On February 24, School Reform Commission chairman Pedro Ramos stopped by the classroom of Teacher Lori Odum and Teaching Artist Dwight Wilkins at Meade Elementary to see performances of student-written plays and interact with Meade student playwrights. Said Mr. Ramos after his visit, “Hopefully, more schools will see the value of integrating arts as a rigorous way of engaging students academically at high levels.” To learn more about the School Reform Commission and the work they do for the School District of Philadelphia, visithttp://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/s/src.
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On Wednesday, February 1st, Youth Council member and Science Leadership Academy senior Gina Dukes attended the first meeting of the School Reform Commission’s Student Safety and Engagement Committee at the Philadelphia School District’s building on Broad Street. There, she performed a spoken-word piece that addressed the new committee’s main fields of interest: student safety and school violence. See this video of her performance here! For more information on the School Reform Commission, visit http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/s/src On the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer is this in-depth feature on We Write South Philly High, our collaboration with the Wilma Theater and 1812 Productions. Students at South Philadelphia High School wrote and performed this original play as a way of reclaiming and rewriting the narrative of their own school.
Alum Bruce Walsh in the Metro writes about the journey of South Philadelphia High School students finding inspiration and support to write and perform We Write South Philly High. On June 2, 2011, the 6th Graders in Teacher Karen Celli’s classroom at J.R. Masterman School presented scenes from the plays they’ve been creating in their yearlong playwriting workshops led by Teaching Artist David Raphaely. Watch this short montage to get a small taste of the mini-festival they presented to their peers! |
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