![Meet Sam Gerlach, Innovation Space Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642531094/benchmarkschoolorg/dpeykkphnhyb02t6rxal/SamG.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642531094/benchmarkschoolorg/dpeykkphnhyb02t6rxal/SamG.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1642531094/benchmarkschoolorg/dpeykkphnhyb02t6rxal/SamG.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642531094/benchmarkschoolorg/dpeykkphnhyb02t6rxal/SamG.jpg","width":1000}])
We welcome Mr. Sam Gerlach, Benchmark's first Innovation Space Teacher.
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Benchmark has a partnership with Swarthmore College's education department and hosted five general ed students. We spoke to George Corzine, who observed in 5th grade, on his last day.
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Benchmark students collaborated with parent and artist Dori Desautel Broudy to make art for the newly opened Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity in North Philadelphia.
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