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![Transforming Futures for 50 Years: Benchmark School in the 1970s]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611239744/benchmarkschoolorg/mzn7vtenudhlfzuq3ajy/1970svideostillwplayicon.jpg","width":1920}])
Please enjoy the first video in our historical series revisiting the decade of Benchmark's founding: the 1970s.
![1st Annual (Virtual) Day of Service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611180455/benchmarkschoolorg/capjcruf9mvjvfh9eidp/service7.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611180455/benchmarkschoolorg/capjcruf9mvjvfh9eidp/service7.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611180455/benchmarkschoolorg/capjcruf9mvjvfh9eidp/service7.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611180455/benchmarkschoolorg/capjcruf9mvjvfh9eidp/service7.png","width":932}])
Benchmark School held our inaugural Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Several teachers hosted the day, the centerpiece of which was three activities for students and families to have a “day on” rather than a “day off.”
!["Suburban Life" Features Benchmark School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607957036/benchmarkschoolorg/u9gdosleuaog0unfrqwl/slpic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607957036/benchmarkschoolorg/u9gdosleuaog0unfrqwl/slpic.png","width":389}])
Benchmark and our own Head of School Chris Hancock are the lead features in an article called "Engaged" in Suburban Life magazine that examines how students with learning differences need supportive environments to thrive.
![Benchmark Codes!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607639597/benchmarkschoolorg/vilxlnrukxv4wptkmyn6/hourcode5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607639597/benchmarkschoolorg/vilxlnrukxv4wptkmyn6/hourcode5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607639597/benchmarkschoolorg/vilxlnrukxv4wptkmyn6/hourcode5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1607639597/benchmarkschoolorg/vilxlnrukxv4wptkmyn6/hourcode5.jpg","width":1125}])
Our math teachers led students in Hour of Code activities! The Hour of Code takes place annually during Computer Science Education Week. (This year, it's December 7-13).
![Solving the World’s Problems, One Project at a Time]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1607446505/benchmarkschoolorg/zh4mnbtekcdxbhgperxj/warleyun4jpeg.jpg","width":2200}])
How can design thinking solve the world’s problems? That’s just what Dr. Heather Warley’s class set out to discover.
![Election Day at Benchmark]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604505089/benchmarkschoolorg/tuxniativrqdzmgtkhu2/votingbox.jpg","width":2000}])
It's election season nationally and at Benchmark! Ms. Scott took the lead on hosting a mock election for President, in line with the civics work so many students have been exploring in their social studies classes. See our results!
![Mr. Hancock Published in Penn's "Perspectives on Urban Education"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1603315349/benchmarkschoolorg/zt2ofhbcgvg6e7pp7kcg/gse.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1603315349/benchmarkschoolorg/zt2ofhbcgvg6e7pp7kcg/gse.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1603315349/benchmarkschoolorg/zt2ofhbcgvg6e7pp7kcg/gse.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1603315349/benchmarkschoolorg/zt2ofhbcgvg6e7pp7kcg/gse.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1603315349/benchmarkschoolorg/zt2ofhbcgvg6e7pp7kcg/gse.jpg","width":1600}])
Head of School Chris Hancock was recently featured in Penn's peer-reviewed journal, Perspectives on Urban Education, on leadership in times of crisis.
![Benchmark School Featured in County Lines Magazine]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601656069/benchmarkschoolorg/tashfq9mxfxejlfy1fse/countylinesoct2020.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601656069/benchmarkschoolorg/tashfq9mxfxejlfy1fse/countylinesoct2020.png","width":464}])
All through the summer, we crafted meticulous a reopening plan to ensure a safer reopening this fall. County Lines Magazine featured our efforts in "The Great Restart."
![Convocation: Welcoming Our Head of School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601054479/benchmarkschoolorg/plvigwiktodrhvyzd5f7/convocationvideostill.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601054479/benchmarkschoolorg/plvigwiktodrhvyzd5f7/convocationvideostill.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601054479/benchmarkschoolorg/plvigwiktodrhvyzd5f7/convocationvideostill.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601054479/benchmarkschoolorg/plvigwiktodrhvyzd5f7/convocationvideostill.png","width":955}])
On September 14, Benchmark School was proud to kick off our 50th Anniversary celebrations and formally welcome Mr. Chris Hancock as our third Head of School in 50 years.
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