Building 21

"In our classrooms, our future citizens and leaders grow up before our eyes. Their education shapes their engagement in and the future of our American democracy."

New blog post featuring our lab school teachers' reflections on teaching in this moment.

Empowered and Engaged: Reflections on Teaching in this Moment “We have a clear mandate that our end of high school learning goal for our students is to create empowered and engaged citizens. Every piece of our model, every skill in every competency we teach culminates in how does learning lead to empowerment and engagement outside of the classroom in all of ...

For all those learning at home this fall, here's a new way to look at our resources.

Seeing our resources in new ways for learning at home It is not news that this past spring stay-at-home orders around the country created a spectacular collision between the demands of remote work for parents and at-home learning for our kids. Our Building 21 team was not spared. While our Network directly supports educators with resources for student....

Building 21 and the Workshop School are hiring!
The Workshop School and Building 21 are seeking a full-time School Technology Coordinator to oversee and provide a variety of services and supports across two high school campuses. See the link for the full position description.

Now Hiring At Building 21, we are looking for educators who believe… …that school can be fundamentally different. We believe that it’s possible to create an experience for young people that is more than merely preparing them for college and their careers. We believe that it’s possible to

Watch Building 21 Allentown students on PBS39!

“This is how we can change the world by voting for who we want to be president and not only for president for other things as well. Our voice is strong enough that if we want it to be heard, we can be heard. [ Shannon Salter] gave us confidence. She wanted us to learn and it was true and pure from her heart.” - Destanie Sanchez

Activating the Youth Voice and Vote PBS39 | Your Home For PBS in Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey

Congratulations to Building 21 Allentown and Shannon Salter on having your voter registration work recognized by When We All Vote, MTV, and Michelle Obama! We are proud of you!

https://building21.org/2020/05/in-the-news-building-21-allentown-2020-prom-challenge/

Proud of our B21 Allentown Seniors and their efforts to register voters for the 2020 election.

Building 21 seniors leading student voter registration drive for the 2020 elections Building 21 seniors leading student voter registration drive for the 2020 elections

Proud!

Tommy Gaffey contributed to the Competency Works blog. Read more about our Learning What Matters framework and approach to introductory professional development.

Competency Works blog features Building 21 Earlier this month, Building 21 was featured on the Competency Works blog. Tom Gaffey, Building 21's Chief Instructional Technologist, authored a piece that highlights our Learning What Matters Framework and details a few of our introductory professional development activities. We are honored and ex...