Students and families came together to celebrate Mr. Tom's 70th birthday today. Both the main and back classroom were full as our community gathered to share a meal and celebration hosted by Ms. Peggy. Mr. Tom began his work in the Remington community over 47 years ago when he was only 22 years old! It was a wonderful time enjoyed by all....
[embed]https://youtu.be/STFTrb6aYhM[/embed] This edition of TCS news shines a light on the plight of emerging economies in the world and the meeting of many of these countries at the BRICS '20 conference. Continuing with this world focus, the podcast shares the students dive into learning more about the war in Gaza including watching the movie "Where Olive Trees Weep" and a Conversation with Ali Zaghrab and Marc Steiner. This week's edition was produced by Mohamed Cisse and Rhys Guilfoyle with technical assistance by Hector Rivas...
Our thanks to the nursing students from the University of Maryland School of Nursing for coming in today to teach as part of our health curriculum. Knowing we are focusing on mental health issues in our health class, the nursing students began by having our students share the stressors in their lives. Then we heard about the nursing students' own personal journeys and what led them into a health career. They also did a presentation with lots of tips about applying to college and sources of funding. The session ended by breaking into small group sessions with wide-ranging conversation with our students. Special thanks to Professor Gina Robinson and the nursing students: Anna Olbrich, Daisy, Katherine Wanko, Lailah Robinson, Tajah Kee and Tyler Warehime....
We were honored to have longtime human rights activist and radio host Marc Steiner along with Palestinian activist and peacemaker Dr. Ali Zagharb join us today for a conversation about the war in Palestine. Though the students are familiar with what is going on through our daily current events class, we also prepared for this discussion by watching the acclaimed documentary Where the Olive Trees Weep yesterday. The Conversation was both deeply personal and historically grounded as Dr. Zagharb shared his experience in Palestine, his educational journey and his advocacy for his people. Marc similarly shared his experience as a Jew who lost family members in the Holocaust who also fights against anti-semitism and the unjust oppression of the Palestinian people. The students had many questions and the responses were candid and thoughtful. This conversation significantly added to our understanding and challenged us to not stand by in the face of hatred, war and genocide. ...
[embed]https://youtu.be/Ik6luXmSzAU[/embed] This week's edition of TCS Student News focuses on the desperate and deteriorating condition in Haiti. News around the school includes an update on our deepening relationship with the B4YT youth group in Liberia, West Africa and the Financial Literacy Seminar with a spotlight on seminar leader Kathleen Gower. This edition was produced by Kendall Curtis and Khori Mitchell with production assistance from Rhys Guilfoyle....
[embed]https://youtu.be/h6OEVt2TfSo[/embed] The students put together this video to introduce our program to the young people of the B4YT organization in Liberia, West Africa. We have been developing a relationship with B4YT for over a year to build friendship and understanding between our youth. This has entered a new stage where each organization will exchange videos every other week to learn about each other's lives and the issues that affect them. This video is the first in the series from TCS and was produced 100% by our students....
We were excited to have radio host and acclaimed DJ, Sean Armstrong, back at the school for a Conversation today. Sean, who is also known as DJ Face, is from Baltimore but has performed across the United States and in Africa, Asia and Europe. Sean shared his journey into music that started when he was very young, though took second place for awhile as he pursued basketball in college and a career in various aspects of retail management. There were many lessons learned along the way that he shared with the students. It was a real pleasure to have Sean back at the school and we appreciate his generosity of time whenever we ask....
[embed]https://youtu.be/qJvfAWEKqUU[/embed] The fate of Dreamers under the DACA program is to deep concern of students and is the lead story in today's edition of TCS Student News. News around the school includes a Conversation with 2nd Lt. Jefferson Thomas of the United States Air Force and a Spotlight on TCS partner, Artist and Education director at The Lyric, Denise Kumani Gantt. Check out all this and more. This edition of TCS Student News was produced by Hector Rivas and Karla Rivas with production assistance by Rhys Guilfoyle....
Taking a deeper dive into budgeting skills, Kathleen Gower and Ashley Wilkinson came in from Berman McAleer today for the continuing Financial Literacy seminar series. For the last month, the students have each been recording their own spending as well as household spending on them. They also are comparing that with income from jobs or savings. This is part of a years' long effort to build financial skills in the students to last a lifetime. Thank you Kathleen and Ashley and all of the folks at Berman McAleer! ...
Coping with the force of gravity while flying in a fighter jet was just one of the stories that captivated the students in this week's "Conversation with...