Horizons at SCH Academy

about horizons

Horizons at SCH offers a high-quality, hands-on learning experience outside of the traditional school year to support academic achievement and healthy youth development. Now in its fifth year, the program serves over 75 rising first, second, third, fourth, and fifth-grade students. Horizons students experience a full day of learning opportunities, including literacy, math, STEM, and enrichment activities such as field trips, hiking, and instructional swimming. Students also receive breakfast, lunch, and snacks at no cost.

The Henry H. Houston Elementary School, Emlen Elementary, and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy established a partnership in the summer of 2021 to bring a branch of the nationally recognized Horizons program to the SCH campus.

Established in 1964, Horizons is a national network of 60+ tuition-free summer programs that deliver high-quality academic and enrichment support for students from under-resourced communities. Students begin Horizons the summer after Kindergarten and return each summer through 8th Grade.

Horizons Giving Day | May 14, 2025

Mark your calendars! Horizons Giving Day 2025 is on May 14—and your support will make all the difference. This summer, we’re thrilled to welcome 75 students from Henry Houston, Emlen Elementary, and other area schools to SCH’s campus for six weeks of joyful, hands-on learning. Your gift helps provide tuition-free academic and enrichment programming that reverses learning loss and opens doors to opportunity. Together, we can create a summer full of growth, discovery, and lasting impact.

Horizons at SCH Volunteer Form

Horizons at SCH Student Interest Form

Back-to-School Supply Drive

As we look ahead to Summer 2025, we’re excited to shift our Back-to-School Supply Drive to the Martin Luther King Day of Service at SCH on Monday, January 20, 2025. Horizons supporters will have the opportunity to contribute to this meaningful initiative, ensuring that our 75 incoming students have the tools they need to succeed.

More information will be provided soon, but our wish list will feature essential items such as backpacks, water bottles, and school supply kits. Each student will receive these items, helping them start the 2025 summer session prepared and ready to thrive.

With your support, we can continue to empower our incredible scholars with the resources they need to excel.

MLK Day of Service

SCH Horizons Board Members

Horizons at SCH Board Members

Gerri Allen
Yolanda Banks
JoAnn Chapman
Gail Detweiler
Jason Delp
Delvin Dinkins
Juliet Fajardo
Rachele Foley
Emily Hawkins, Board Chair
Haneef Hill
Keisha Jordan
Lynne Kaplan
Sara Lapham
Mairi Luce, Fundraising Chair
Tasha Martin-Peters
Jillian Moskovitz
Heather Palmer
Kenyatta Patterson, Site Director
Kris Powell
Geoffrey Sasso
Laurene Topping
Dana Walters

Board Observers

Jen Weikert, Horizons of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director
Brooke Mattingly, Development Liaison
Karen Tracy, Director of Marketing and Communications at SCH
Douglas Wainwright, Head of Lower School at SCH

Meet our Site Director | Kenyatta Patterson

Kenyatta Patterson, 4th grade teacher, Horizons Site Director

Kenyatta Patterson, Site Director for Horizons at SCH Academy

Kenyatta Patterson joined SCH in the summer of 2021 working as a reading specialist for the inaugural Horizons program. In August of 2021, she moved to the role of 4th-grade girls homeroom teacher at SCH. During the search for the Horizons at SCH site director, it became clear that Patterson’s contributions to the Horizons program, her record of success both prior to joining SCH and as a full-time member of the school’s faculty, and her passion for the Horizon's mission would be invaluable. The position requires both an administrator who implements the program and a recognized leader who will connect all the Horizons at SCH constituencies—the Board, Horizons national and regional leadership, Horizons students and their families, partner schools, teachers, volunteers, founders, and aligned community organizations.

Patterson holds a bachelor’s in education from Temple University where she studied early childhood and elementary education. She also holds a Master of Education from Eastern University where she focused on multicultural education. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education in educational leadership with a certification in supervision and administration. She has over 10 years of experience in education.

Patterson will continue her role as a full-time teacher in SCH’s Lower School in addition to her role as site director.

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