Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps

Nine students from Brownsville area school district’s Cardale Elementary and Central Elementary share thoughts on bullying and their experiences in The Gateway Program; an advanced learning class.

40 Students ages 6-9 from Pittsburgh Faison K-8, with guidance from SLB, HearMe and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, share their thoughts and feelings about their parks. Stories range from why the park is so fun, building bird houses, planting seeds, what they would do to change or improve the park, and even bugs!

Students in the 4th grade class at Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 spent a class learning about microphones and recording as part of the North Side Songs project. As an introductory activity they recorded these short personal bios containing a few of their favorite things.

Students at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 ages 8 to 10 share stories about their role models, experiences with them, what they’ve learned from them, and how role models have inspired and helped to shape who they are and will be.

Students at Barrett Elementary in Homestead talk about bullying and how it affects them and others as part of their after-school program. They also share ways to fix the problem and give thought to possible causes of bullying in their school, summer camp and their neighborhoods.

As part of the HearMe initiative, Kindergarten students at Pittsburgh Allegheny Pre-K-8 wrote and recorded these essays. Topics range from a favorite movie, to whales, jets, May and even a loss of a family member.

Students at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park in Mrs. Mars’ first grade class, ages 6 to 7, share stories with topics such as their favorite habitat, park memories, things that they would change about their park and why the parks are important to them.

Students at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park in Mrs. Dessell’s first grade class, age 6 to 8, share stories with topics such as their favorite habitat, park memories, things that they would change about their park and why the parks are important to them.

1st grade students in Mrs. Sinnott’s class at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park speak about the importance of parks in our community, their favorite habitats and fond park memories.

Middle school students at University Prep share their personal narratives. Topics range from bullying, to gang violence, why kids join gangs, fears of losing someone as well as water slides and the importance of being smart versus being popular.