Last Saturday, May 7th, our class met at the Museum. We started class by having each student take an instant picture, a Polaroid, in front of their favorite exhibit—we would not use the picture until a later activity. We then … Continue reading ESOL workshop with Jennifer Cruz – week 6→
This week George Emilio Sanchez came back to our workshop with more exercises from the Theater of the Oppressed. We worked collectively around images of power. How can we engage in redefining power? First of all, What’s power? How do … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 7.→
Last Saturday, April 30th, our class met at the Museum. It was a very exciting day because our students were introduced to the Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk exhibition. As we entered, our students were … Continue reading ESOL workshop with Jennifer Cruz MArulanda – week 5→
This week we spent time doing group work. Thinking collectively in how to tell a story? What are the elements that make a story? What is the form of our stories? Each group resumed conversations from the Island field trip … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 6.→
Last Saturday, April 23rd, our class was held at the Queens Museum. This was a much awaited day since it was the first time many of our students visited the Museum. We all met at the coffee shop; where the … Continue reading ESOL workshop – week 4→
“We had our second class this past Saturday, April 16th, at the Corona Library. Our students were lively and full of energy—ready to explore the world of Art through English! We started the class with a brief reintroduction to Mariam … Continue reading ESOL Workshop at Corona Library – Week 3→
The motion of the concentric waves spread out on the surface of the water, to the water lilies and reeds, as if they are suddenly awakened from their sleep and brought to life. As the stone slowly falls, it brushes … Continue reading Collective Storytelling Workshop. Week 4→
George Emilio Sanchez, came to our class and gave us some exercises on Augusto Boal theater techiques. Boal’s work is useful in order to create and develop a sense of empathy, presence and it is so immediate, that the participants … Continue reading Collective Storytelling Workshop. Week 3→
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