Radio Camp 2012 – Day 1 – Introductions!

Hurray! The Summer Dreamer’s Radio Program has officially started for its third year in a row. Today we met our campers and played fun ice-breakers like “Human Knot” (anyone still tied up?) We brainstormed as a group and came up with our Radio Camp station call letters! Block one came up with KWHB for Work hard, Have fun, Be nice and block two came up with WHRS for Hollywood Radio Station. We are so excited to see what else they come up with!

Welcome to their blog, where we’ll document all of their educational adventures and store all of the audio they create. We’ve got an exciting five weeks ahead of us, weeks filled to the brim with unbridled awesomeness. See you tomorrow!

Propel Montour – 6th Grade – It’s Cool to Care

As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program focused on the power of the human voice, Propel Montour sixth graders identified social issues that concerned them. They then researched, wrote and recorded these public service announcements to promote organizations working to address these issues.
This project was designed to expose students to people making a difference, career opportunities focused on helping people, and the power of clear writing and speaking as a means of conveying information to others.

Propel Montour – 7th and 8th Grade – Documentaries and Plays for Radio

As part of a 12-week Creative Arts program focused on the power of the human voice, Propel Montour 7th and 8th graders researched, wrote, produced and edited short radio documentaries and plays. They learned about conducting interviews, conforming to a process, working in groups and meeting production deadlines.

This project was designed to teach students the technology used in making radio pieces, including editing, while learning about the power of clear writing and speaking as a means of conveying information to others.

Propel Montour – 2nd Grade – Original Stories of Heroes and Bugs

As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program focused on the power of the human voice, Propel Montour second graders wrote, illustrated and recorded these original stories about heroes and bugs while also learning about the technology used to make audio recordings.

Propel Montour – 4th Grade – Fables About the 3 B’s

As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program focused on the power of the human voice, Propel Montour fourth graders wrote, illustrated and recorded these original stories and fables incorporating the Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible behavior goals of Propel Schools to be presented to rising kindergartners, while also learning about the technology used to make audio recordings.

From There to Here…2012

As part of their Spring 2012 Social Studies unit, twenty-eight Winchester Thurston School fifth graders interviewed people who came to the U.S. from other countries. Here are excerpts from these interviews, and the students’ reflections on this project.

Pittsburgh Obama: Homework

9th grade students from Mr. Kevin Reid’s 2nd period civics class at Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 express their thoughts on the subject of homework as part of a project under the Carlow University Youth Media Advocacy Program.

Propel Montour: Afterschool Radio Broadcasting Club

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Julianne, Latasia and Jasmine are students in the 4th and 5th grade at Propel Montour. Together, the three girls make up Propel Montour’s Afterschool Radio Broadcasting Club. Through a series of conversations, the girls have shared and recorded their thoughts and feelings about the Spring time, what their friends and family think of them, plans for the summer and much, much more.

Propel Montour – 1st Grade – Personal Biographies

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Propel Montour – Kindergarten – Animals on the Air

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