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Enrichment and Support

Park Heights Academy

As a community school with a mission to serve all of our community stakeholders, we have enrichment opportunities and support for all. Enrichment for students at Park Heights is all about exciting and igniting our students' passion for learning and exploring beyond the classroom, We offer chess, robotics, a boys club, a girls club, basketball, cheer, art, fashion, board games. There are opportunities for students at all grade levels.

Our parents and families are partners for our enrichment activities; they serve regularly at robotics practices and tournaments, they help with literacy, science and math events, they help the school raise funds, they complete surveys and participate in important conversations about the strengths and needs of our school community. We host advocacy and support workshops and resources for parents and families including a 7 week Resilience Training Workshop Series for which participants receive a stipend upon completion. In 2024-2025 we will also host a fellowship opportunity for parents who are interested in developing themselves as leaders on either the PTA, the School Family Community Council or other important roles in the school.

Robotics

Our first year of BCPS VEX IQ Robotics was a great success. We practiced twice a week beginning in September. We competed in the BCPS VEX IQ league where we competed in two qualifying competitions, and the Hopkins Cup for the BCPS championships; we made the PLAYOFFS at the Hopkins Cup and then another match with hope of making the state championships. Thank you Coach Nzigire and Coach Amber for giving us an amazing opportunity doing something we LOVE.Thank you to Beloved Robotics for supporting our team as a school partner. Watch out for Teams 21215A and 21215 B, the PHA Marvelous Panthers Robotics teams in 2024-2025! If you'd like to partner with our school and support or sponsor our robotics team them please contact Roger Hughes our Community School Site Specialist.

Chess Club

The chess club practices twice a week beginning in September. We practice all year. We were part of the Park Heights Chess Collaborative which is a wonderful partnership between Park Heights Academy, the James D Gross Rec Center, The Board Room Chess, Sisters Saving the City, and Catherine's Family and Youth Services. We earned trophies at their Beginners tournament. We also participated in the Baltimore Kids Chess League and competed in the amazing end of year tournament at the Weinberg Y. Thank you to Coach Dorsey, Coach Slater, and Coach Hughes. If you'd like to support our team or join our partnership then please call our community school site specialist.

Basketball

Our Basketball team practiced all school year. We ended the year with a wonderful game at the Weinberg Y. We look forward to competing in the Baltimore Neighborhood Basketball League in 2024-2025. This year students also enjoyed a great competition with their elders in the staff-student contest. Being the great, grateful and kind students that they are, our Panthers gave the win to the staff. Here's the PHA Cheer Squad showing Panther Pride.

Cheer

Throughout the school year, our cheer team practiced and grew close as a team. We ended the year with a wonderful game at the Weinberg Y. We look forward to cheering as our team(s) compete in the Baltimore Neighborhood Basketball League in 2024-2025. Watch our Cheer Team Slay in the PHA way

Resilience workshops

Our resilience workshops offer strategies and support for our parents. Feedback (from workshops at PHA and elsewhere) indicates that these workshops are helping the families as a whole.