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Conversations with faculty, staff, and students from Wilmington Friends School.

  1. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Dami Johnson ’27

    Dami Johnson ’27: Teens Supporting Teens helped high schoolers organize their time and work more effectively. Dami’s project also focused on improving mental well-being and helping students address feelings of stress or disarray.

    5 min

  2. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Liza Green ’27

    Scarlett Murphy ’27: Passionate about politics, Scarlett began her SIP project by exploring the struggles of individuals involved in the political scene. This led to thoughtful conversations about ethics and personal values. Inspired by this work, Scarlett created a project aimed at helping people find local businesses and resources that aligned with their ethical beliefs, supporting more conscious, values-based consumer choices.

    6 min

  3. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Scarlett Murphy ’27

    Scarlett Murphy ’27: Passionate about politics, Scarlett began her SIP project by exploring the struggles of individuals involved in the political scene. This led to thoughtful conversations about ethics and personal values. Inspired by this work, Scarlett created a project aimed at helping people find local businesses and resources that aligned with their ethical beliefs, supporting more conscious, values-based consumer choices.

    14 min

  4. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Justin Hutchful ’27

    Justin Hutchful ’27: Justin’s project, Fixing Procrastination, helped students who struggled with procrastination by offering an online study group that implemented an intensive study schedule to build better academic habits.

    5 min

  5. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Henry Gaskell ’26

    Henry Gaskell ’26: Henry’s idea, Henry’s Arm Care, was a small physical single-page guide made for baseball players who were unable to perform at peak level because of arm pain. It offered targeted exercises based on pain location to help athletes recover and maintain performance.

    5 min

  6. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Gianna Cottone ’26

    Gianna Cottone ’26: Gianna’s project, Earth Educators, revolved around educating teenagers about the climate. Her focus was on sparking curiosity or urgency regarding climate change, with the hope of reducing daily habits that harm the environment.

    6 min

  7. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators: Landis Hershey ’26

    Landis Hershey ’26: After observing a significant lack of transparency in scoring at mock trial competitions, Landis developed a mock trial guide booklet titled All Rise: The Art of Mock Trial. This booklet provided competitors with clear, easy-to-understand information about the scoring process, practical tips and strategies, and other essential guidance to help improve their performance at competitions.

    7 min

  8. 08/07/2025

    UPenn Social Innovators Program: Charlie Kurz ’27

    Charlie’s project, Hockey Parent Connect, was an online newsletter and platform that provided valuable information to parents of youth hockey players about local programs and what they offered for the upcoming season.

    6 min
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Conversations with faculty, staff, and students from Wilmington Friends School.

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  • Creator
    Wilmington Friends School
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jake Myers
  • Show Website
    Quaker Matters