As promised, here is an update on the Middle School Radio Road Show currently in residence at Lincoln MS in Meriden, CT.
I began working with a group of twelve 6th, 7th and 8th graders last November and quickly made a startling discovery: these kids not only have something to say but also the energy and courage to say it! Four successive waves of students have been brainstorming and contributing to radio segments on a range of topics from video game culture to school food, bullying and school re-cycling.
They have recorded their rock songs, raps, scary stories, jokes and even a role-playing dialogue on the idea of using peer mediation to settle student disputes.
The project will conclude in early April with a total of 40 students having cycled through the program. Geno Heiter and I will then proceed to edit the data and post a finished 30-minute radio show for broadcast on WPKN and posting on our web site.
Special thanks to LMS principal Leo Lavallee, to the REACH Afterschool Program administrators and, of course, to Jim Seldner, the Lincoln MS program coordinator, whose generous help has been indispensible in making the Broadcast Radio project a reality at LMS.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Spring semester -- winter weather...
Hey all,
Been a while and I defintely owe you one. So here goes:
First off, we have a brand new roster of Road Kill Radio producers signed up for the spring semester at ECA -- including no less than seven visual arts majors, three dancers, three musicians, and one writer. Trust me: you all gonna be writin' before we get too far into the semester. Scripts, stories, radio plays, satires -- these are all on the agenda for the two 30-minute radio shows that this group will produce. Gonna be a gas, no doubt!
Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see some of the comments from fall semester's Radio Class students about their impressions of the course:
Danielle:
We explore ideas, speak our minds and strive for authenticity.
Reed:
In this class, we are not studying a specific art form. We are bringing our individual skills and approaches so we're all on the same level. It's like a switchboard for all the art forms.
Skylar:
The experience is: spontaneous creativity.
Ryan:
The class is dope! It's about group sharing and building something that we can share with our friends and families.
Natasha:
We develop a sense of group dynamics and cooperation.
Rachele:
I have become way more tolerant of other points of view and opinions.
Lezlie:
This is a place where you can be yourself.
Luke:
This is a chance to be open, to listen, to take in...There is an atmosphere of free-espression and acceptance of ideas.
And stay tuned for an update on the Lincoln Middle School Radio Project (Meriden, CT) coming next week.
Be sure to post your comments below -- for best results post as anonymous.
Later,
Been a while and I defintely owe you one. So here goes:
First off, we have a brand new roster of Road Kill Radio producers signed up for the spring semester at ECA -- including no less than seven visual arts majors, three dancers, three musicians, and one writer. Trust me: you all gonna be writin' before we get too far into the semester. Scripts, stories, radio plays, satires -- these are all on the agenda for the two 30-minute radio shows that this group will produce. Gonna be a gas, no doubt!
Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see some of the comments from fall semester's Radio Class students about their impressions of the course:
Danielle:
We explore ideas, speak our minds and strive for authenticity.
Reed:
In this class, we are not studying a specific art form. We are bringing our individual skills and approaches so we're all on the same level. It's like a switchboard for all the art forms.
Skylar:
The experience is: spontaneous creativity.
Ryan:
The class is dope! It's about group sharing and building something that we can share with our friends and families.
Natasha:
We develop a sense of group dynamics and cooperation.
Rachele:
I have become way more tolerant of other points of view and opinions.
Lezlie:
This is a place where you can be yourself.
Luke:
This is a chance to be open, to listen, to take in...There is an atmosphere of free-espression and acceptance of ideas.
And stay tuned for an update on the Lincoln Middle School Radio Project (Meriden, CT) coming next week.
Be sure to post your comments below -- for best results post as anonymous.
Later,
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