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From There to Here… 2023

May 1, 2023 – 12:00 pm | 120 views
DSC_0495 As part of their 2023 Social Studies unit, thirty-eight Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the Pittsburgh area from other parts of the world. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on this project. This collaboration between SLB Radio Productions, Inc. and Winchester Thurston School was funded by the City as Our Campus initiative

From There to Here… 2022

May 10, 2022 – 9:00 am | 384 views
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As part of their 2022 Social Studies unit, thirty-eight Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to …

From There to Here… 2020/2021

February 23, 2021 – 4:00 pm | 416 views
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As part of their Fall 2020 Social Studies unit, thirty-nine Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the Pittsburgh area from other parts of the world. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on …

From There to Here… 2019/2020

February 11, 2020 – 3:00 pm | 401 views
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As part of their Fall 2019 Social Studies unit, thirty-four Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the Pittsburgh area from other parts of the world. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on …

Winchester Thurston North: From There to Here… 2019/2020

December 18, 2019 – 4:03 pm | 187 views
Ornella-Castman_interview Seeking to understand and learn from different perspectives, fifth-grade students from Winchester Thurston North interviewed individuals who have moved to the Pittsburgh area from other countries. This collaboration between SLB Radio Productions, Inc. and Winchester Thurston School was funded by the City as Our Campus initiative.

Girl Talk, Volume 1

October 29, 2019 – 2:22 pm | 891 views
Girl Talk CD Insert This edition of Girl Talk served twenty-nine girls between 11 and 17 years of age in the Hill District, Uptown, and Oakland neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Mentored and guided by SLB Radio staff educators, girls prepared for and conducted interviews. The resulting product includes twenty-five interviews featured in this booklet form, online, and on CD.

From There to Here… 2018/2019

February 8, 2019 – 4:30 pm | 683 views
DSC_0037 As part of their Fall 2018 Social Studies unit, thirty-two Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the Pittsburgh area from other parts of the world. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on this project.

Crossing Fences: 2018 Hazelwood II

December 5, 2018 – 6:00 pm | 461 views
Haz-Cletus2 Hazelwood Voices Vol. II features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by ten boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Center of Life. Listen below for each man's story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: 2018 Homewood II

December 5, 2018 – 6:00 pm | 398 views
Home-Vlad3 Homewood Voices Vol. II features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by ten boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Listen below for each man's story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: 2018 Hill District II

December 5, 2018 – 6:00 pm | 289 views
Hill-Justin2 Hill District Voices Vol. II features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by nine boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Listen below for each man's story as well as reflections from the interviewers.