On March 1st, a group of Young Playwrights from Central High School (accompanied by their Teaching Artist Chris Bresky) attended the School District of Philadelphia’s District-wide Principals’ and Assistant Principals’ Meeting. The meeting, which had a focus on combatting school bullying, featured improvised scenes from the students around bullying and cyberbullying. It was a historic moment, as students had never before been in a professional development session for principals. See footage of their scenes, as well as the students talking with Philadelphia Comimission on Human Relations Chairperson Kay Kyungsun Yu.
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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. Featuring winning elementary and middle school plays of the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Annual Playwriting Festival at the Philadelphia Art Alliance! This week: “The Chosen One” by Adam Weil & “Monsters at Night” by Gwen Davis both from William Penn Charter School 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 |
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