More than 50 students received their diplomas from Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy in a June 22 ceremony at Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia. The learning center, which has earned top marks from the state’s education department, provides culturally responsive education that prepares kids for kindergarten.
An outreach of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS), the city-licensed academy receives seasonal funding for preschool tuition through the Philadelphia beverage tax, and year-round support through Catholic Charities funds.
Located in the Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section, the academy is one of the many programs offered through Casa del Carmen, a CSS family service center that has assisted the Latino population of North Philadelphia since 1954.
Read a feature story about Casa del Carmen’s Preschool Academy, and watch a video of the school’s graduation highlights.
(Sarah Webb)
A young girl proudly accepts her diploma from Casa del Carmen’s preschool academy June 20 at Holy Innocents Church in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section. (Photo by Sarah Webb)
Rosabella Gittens, an instructor at Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy, is recognized for her 19 years of service at the learning center, an outreach of Catholic Social Services. (Photo by Sarah Webb.)
The June 2018 graduating class of Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy assembles at Holy Innocents Church in Philadelphia, June 22. (Photo by Sarah Webb.)
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