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Radio Camp 2013 – Day 21 – More Interviews and Typing
On our 21st day, campers were given netbooks to type up the final versions of their scripts. They then continued with their inter-camp interviews. Truly, the investigative prowess of team Mahin, Demetrius and Sean rivals that of Woodward and Bernstein. We were even able to squeeze in some four square at the end.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 20 – Final Interviews!
Today was a hectic day here at Radio Camp! All of our preparation and writing and rewriting has led us to this moment: our Radio Campers conducting their very own interviews!
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 19 – Peer Review!
On our 19th meeting, campers reviewed each other’s interview scripts. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, syntax, all were examined with intense scrutiny. Ashante was particularly ruthless–like the guy who replaces Robin Williams in “Dead Poets Society” levels of ruthlessness. Then, with our perfected scripts, we went outside and play some Four Square.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 18 – More Drafting & More Prep
On our eighteenth day, campers worked some more on their interview scripts and got a refresher on what an open ended question is. They also found out which Summer Dreamers activity their interview subjects would be from. We then headed outside to Mr. Andy’s “Thunderdome” of Four Square to end the day. He’s like Tina Turner and Master Blaster combined in that pseudo-athletic arena!
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 17 – Drafting Scripts & Interview Prep
On our 17th day of Radio Camp, campers formed into groups and began composing scripts for their final, culminating project–a radio feature about the Summer Dreamers Academy! We then headed outside and played some intense four square.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 16 – What I’m Looking Forward to Next School Year
On our 16th day of camp, we discussed the coming school year and all of the possibilities it brings with it. All of our campers are rising sixth graders, and the move into middle school can be a tough one, but each child expressed an awesome hopefulness akin to maybe Gandhi or the Rebel Fleet.
Higher Achievement Pittsburgh
Higher Achievement Pittsburgh serves 5th through 8th grade students by providing a rigorous year-round learning environment, caring role models, and a culture of high expectations, resulting in college-bound scholars with the character, confidence, and skills to succeed.
As the 2012-2013 school year came to a close, we caught up with some of the mentors, interns, scholars and a program director to hear about their experiences with the Higher Achievement Pittsburgh initiative at Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 and Pittsburgh Faison PreK-5.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 15 – Quiz Ball
Our 15th day of Radio Camp (15!!!!????) brought with it a new game called Quiz Ball–aka Cleverly-Disguised-Learning Ball! An odd mixture of baseball, Jeopardy and classroom-indoor-ness, Quiz Ball is played by two teams and conducted in 9 innings. Each player of a team takes turns answering a radio or social studies oriented question, if they answer the question correctly they get a chance to throw a ball at the chalkboard where upon three large and four small circles are drawn representing different hits. A player can either hit a single, double or triple, while home runs are represented by the smallest circles.
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 14 – Microphone Review
On our 14th meeting, campers, after being taught–on three separate occasions–how a microphone works, after having built their very own microphones, were asked to reflect on what they had learned. And it was a ton of stuff: what “electromagnetic induction” is, that copper wire actually qualifies as a household item, and even how to pronounce the word “diaphragm!
Radio Camp 2013 – Day 13 – Microphone Building 365
On our thirteenth meeting, campers who hadn’t gotten a chance to test their handcrafted microphones in the past finally got their day in the handcrafted-microphone-testing sun! Kiyleaha tried out her maniacal laugh, Tiara had a shout-out for Chance, and everybody played with magnets.
