"I...have lost family members, I have lost a job...The loss this year has swallowed me up more than once. However, here I am today stronger than I was yesterday, better than I was last week and more equipped for the unknown than I have ever been." partnershipnyc.org/finding-hope-t… #Easter

“I have lost a lot but have gained much more than I thought I would. Being a part of the Saint Mark family has given me a different perspective, loyalty, friendship, perseverance and family.” Partnership Schools Saint Mark the Evangelist School partnershipnyc.org/finding-hope-t…

The challenge: cultivate fine motor skills in #physicaleducation class with both in-person and remote learners. The solution? #DIY #foosball. Let the games begin! h/t LaVance Johnson from Saint Mark the Evangelist School, #PE teacher extraordinaire.

.Katherine Schulten of the The New York Times says you should be like our own St. Mark-Harlem colleague David Ellis this month. You heard her; get going! She shares one way in "Bring Poetry to an Unexpected Place," below. nytimes.com/2017/04/03/lea… #nationalpoetrymonth artbydellis Saint Mark the Evangelist School

Still Easter, still rejoicing: "Going into the building everyday and seeing the kids laughing...seeing their teachers supporting them...is a blessing in itself. It is the same hope that Jesus Christ gave us when he died and came back." partnershipnyc.org/finding-hope-t… Archdiocese of New York

“I did it! I did it!” When Saint Mark the Evangelist School teacher Chinique Pressley heard those words as 8th grader Jamila got into the high school of her choice, it was the sound of 5 years of work and relationships paying off. More in today's Post: partnershipnyc.org/harlem-educato… #BlackMindsMatter

Showing off your mama worm, like you do. h/t Saint Mark the Evangelist School #Welovescience #earthscience

“I did it! I did it!” =What teachers most want to hear from students. One Saint Mark the Evangelist School's journey to hearing that in a new way: partnershipnyc.org/harlem-educato… #teachers NY Catholic Schools

Your daily dose of sweetness: the kings and queens of ⁦Saint Mark the Evangelist School⁩— #Kindergarten students reviving a school tradition. May someone greet you today in a way so special it makes you skip. #joy #royalty #Harlem

“There is always space for one more child”—a lesson Chinique Pressley learned from a nun Saint Mark the Evangelist School. Also, a clear vision of Catholic school enrollment. partnershipnyc.org/harlem-educato… NCEA

Schools that stay safe together, stay together. Saint Mark the Evangelist School Partnership Schools

The coolest thing on Zoom this week: Author and #Newberry #CorettaScottKing #NationalBookAward honoree Rita Williams-Garcia popped into Saint Mark the Evangelist School! Great to have her back. Thanks to librarian and our own resident poet artbydellis for making the fun happen.

Maybe find a book this weekend so interesting that you don't even notice your head rest isn't actually that comfortable. h/t Saint Mark the Evangelist School AASL Scholastic Graphix Books 💥 Boys Do Read #DavPilkey

"I need to be here...I didn’t think twice about coming back in. I’ll take that risk, I’ll get vaccinated, I’ll do whatever I need to do." Saint Mark the Evangelist School teacher Lavance Johnson takes over the Post. Need motivation? He's got it. partnershipnyc.org/a-driven-educa… #zeal NCEA

"When I started last year, David Ellis, the librarian, came to me and said, you don’t understand the importance of the job you are doing. He asked: how many male teachers did you have growing up?" Saint Mark the Evangelist School teacher Mr. J reflects: partnershipnyc.org/a-driven-educa… Profound Gentlemen

"You never know who is watching...so I wake up every day glad to come in. Every day I’m figuring out: how am I going to mold lives today? What am I going to bring in new today? I don’t want to be an example of laziness." Saint Mark the Evangelist School's Mr. J: partnershipnyc.org/a-driven-educa… #teacher

Can't do contact sports in PE? Then learn to bowl. But bowl with the eye of the tiger, like this Saint Mark the Evangelist School champ. partnershipnyc.org/a-driven-educa… GoBowling

More of us could use that class: "As a P.E. teacher, I teach three-year-olds to 14-year-olds, so I think all day about how I differentiate audiences, and I use a lot of what I learned in a diversity class from undergrad at SUNY Cortland." partnershipnyc.org/a-driven-educa… SHAPE_America

"If I’m being honest, you can’t really manufacture fortitude. You can exercise it with practice, but I learned I already had it." -Leslie Hernandez, Saint Mark the Evangelist School teacher, #fortitude finder, modeler of #resilience

#Science rocks. Cultivating #curiosity: priceless. These students Saint Mark the Evangelist School will tell you so; thanks to Con Edison for the unit that is fascinating them. For a full video with an audible "Whoa!" at this experiment—check out St. Mark-Harlem's Instagram.