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Baldwin’s Middle School Students Give Back, Connect on Service Day
Last week, Baldwin’s Middle School students stepped off campus and into the community for a meaningful Service Day — an opportunity to give back and connect with each other and with local organizations.
From historic landmarks to environmental centers to food banks and donation warehouses, students spread out across a variety of service sites in the Philadelphia area. Their contributions ranged from weeding gardens and cleaning animal stalls to organizing classroom supplies and sorting clothes for families in need.
Locations included:
- Smith Playground (Fairmount Park): Students helped clean, weed, and prep this cherished play space for local children.
- Fort Mifflin: At this Revolutionary War-era fort, volunteers removed invasive plants and cleared debris along the Delaware River.
- Harriton House: A Baldwin favorite, where students tended gardens and pitched in with the farm animals.
- Riverbend: Volunteers helped with heavy lifting, cleanup, and event prep for last weekend’s Shiverfest.
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education: Students weren’t afraid to get messy as they cleaned insect habitats, built squirrel houses, and tackled invasive plants.
- Haverford Food Pantry: Students organized food donations and helped support local families experiencing food insecurity.
- Level the Playing Field: Volunteers sorted and organized gently used sports equipment for schools in need.
- Northlight Community Center: In Manayunk, students helped organize learning spaces and distribute food.
- Cradles to Crayons: Always a student favorite, this site had students sorting clothes and essentials for children ages 0–12.
- Our Closet: Another cherished partner, this organization provides clothing to individuals facing clothing insecurity. Students spent time sorting donations in the warehouse.
Baldwin’s Middle Schoolers showed up with energy, compassion, and a willingness to serve — living out the School’s values of community engagement and empathy in real-time.
Thank you to our faculty, staff, and community partners who made this day of service possible. The lessons learned — and the impact made — will last far beyond one afternoon.
