Congrats on a Great Year!

Congratulations to all the POP students who completed an amazing year! The OUR IDENTITIES exhibit at the NYPL library looks incredible and our presentation touched the staff and students at Bronx Green that attended the event. Remember it will be up all summer until August 30 so please bring your families and friends over the summer to show off the great work.

I also wanted to congratulate you on the DOORS OF REFLECTION art installation piece you created for the World Savvy Exhibit at NYU. The layers of your identities combined with the journey of your migration paths moved so many people!!!!! Plus you made the news! Check out these links to see the news! Shiquon and Clive's photo made the Daily News last Sunday! Mrs. DelaVaughn is so proud of you all!


http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=3573
http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/espanol/2008/06/16/2008-06-16_arte_inmigracin_e_identidad_global.html

Here are some quotes..:)

"Breaking up the space just beyond that is a series of hanging panels created by Bronx Green Middle School students, whose photography project resembles a graffiti-like assemblage of photos, words, poems and memories depicting the various places and experiences that forge the students’ identities. One student writes of constructing one’s identity by reconstructing the past: “Those old trees my father used to climb / When I go to Africa I shall do the same.” Another conveys a haunting memory of watching an aunt shot to death in Albania, a place “full of both beautiful and tragic” memories."....


..."Vivia Thompson, 13, whose "pedagogy of photography" class at Bronx Green Middle School created the hanging window panel displays, described how learning to express individual identities and hearing each others' stories led to an interesting conclusion: “We’re all different people who have really different backgrounds but we can all relate to one another.”

Looking Ahead

I would love for you to attend some great FREE summer photography/art/ecology classes offered through amazing organizations this summer! Let me know if you want me to register you!

International Center for Photography at the Point
Hunts Point, South Bronx
Classes are on M and W from 2-5
From July 7-August 13

Bronx River Art Center
Close by...

This organization is GREAT because it combines the mission of Bronx Green, the community service projects you did through Mrs. DelaVaughn's Advisory with the Bronx River Alliance, mediums of art you were exposed to through World Savvy (podcasts, short films, graffiti art..)and of course PHOTOGRAPHY...

FREE Classes for Teens through
Young Adults (Ages 13-21):

New "Legal!" Graffiti Painting
Are you constantly working on a tag or graffiti style in your sketchbook? Consider taking this Experimental Graffiti class! Explore the history of Graffiti Art in the Bronx by touring famous sites. Learn new and different techniques to project your unique vision without vandalizing private property.
Instructor: Courtney Burstion
Wednesday: 2pm-4pm

New Mixed Media Collage and Outdoor Sculptural Installation
This class will explore ecological, environmental and social issues through public art works produced directly in the neighborhood surrounding The Bronx River Art Center. Through these installations, students will cultivate creative expressions of their concerns, beliefs and personal histories within the context of the urban environment.
Instructor: Abigail DeVille
Thursdays: 2pm-4pm
Fridays: 2pm-4pm

ECO-MEDIA SUMMER INSTITUTE
Teens through Young Adults (Ages 13-21):

In partnership with Rocking the Boat - a youth boat- building and on-water education organization, students will help create downloadable videos and podcasts, creating a virtual tour of the Bronx River.

Interested students are required to sign up for a minimum of two classes. Work produced in all three of these classes will be integrated into one digital media product that will be uploaded to our digital media kiosk and displayed in public spaces throughout the Bronx.

Prerequisite: Basic Computer skills and some digital media experience.

EcoFilm
Write, use video cameras and edit footage with the same camera software used by top filmmakers (i.e., Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro). This class will include shooting, editing techniques and sound recording. Students will produce several short videos that investigate the important restoration work being done along our own Bronx River.
Instructor: Kevin Zacaria
Tuesday: 2pm-4pm

NewEcoPod
Learn how to create downloadable podcasts for Bronx River walking and paddling tours. Using Podcast Producer, capture sound recordings of tour guides, historians and our natural environment.
Instructor: Hector Canonge
Thursday: 2pm-4pm

EcoDigital Photography
Learn the basic techniques of digital photography. Explore the natural habitat surrounding the Bronx River and photograph animal and plant species. Learn how to use Photoshop, printing strategies and other presentation formats.
Instructor: Marisol Diaz
Friday: 2pm-4pm

I went to a workshop through En Foco taught by Marisol Diaz (Eco- Digital Photography) and I know you would learn a lot in her class! :)

Best Wishes for the summer!

At The WS Exibition : Right now 8:25 06-04-08

Right now I am upstairs but I've been downstairs , greeting our guesses and talking to them about our project .
We've been meeting other groups that World Savvy has been working with and learned that they have at least 20 schools and over 500 students involved , World Savvy is not just a New York based organization , it is world wide and impacting our everyday lives. The funds for the material and sponsers are from independent donators and I want to also say thank you to all of our supporters .

So now I will get back downstairs and continue with the discussions and explainations that we have on each other's projects ^.^