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Pittsburgh King After School: Christmas & My School
Our After School group at King wrote and recorded what they plan to do for Christmas as well as their hopes for the New Year. It seems like tree houses are going to be big in 2015! Due to a field trip not everyone got a chance to record but check back soon for everyone’s individual pieces.
At the end of our session, students discussed what they like about their school and some things they might want to change.
Pittsburgh King After School: A Time I Helped & One Wish
Everyone needs a little help from time to time. Students at Pittsburgh King wrote and recorded about a time they were there to lend someone a helping hand.
Pittsburgh King After School: Thankfulness & Holiday Traditions
After School students from the Pittsburgh King came to the SLB studios in the North Side. There, students wrote and recorded what they’re thankful for, and some of their family traditions around the holiday season. They were also introduced to editing software we will be using later in the school year.
Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Three Things About Me
In our first Radio Club meeting, students and SLB staff got to know more about each other and some of the equipment we’ll be using to create audio pieces together through the year. After School students shared a little bit about themselves by writing and recording “Three Things About Me.”
Pittsburgh King After School: 3 Things About Me
For our first day of After School with Radio Club, we learned a bit about each other by sharing Three Things about ourselves. This is the first of 10 sessions where we will learn about microphones, digital recorders and the technology used to make professional radio pieces.
The ZONE: Super Heroes
Students pondered an eternal question: who would win in a competition of strength, Superman or the Flash? Brandon, who chose the Flash for some reason, also provided his own percussion as a music bed for his recording.
Environmental Charter School 3rd Grade Persuasive Writing Project: Career Exploration
In Spring 2014, SLB worked with 75 third graders at ECS as they identified issues of concern in town hall meetings, interviewed community members about their careers, and created radio advertisements to promote these careers and their connection to the ECS guiding principles of Catalyst, Character, Collaboration and Commitment.
The ZONE: Mad Libs 2
On May 7th, students at The ZONE wrote and recorded their second Mad Lib, this one about a curious dog. Their favorite exclamation: “OMG!”
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: Studio Visit
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 came to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to visit our studio and to tour the museum. While in the studio, they learned how a radio station works and made recordings about what they’ve learned as well as made some beats using only pencils and their hands!
