Highlandtown Middle School
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As part of my AmeriCorps placement, I taught 6-7th graders at a Baltimore Middle School. Our projects ranged from the small and personal, like a project where students made their own “precious” stones, to the monumental, where the group designed and painted a mural for the hallway of their school.
William Paca Elementary School
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My other AmeriCorps placement was at William Paca Elementary teaching 4-5th grade girls. In addition to a collaborative mobile project and comic books, we did an exchange with St. Vincent’s home for girls, where each group of girls made friendship bracelets for the other. We learned color symbolism across cultures, and each girl also wrote a letter that explains what each color they chose means, and what positive wishes they wanted to give the girls through their color choices.
Artspan Art and Literacy Program
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In my second year of AmeriCorps, I helped to create the Art and Literacy program in which locals artists were trained on leading discussions about their artwork, and then led an artmaking activities inspired by their work.
Artspan Open Studios Exhibition Tour
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In conjunction with the Art and Literacy program, students were brought to view an exhibition of the work of over 500 local artists at the site of the sponsoring organization. A featured artists led the students in discussions of the exhibit, and then the students chose a favorite piece to recreate.
Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros
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I coordinated this annual celebration promoting early literacy in bilingual communities in San Francisco. Over 1000 visitors enjoy performances, storytellers, art activities sponspored by Bay Area youth service providers, and every child goes home with a free multilingual book.
Other Community Work
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Other community art projects have included Keith Haring inspired murals and pins, a public art project in the Czech Republic, and the Youth Arts Festival--a celebration of art created in San Francisco public schools--at the deYoung Museum.