Youth Council members Thien To, Manna-Symone Middlebrooks, Gina Dukes, and Joshua Lynch spoke to the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia as part of a video project in which young people are questioned about what they would like to see change and stay the same in Philadelphia. See this behind-the-scenes footage of the Youth Council getting ready to go on the air, and check in for more video from the actual interviews! To learn more about the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, visit http://economyleague.org/.
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Featuring winning elementary and middle school plays of the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Annual Playwriting Festival at the Philadelphia Art Alliance! This week: Cheesecake Bully & Twinkletora and the Lost Princess or The Jester Takes Over (both group-authored by students from Cheltenham Elementary School) Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and South Philadelphia High School Principal Otis Hackney speak to students at an all-South Philadelphia High School student matinee. Later, students write what South Philly High means to them on posters at the Wilma Theater. On October 29, our teachers, Teaching Artists and staff braved snow and ice for a day of professional development and artistic training in preparation for the new school year. See this video from some of the retreat’s workshops! |
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