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Students Present Their Vision to elected Officials

November 14, 2022

Today, the students presented their vision for what it takes for young people to thrive in Baltimore to State Senator Mary Washington, Delegate Regina Boyce and Councilwoman Odette Ramos. Issues included education, safety, housing, environmental concerns, conflict resolution and opportunity. This was part of the CO-VISION project led by Maya James and Denise Gantt, education Director at The Lyric. It is important that youth voices are heard around the issues that affect their lives. ...

Household Electric Workshop Part 2

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November 10, 2022

Done Construction is in the house! They are conducting their monthly home repair workshop today. This month is part 2 on basic electrical repairs. The students are learning how to wire outlets and lights and to add outlets to existing ones. In addition to expanding the students' skills, the folks at Done keep adding tools to each student's tool bags including needle nose and linesman pliers and side cutters, Thank you Beth and crew!...

TCS Student News 11-9-22

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TCS Student News

November 9, 2022

[embed]https://youtu.be/HynMlYj0Le8[/embed] Conversations with Author D. Watkins and musical artist Wendell Patrick. Halloween Happenings. A ZOOM conversation with students from Ireland. Financial Literacy. Sisters Cricle. Theatre Seminar with The Lyric. A notable birthday. And some special thanks. Check out this special two week edition of TCS Student News to learn about all of the great happenings around the school. This edition was produced by Ethan Christou and Jayla Nickens-Gill....

CO-VISION Brings Students Together Across the Atlantic

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November 7, 2022

The students had a unique experience today with an hour and a half ZOOM with a group of students in Dublin, Ireland. This is part of an international project called CO-VISION that our students have been involved in for the past several months. This project was created to give youth a voice in both analyzing the impact of the COVID pandemic on young people and promoting changes should remote learning be necessary again. CO-VISION Ireland has partner projects in Australia, Taiwan, Mexico and ours in the U.S. Our project is led and staffed by Denise Gantt, Education Director at the Lyric, and Maya James. TCS students have been focusing on changes that need to be made for young people to THRIVE in Baltimore. Next week, the students will be presenting their ideas to local elected officials. Stay tuned to hear their ideas....

Conversation with Wendel Patrick

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November 4, 2022

Multi-talented musician Wendel Patrick came to the school today as our Conversation with...

Conversation with D. Watkins

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October 28, 2022

Author D. Watkins came back to the school today for a really great "Conversation with...

TCS Student News 10-25-22

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TCS Student News

October 22, 2022

[embed]https://youtu.be/iYs0fw5nBPM[/embed] This week's edition was produced by Kevin Brown and Ethan Jobita Jemadari...

Conversation with William Vanzella

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October 21, 2022

William Vanzella, international soccer player and Baltimore Blast goalie, returned to the school on Friday. Once again, he shared stories about his life growing up in Brazil and his career that included playing on the Italian national team, in Japan and then here in Baltimore. Mr. Vanzella captivated the students' interest as he shared the lessons of his life and his strong values and habits. He is an inspiration, and we were deeply honored to have him here. The impact of his powerful story will be lasting. We deeply appreciate his generous sharing of time with us. Special thanks to Don and Sande Riesett for inviting Mr. Vanzella on behalf of the school. ...