Play On Philly 2024-25 School Year
Impact Charter School West
ICSW – POP Music Center
We’re glad you’re interested in enrolling with Play On Philly!
Enrollment for RETURNING POP families opens on July 19th; Enrollment for NEW POP families opens on August 12th.
If you would like to express you interest without enrolling, please click the button below.
ICSW – POP Music Center
We’re glad you’re interested in enrolling with Play On Philly!
If you would like to express you interest without enrolling, please click the button below.
Countdown to Start of 24-25 Program!
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Important Enrollment Dates
- July 19 – Returning student enrollment begins.
- Once enrollment is open to the wider ICSW community, we cannot guarantee a spot for returning students.
- August 12 – New student enrollment begins.
- Anyone from ICSW can submit a POP enrollment form!
- NOTE: Spots are assigned as student enroll. You will be notified if you are placed on waitlist.
- September 13 – Enrollment closes for everyone.
- Once enrollment closes, students will not be able to enroll for session 1 and must wait until December to possibly enroll for the last two sessions of the year.
- Week of September 14-17 – Attend one mandatory Back to POP meeting
Back to POP!
We are excited for another fun year filled with music making!
POP starts the year by coming together for Back to POP meetings as a POP-wide community. This meeting is crucial for setting expectations for students and families.
All students and a parent or guardian are REQUIRED to attend one Back to POP meeting being held at our various Music Centers. It does not matter which one you attend, the content is the same so please choose a time that works for you.
Students who do not attend a Back to POP meeting will be unable to participate in POP for Session 1 (September-December) and are eligible to re-enroll after winter break.
You and your child must attend any one of the following:
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- Saturday, September 14, 11-12pm @ Impact Charter School West (5600 Chester Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
- Tuesday, September 17, 2:45-3:45pm @ St. Francis de Sales School (917 S 47th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
- Tuesday, September 17, 5:30-6:30pm @ St. Francis de Sales School (917 S 47th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Current Families, click HERE to get to the Family Portal, where you can have early access to the Enrollment Form!
The password is in the enrollment email from your PC!
Basic Information
The following is general information about our ICSW programming.
If you are a current POP Family, please log into our Family Portal page.
POP's Mission
Play On Philly (POP) provides underserved children in Philadelphia a transformative music education experience that develops and inspires the behaviors and personal skills needed for a successful life.
Programmatic Continuum
POP is happy to offer programming for eligible students from K-12. Throughout that time, their experience transforms and expands, moving from simpler musical experiences to playing with a whole orchestra!
General Eligibility, Fees, & Attendance Expectations
Eligibility
- Students in grades K-8 must be enrolled at Impact Charter School West to be eligible.
If your student does not meet this criteria, please see our Summer Program page or our MAYAP page for other possible options.
Enrollment Fee
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There is an annual enrollment fee of $130 required for each student. This payment can be broken into three installments if needed, with an installment due each of the first three months (September 23 – $50; October 21 – $40; December 2 – $40)
Attendance Policy
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Students are allotted 10 unexcused absences for the entire regular program year, lasting from September to May. Acceptable excuses include sickness with a doctor’s note, medical appointment, etc.
General ICSW Schedule
Students complete an average of 5-8 hours a week, with extra time throughout the year for combined rehearsals and concerts.
ICSW
- PCO – Pre-Children’s Orchestra (Beginner)
- Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri
- CO1 – Children’s Orchestra 1 (Beginner through Intermediate)
- Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri
- CO2 – Children’s Orchestra 2 (Advanced)
- Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri
For more a more detailed schedule, current families can log into the Family Portal.
Other POP Opportunities
Marian Anderson Young Artist Program (MAYAP)
The Marian Anderson Young Artist Program supports students, also known as Anderson Artists, in their musical studies through private lessons, individual advisement, instrument loans, and college and career counseling.
To learn more, click HERE
POP Summer Program
Summers at POP are an opportunity for musical and social-emotional growth through ensemble playing and intensive group lessons, as well as other forms of creativity and expression including dance, physical fitness, and art. This is open to rising grades 1-12 and rising college freshman.
To learn more, click HERE
Questions?
Please email our ICSW Program Coordinator at ares@playonphilly.org
Ares Headley
As a former band kid and bassoon enthusiast, Ares is stoked to be working with POP to support the music education of our students.
Ares has a background in a variety of nonprofit, service-oriented spaces and public programming for all ages. They studied sociology, English literature, and gender studies at Ohio State University and ecology at the University of Delaware. In past roles, he learned how abstract policies make material impacts on our communities. He’s also worked with public institutions to train educators to deliver informative, inspiring, and fun tours and programs for children and adults alike.
Ares is skilled at curriculum building and does freelance editing, writing, and teaching work. Some of the works they are most proud of are Naturecultures (a series of interdisciplinary cultural competency lessons), Creatures & Cryptids (a guided adventure activity for kids ages 8-12 featuring local folklore), and their natural poetry workshop series.
