Yesterday morning the Urban Promise School Parent Teacher Organization had a lovely Teacher Appreciation Breakfast for the faculty. They served bagels and jam, bacon and waffles, delicious coffee with flavored creamers and gifts for all of the teachers. All of the morning’s festivities were seasoned with lots of love. A warm thank you to all of our PTO parents who planned and prepared this beautiful breakfast

The Pre-K students at Urban Promise School planted seed yesterday with our resident educator, Harvey Zendt.  These single seeds, with good soil, water and sunshine, will grow into beautiful flowers.  In all of our classrooms we seek the best environment to allow our students to develop into children with beautiful futures. You can help support UrbanPromise in growing great futures for children and young adults by

Each month the students and staff of Urban Promise School are delighted as Chef Paul O’Toole of Deerfield visits.  He brings his enthusiasm for cooking and sharing knowledge of healthy foods that engages the children. These visits have been highlighted in many media:  on Delaware 28′s Tim Quall’s show, in the Newark Post online, and several editions of The Community News.  Channel 6 News and WDEL

  This week the students of James Madison University and the College of William & Mary are going into the Urban Promise School classrooms to launch our study of the continent of Europe for our World Culture study project. Thus far we have visited the continents of Africa, North America, and Latin America.     We have been learning about the languages, beliefs, foods and traditions

This year the Urban Promise School is taking an imaginary trip around the world, visiting each of the continents as part of their World Culture study. Mr. Harvey Zendt an experienced educator and world traveler is our tour guide for this course of study. Thus far we have been to Africa, North America, Mexico, Canada, and various countries in South America on this whirl wind tour. Last week our tour

                    Four members of the Delaware Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma visited UPS late week for a Reading is FUNdamental event. They visited the Kindergarten and 1st/2nd grade classrooms. In each room they began by reading aloud to the students. The stories were enjoyed by all as you can see in the pictures. After the reading,

Press Release from Deerfield: Noted Chef Teaches Healthy Eating and Cooking at Urban Promise School in Wilmington February 15, 2011 – The students at Wilmington’s Urban Promise School (pre-K to 7th grade) are fascinated by Chef Paul O’Toole and his ability to have fun with food and make something good to eat. Once a month “Chef Paul” brings his cooking knowledge and ingredients to the classroom and

The 3rd – 7th graders at Urban Promise School have taken a lesson in creativity from the nomadic people of Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley.  The Surma and Mursi tribes share a taste for body painting and extravagant decorations borrowed from nature. This project was inspired by the book Natural Fashion: Tribal Decorations from Africa by Hans Silverster.