Meet the team

Philadelphia Kids Club is not a babysitting service. We hire only instructors with a passion for teaching children the skills they themselves love to perform. Our staff comes from such reputable institutions as University of the Arts, Penn State University and McCall and Independence Charter elementary school’s teaching staff. All Philadelphia Kids Club instructors are dedicated to the same philosophy that we have built our programs upon.

Sharon

Sharon is a mom of 2 elementary school boys and built Kids On 12th with them in mind.  She attended University of Delaware focusing on Psychology and Young Exceptional Children.  She worked for more than 20 years with developmentally disabled and mentally ill adults.  She has also worked for 10 years managing preschools and with special needs children.  Motivation for Kids On 12th came with her son, Soufien, then a very active 3 year old!  Sharon quickly realized that McDonald's was the only place in Center City where Soufien could run and climb freely in winter months!  Not enjoying the time spent with french fries, the seeds of Kids On 12th were planted.

Judy

Judy has been working in the fitness and nutrition industry for over 30 years.  Always being involved in sports herself as a child, she started working with kids teaching swim lessons as a sophomore at the University of Delaware.  After graduating with a degree in Enviromental Science, Judy worked in that field for several years. She could not shake her love for fitness so she began working as a shift manager for 12th Street Gym.  During these years she built her reputation as a swim teacher for children and personal trainer with a specialty in training older adults. Judy has always believed that children raised with fitness in their lives became healthier and more confident adults.

Drew

Drew has been working with children for 10 years.  He began as a swim instructor with the YMCA in VA where he specialized in lessons for children with special needs.  He began working as a camp couselor with 4-H and was responsible for camp activities and water play. He served as a leader in his community by creating a leadership conference for his local high school as a way to motivate incoming freshmen. He has presented workshops for his peers at local, state, and national levels for the Student Government organization. In Philadelphia he recieved his BFA in Acting from the University of the Arts. During his education he teamed up with Kids on 12th where he uses his creativity and experience as lead teacher and manager for PlaySchool Express, After School and in the swim program. Drew has been with Kids On 12th for 4 years.  Paying it forward one inspired child at a time. 

Julius

Julius DeAngelus is currently a Teaching Assistant at McCall Elementary and works with three kindergarten classes. He plays guitar and is also a published writer who has just completed his first novel. Julius is attending Chestnut Hill College and will soon be receiving his Masters Degree in elementary education. He is the proud father of a six-year-old daughter and a twenty-five year old son.

Gwyneth

Gwyneth is a graduate of Millersville University.  She has many years teaching in NJ, CA and PA in public, private and charter schools.  She has taught art, computers, gifted and talented, and juggling, and has worked at various summer camps and summer programs.  Gwyneth is an avid runner who has completed 3 marathons.  She has a keen interest in health and fitness.  She is currently an art teacher at Independence Charter School as well as an after school teacher at kids On 12th.  When not at school, Gwyneth enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephews and her two cats, Squirtabella and Tuckerton.