Cyber Security
Pre-Apprenticehip
Help Put Our Youth First, Together
Our Pre-Apprenticeship program in Cyber Security was intentionally created to help high school-aged youth earn a livable wage while learning career skills in order to help them graduate.
Meet Our Instructors
Carlos Aponte
Carlos is a lifelong Philadelphian who after close to a decade inside of the classroom, realized the shortcomings of traidtion education. Carlos decided to create his own 501c3 non-profit organizatio, We Love Philly. We Love Philly teaches volunteerism, entrepreneurship, meditation, ownership and content creation to youth.
Cory Zoblin
In 2012, Cory graduated with his Master’s from the Teacher Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Afterward, he immediately began teaching High School English in Philadelphia, including nine years in Kensington. In 2020 he joined the founding board of We Love Philly and played a vital role in establishing the governing principles of the organization. In 2024, he joined the staff of We Love Philly as a Founding Educator, helping to launch the Cybersecurity Pre-Apprentice Program.
What is Act 158?
Act 158 of 2018 (Act 158), which was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on October 24, 2018, shifts Pennsylvania’s reliance on
high stakes testing as a graduation requirement to provide alternatives for high school students to demonstrate readiness for
postsecondary success. Formerly, Pennsylvania’s statewide graduation requirement was more restrictive, requiring most students to
pass the Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Literature, and Biology to graduate.
Our Space
One Art Community Center
The sacred space that is now known as One Art Community Center was founded in 2001 by Benjamin Dyett Reid, Malaika Gilpin, and Ewan Gilpin. One Art’s mission is to cultivate a space that encourages holistic healing in Philadelphia through art, education, cultural, and community engagement.