tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54727537109241131982024-03-05T03:53:56.012-05:00King Street VoicesBethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01080139261735875505noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-62251851833033286642014-06-05T14:46:00.003-04:002014-06-05T14:47:51.045-04:00
Philanthro-Me: Progress Report on R.E.L.A.T.E Project
Post written by: Sabrina Quimby, Senior at Burlington High School
What is Philanthro-Me? Philanthro-Me is a class offered at Burlington High School during the Year End Studies program that starts after final exams. Using creative problem solving techniques, this program was been focusing on real-life solutions for issues facing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-75508807789359354442012-12-05T13:28:00.000-05:002013-01-07T10:41:41.717-05:00Have you seen the King Street Center video?
Here's the link!
http://vimeo.com/27842947
We are so grateful to the crew at Mt. Mansfield Media and to an anonymous donor on our Board of Directors who made this happy. A shout-out to Martha Maksym, Phil Daniels, Tim Halvorson, Linda Wellings, Jake Agna and to the Board members (and of course the kids!) who were interviewed. Thanks, as always, for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-20389347548115892772012-09-25T09:50:00.000-04:002012-09-25T09:50:40.065-04:00
So, you might remember that King Street Center was the beneficiary to the 2012 Laura Kate Winterbottom Wine Tasting and Auction last spring? With the funds raised, King Street Center was able to hire Teaching Artist, Sandra Hawkes, to work with children on-site all summer long. Boy, the kids just loved Sandy. And, they loved, loved, loved creating art.
Sandy taught the kids all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-47108033731768038442012-08-17T13:39:00.001-04:002012-08-17T13:39:42.669-04:00Jake Agna Award
Back on August 2, Frank Willis was presented with the Jake Agna Award.
His mentor, Mark Johnson, gave the follwing speech. Needless to say, there were definitely some misty eyes in the crowd! Congratulations, Frank.
"My name is Mark Johnson, I have been paired with Frank Willis in the Jr\Sr Buddy mentor program for the past 5 years, and I was asked to say a few words.
TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-2858714324590090862012-08-06T16:07:00.001-04:002012-08-07T12:19:42.576-04:00Summer Reading - Check!Afterschoolers work hard on their summer reading. This group read Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts! by Frances O'Roark Dowell, and as a final project, they made a papier mache volcano and then exploded it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-44035725884752650962012-08-06T12:14:00.002-04:002012-08-06T12:14:44.526-04:00More Prep for Fashion ShowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-38251755186518745702012-08-06T10:52:00.001-04:002012-08-06T10:52:23.108-04:00Fashion Show in ProgressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-1535460921191566532012-08-02T11:41:00.001-04:002012-08-02T11:41:33.586-04:00Fashion Show Prep
We're getting ready for a fashion show at King Street, and that means drawing!
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-91849783044906561792012-07-31T15:51:00.000-04:002012-07-31T15:51:44.093-04:00What we do in Teen Tech Workshop
Nate made this poster using Adobe InDesign for the Lemonade Stand because he noticed that a lot of customers were asking who the Stand supports. What great marketing!
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-15574539271330193192012-07-31T12:30:00.000-04:002012-07-31T12:30:03.339-04:00School, Sliding, Sunrise, and NamesSo, in this one, Juim gets a bad grade in school, then she decides to study harder, and the next time, she gets an A+.
Sliding all over King Street.
The sun rises and sets, the moon comes out, the stars come out, and then the sun comes up again.
Testing out the app by writing names.
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-68517386179240330802012-07-30T15:29:00.004-04:002012-07-30T15:29:55.180-04:00Music, Music, MusicToday was Garage Band on the iPads and music-writing websites on the computers. Here's Zach's newest song, 'Another Hit'.
We also used a website called Tone Matrix. Here's a link to Ali's song.
Here are a few other websites that we liked:
Tony-b Machine
Online DJ Mixer
Noteflight
DubStep Studio
Creating Music
Anyone have any others that they like?
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-484538729829609842012-07-25T15:49:00.001-04:002012-07-25T15:49:32.653-04:00Hey Sandy, Your Art ROCKS!
Castle Campers checked out some work by Van Gogh before creating their own still lifes yesterday. Some amazing art was the result. We're so glad our art teacher Sandy is here this summer.
Oh, and we also think Sandy's crazy-talented. Check out this etching she made!
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-56374996489684068262012-07-25T15:31:00.001-04:002012-07-25T15:31:39.479-04:00Safety Comics Apparently, we were very into learning lessons today in Tech Workshop. For example, it's important to not be greedy:
It's also important to drive carefully:
And sometimes it's just fun to make funny faces:
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-13022447191625301572012-07-25T10:17:00.000-04:002012-07-25T10:17:45.835-04:00Stop Motion TuesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-80834555725252605132012-07-23T15:44:00.001-04:002012-07-23T15:48:20.615-04:00A Glogging WelcomeThe Volunteers for Peace started at King Street today, and in Tech Workshop, we made some glogs to celebrate their arrival. Welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-23887431075244649402012-07-19T12:27:00.000-04:002012-07-19T12:27:11.514-04:00Bully and RapunzelHere's the movie we made about bullies:
And here's our version of Rapunzel:
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-959788928753195042012-07-17T14:10:00.001-04:002012-07-17T14:10:17.846-04:00Toontastic TuesdaySome fun Toontastic movies from this morning's Tech Workshop. This week, the kids did EVERYTHING on their own.
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-200831973527049182012-07-16T13:18:00.001-04:002012-07-16T13:18:47.440-04:00King Street News July 16Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-13733094582354780332012-07-11T14:47:00.000-04:002012-07-17T14:48:47.736-04:00Comics that Might Fool You
So, we made comic books. Don't let the comics fool you - everyone had a great day, and everyone who wanted to got to play Poptropica. They always make me be the bad guy in their comics.
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-87285397570060528592012-07-10T12:25:00.001-04:002012-07-10T12:25:36.896-04:00King Street News July 10Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-89748793138616912702012-07-10T10:55:00.003-04:002012-07-10T10:55:39.602-04:00I Write the Songs . . .
Today's challenge: Garage Band on iPads. Beyond fun.
By the way, does anyone out there know how to quickly post songs to blogger without having to turn them into movies?
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-79032617847986068882012-07-05T13:03:00.001-04:002012-07-05T13:03:09.004-04:00Thursday = Movie DayWhat happens when 10 afterschoolers get an hour to make a movie? Two movies that involve heroic rescues, of course!
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-16376052226106081112012-07-03T12:54:00.001-04:002012-07-03T12:54:05.339-04:00King Street News - July 3rdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-11660408108465357602012-07-02T15:24:00.000-04:002012-07-02T15:24:29.744-04:00Loving the Toontastic!For this morning's tech workshop, kids paired up and wrote stories together. Here are two of our favorites:
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472753710924113198.post-41889097356805101752012-06-28T15:49:00.000-04:002012-06-28T15:49:40.357-04:00Ladybug Comics and Today's King Street NewsWe are SOOO busy having a great time at Castle Camp!
Today, the afterschoolers used this (AWESOME) video to inspire ladybug comics:
Here's what they came up with:
And, today's edition of the King Street News:
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