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Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party, Pt. 2

March 9, 2015 – 3:26 pm

Students at Clairton continued with their round table story telling project: “The Haunted Birthday Party,” with each child adding their own personal twist to the already wild and expansive tale.

Live Performance: Robby Hecht and Caroline Spence

March 7, 2015 – 11:41 am
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From 3-7-15: Nashville-based duo Robby Hecht and Caroline Spence.

YES: Entrepreneuring Youth Ivy Moore

March 7, 2015 – 11:15 am

From 3-7-15: Ivy Moore (17, Urban Pathways Charter School) with her mom and niece who modeled the blankets Jaianna (9, West wood 3rd grade) on her experiences in the Entrepreneuring Youth program and her customized picture blanket business.

YES: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gr. Pittsburgh

March 7, 2015 – 11:09 am

From 3-7-15: Tom Duer and Samir on their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gr. Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Kristine Pace.

YES: Center for Young Musicians

March 7, 2015 – 10:57 am
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From: 3-7-15: Violinists Colin Anderson (7, Ben Avon), Ciara Anderson, Claudia Brelsford (11, Fox Chapel), Julia Nagel (9, Sewickley) and Isabella Soderstrom (8, Sewickley) playing their solos.

Pittsburgh Montessori Youth Gallery

March 5, 2015 – 12:25 pm
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Young artists and families of Pittsburgh Montessori gathered in the theatre of the Children’s Museum to celebrate their work. The “One School: Many Faces, Many Places” exhibit featured self-portraits, mud-paintings, and collage work. We welcomed these young artists into our studios to talk about their experience and share their artistic philosophies as well as their creative methods.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Who was John A. Brashear?

March 4, 2015 – 2:58 pm
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Students knew that Brashear’s namesake was John A. Brashear but they didn’t know much else about the astronomer, inventor, and Western Pennsylvania native.

Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards

March 3, 2015 – 2:08 pm
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From 2-28-15: Pittsburgh Savoyards with selections from The Mikado in preview of their performances at Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Round Table Story Telling – Haunted Birthday Party

March 2, 2015 – 12:38 pm
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Students once again took turns telling a new communal story, this time concerning a haunted birthday party, a fainting epidemic and popular movie monsters becoming real!

YES: Girl Scouts of Western Pennyslvania

February 28, 2015 – 3:27 pm

From 2-28-15: Girl Scout Emily Ruggieri (7, Greensburg) discussing her initiative to donate 6,000 boxes of girl scout cookies to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.