4890 (ext 121) or aweems@phrmd.org
Community School Partnerships: PHR and Neighborhood Schools Partner for Student Success
- Enhanced Academics and Enrichment
- Family Engagement
- Mental Health and Social Supports
- School-Community Culture
- College and Career Readiness
PHR employs a full-time Community School Coordinator (CSC) at each of its five Community Schools. The role of the CSC is to leverage community resources in the service of students, families, and school staff. The CSC at each school works with partners who provide services to complement the academic goals of the school as well as the social and emotional development of students. In order to define goals for each Community School, PHR CSCs work closely with principals at each school to create an annual Action Plan for the school. Action Plan goals are crafted using a Results-Based Assessment model and include clear metrics that are reported quarterly through Family League and BPCSS data tracking systems.
Community School Coordinators:
Mariska Lee, mlee@phrmd.org
Jimmy Mitchell, jmitchell@phrmd.org
ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3705 W Rogers Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 396-0567
CREATIVE CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
2810 Shirley Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (443) 642-3600
CROSS COUNTRY ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL
6900 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 396-060
PIMLICO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL
4849 Pimlico Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 396-0876