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McKeesport High School – Sharing, Working With Young People

March 31, 2011 – 2:14 pm

Two groups of students at McKeesport High School discuss their thoughts on sharing, working with young people. The younger group, aged 4-5 discuss sharing after having read “Stone Soup,” the older students, aged 15-17, discuss their experience working with the younger children.

University Prep – Letters to the Editor

March 30, 2011 – 10:35 am
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How to Make School More Interesting
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Alexandria [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/hearme/2011-03-30-uprepLettersToEditor/B/Alexandria_16_Ways-to-Make-School-More-Interesting_School.mp3]
Barbara [audio:http://archived.slbradio.org/mp3/hearme/2011-03-30-uprepLettersToEditor/B/Barbara_14_Ways-to-Make-School-More-Interesting_School.mp3]
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South Allegheny High – Dating Violence and Abuse

March 14, 2011 – 1:09 pm
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Students from South Allegheny High share their thoughts on relationship abuse and how best to prevent it.

Special Guests Eli & Jay from Tiger Cub Pack 444

March 12, 2011 – 4:39 pm
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Eli & Jay of Pack 444 take a tour of our studios and share with host Liz Adams their experiences as Tiger Cub Scouts.

Pittsburgh Linden K-5 – Bullying

March 11, 2011 – 4:27 pm

Have you ever been bullied? How about seen someone being bullied? What did you do? How did it make you feel? What do you think should be done about bullying and how does it affect everyone involved? These are some of the challenging questions students at the Pittsburgh Linden K-5 discuss in the pieces featured here.

Pittsburgh Dilworth Pre-K-5 – Personal Narratives

March 10, 2011 – 4:09 pm

Students from Pittsburgh Dilworth Pre-K-5 share stories they’ve written about topics such as birthdays, loss, new pets, vacation and losing a tooth.

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park – Playing Outside

March 3, 2011 – 3:20 pm
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With the first day of spring just around the corner, students at the The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park ECS Radio Club share with us their favorite places to play outside.

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park – Bullying

February 25, 2011 – 3:18 pm
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Have you ever been bullied? How about seen someone being bullied? What did you do? How did it make you feel? What do you think should be done about bullying and how does it affect everyone involved? These are some of the challenging questions students at the The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park ECS Radio Club discuss in the pieces featured here.

City High School – Urban Eco Stewards

February 25, 2011 – 2:10 pm

This week SLB talked to teens participating in the Urban Eco Stewards program about protecting the environment.

Pittsburgh Linden K-5 – Playing Outside

February 23, 2011 – 4:10 pm

Students at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 discuss the importance of crab soccer, rain games, camp, football, riding bikes, jumping, spinning, and running in this collection of personal narratives.