[embed]https://youtu.be/S1GciCelfH4[/embed] This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by Danny Buck and Hector Rivas with technical production by Rhys Guilfoyle and advising by Megan Rivers....
Thank you Center Stage for inviting the students of The Community School to attend the play "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill!" It was a captivating play about Billie Holiday, the legendary Baltimore born and raised jazz singer whose powerful lyrics and voice influenced generations. In a very creative and compelling way, the play had Lady Day weaving her life story in between singing her songs at a final performance in Philadelphia. The play not only dealt with her personal struggles with abuse, domestic violence and racism but also put it in the context of what was going on in society as a whole. For the students, it brought home the message of how many of these issues they relate to in their lives today. A special thanks to Janal Daniel, the Director of Learning and Social Accountability for seating us inside the play at the cabaret tables. it made the experience even more real. ...
We had a most amazing, meaningful and deep conversation yesterday as recent alumni came back to share their experiences with the current students. Donald Lacy, Olivia Yates, Jayla Nickens-Gill, Ronan Guilfoyle and Destiny Grimes shared their stories from before attending TCS through their current lives. The students were captivated and the energy between everyone in the room was one of the most engaging of any Conversation we have ever had. There was a lot of honest sharing from both current students and graduates about their lives, previous educational experiences and time in the school. This is the first in a series of alumni conversations that will happen this year. Thus group of more recent alumni will come back in a few months. The next "Conversation with Alumni" will be with graduates from a little further back who are further along in their careers and lives. We are so proud of our graduates and thankful for their continued relationship with the school....
[embed]https://youtu.be/q26GtSVirJU[/embed]This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by Madison Hansel and Kendall Curtis with technical production by Rhys Guilfoyle....
Sharing 50 years of her art, artist Mary Magenta invited the students to view her exhibit at the Roland Park Community Center gallery. Mary greeted us and shared her story of creating her first calendar art 50 years a go with markers and string to her widely distributed printed copies today. Mary had multiple paintings of various sizes showcasing her many decades of creativity most all of which had nature themes. The students had many questions about how she developed her stylle without any formal training. Her paintings displayed her love for the many places she's lived and traveled including Kentucky and Seattle. Mary is a long time friend of our organization and painted the sign that hung outside our first community center on Lorraine Avenue back in 1977! Our special thanks to Mary Magenta for continuing to share her craft and stories with us....
Returning for a 3rd year, the Berman McAleer financial planning and wealth management company held the first of a series of Financial Literacy Seminars today. This series has a rotating team of presenters from among the staff of BMc that includes the founders, partners and just about all members of the staff who come to the school on a monthly basis. They cover such topics as budgeting and saving, funding a college education, how to use credit wisely and avoid its pitfalls\s and career exploration. This series is led by Kathleen Gower, Operations Director at BMc and was joined this week by Partner and Director of Investment Management Drew Cook and Senior Client Service Associate Ashley Wilkinson. They served a delicious lunch to the students and staff prior to the seminar that was followed by an engaging presentation and discussion. We are thankful for this significant commitment from BMc to share their knowledge and experience to add to our students life skills education....
Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter Megan Rivers was our guest for our second "Conversation with...
[embed]https://youtu.be/WQZO49PqHl4[/embed] This week’s podcast was researched, written, produced and anchored by Karla Rivas and Ethan Jobita Jemadari with technical production by Rhys Guilfoyle, lighting by Ms. Jenae Gates and support by TCS Student News Advisor Megan Rivers and advising by Megan Rivers. This is a student run podcast. They pick their own lead story, write their own script, produce the broadcast with photos to accompany the podcast, set up the studio and film it. ...
Bringing their considerable and varied artistic talents into the classroom, Ms. Denise Gantt and Ms. Ebony Evans are back again. This year's weekly seminar will focus on reading and understanding plays, but will include monthly somatic workshops at The Lyric. The students will also write and perform a work based on their own life experiences. As a kickoff to this year's class, the students visited The Lyric, a historic former opera house built in the 19th century. We started with a delicious lunch and then toured the venue and learned about its history and the many performers who were on the same stage the students visited including such varied performers as Chris Rock, Diana Ross, the Grateful Dead and Alvin Ailey. The last part of the day had the students developing and acting out short scenes. It was a fun-filled trip and a great start to another terrific year thanks to Mama Denise, Sister Ebony and The Lyric. https://www.lyricbaltimore.com/education/about-1...
Physical Education with Mr. Eduardo Viana is an anticipated tradition that stretches back for 7 years now. Through the generosity and kindness of Mr. Eduardo and The GreenMount School community and their Head of School, Ms. Liz Dover, the students have a weekly P.E. class at their gym and fields. Eduardo is so much more than their P.E. teacher, he is also an important mentor, bringing his life experience growing up in Brazil to the students. He exposes the students to new sports from around the world as he develops each student's potential, fitness and appreciation for varying forms of physical activity. Mr. Eduardo adds so much to the educational experience of our students and we are very thankful to him and The GreenMount School. ...