PPS BOOST: Pittsburgh Minadeo
Summer BOOST 2021 is underway! Rising 3rd and 4th grade students at PPS Minadeo are attending ‘Youth Express: You’re On The Air!’, a radio-focused camp were they will learn the basics of audio recording and technology and record their own …
Luminari Youth Ambassadors 2021
Our microphones were rolling at Luminari's I Want to be an Ambassador Camp! Listen to culturally curious teens discuss their learning in diplomacy, communication skills, and look forward to a trip to Washington D.C. PPS BOOST: Sci-Tech
The PPS Summer BOOST Program 2021 is officially underway!
Welcome to the Sci-Tech BOOST Blog. Join us as we discuss and document new perspectives while ensuring a good laugh! The next few weeks are bound to be entertaining as we …
PPS BOOST: South Hills
Summer BOOST 2021 is underway! At South Hills Middle School, 5th through 7th grade students from across the district are joining SLB and Youth Express. Students will learn how to tell their stories through the basics of audio recording, electricity …
Future Readiness Lab 2021
The Future Readiness Lab is a pilot project designed to prepare students both for their post-secondary pathway and career choices, as well as for community engagement. To do so, the Lab supports them in deep exploration of five questions:
Who …
Propel Elementary Schools: Afterschool Art Spotlight
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso
Youth Express microphones were rolling across all eight Propel Elementary Schools, as afterschool scholars shared their thoughts and feelings about …
Provident Charter School Oral History Project
In partnership with SLB Radio, 7th grade students at Provident Charter School participated in a virtual afterschool program to learn the basics of conducting interviews and learn about the community members who have language-based differences. Together, these students developed the valuable soft skills …
Pittsburgh Roosevelt Neighborhood Stories
In collaboration with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, third grade students at Pittsburgh Roosevelt share stories about their neighborhood, Carrick. From There to Here… 2020/2021
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 …
