Beloved & Believed Leadership Awards Gala
The EMERGE year ends where the philosophy begins. One evening honoring the people who make others feel that they matter and that they are capable — and funding the pipeline that teaches young Philadelphians to do the same.
The Gala Awards
Beloved and Believed is the concept EMERGE carries through every level of the pipeline: do people feel that they matter, and do they feel that they are capable? The gala honors Philadelphians who answer both questions in the affirmative for someone else — and the students learning to do the same.
Four more moments that hold the cohort together.
Fellowship Signing Day
New high school fellows sign their commitment in front of family, faculty, and the alumni who preceded them — borrowing a ritual from athletics for a different kind of recruitment.
Fellows sign the cohort commitment and receive their leadership portfolio
Each fellow is introduced by the person who nominated them
Alumni return to answer the question they were asked at their own signing
When
Early Fall
Where
Philadelphia, PA
Civic Weekend
Two days inside the machinery of civic life. Fellows argue a case, draft a policy response, and meet the public servants who live with the consequences of both.
Moot court and deliberation exercises with the Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement.
When
Winter
Where
Philadelphia, PA
Middle School Leadership Challenge Showcase
Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders present the problem they chose, why it matters, and the first step they already took. The final session of the middle school program, made public.
When
Late Spring
Where
Partner schools across Philadelphia, PA
Facilitator Institute
Three days that certify teachers, counselors, and youth workers to run EMERGE sessions in their own buildings — the mechanism by which the framework outlives any one instructor.
When
Summer
Where
Philadelphia, PA
How Do I Lead?
Emerge Philadelphia · Founded by Ebony Wortham, Esq. · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania