[embed]https://youtu.be/R1oJOAkVTEo[/embed] Karla Rivas and Kendall Curtis brought us this first edition of TCS Student News of the new school year. The lead story was about recent school shootings that included some commentary form a youth perspective. The broadcast also covered the exciting beginning of the new school year. Production of this broadcast was done by studio coordinator Rhys Guilfoyle....
The first conversation in our weekly "Conversation with...
[embed]https://youtu.be/cNn8EGSkX6Q[/embed] This week's TCS Student News was produced by Rhys Guilfoyle and Ethan Jobita Jemadari with technical production by Mohamed Cisse....
We held the last Family and Sponsor meeting of the year last night. Each of the students shared their favorite memories of the year followed by parents and sponsors sharing theirs.Wrap up of this extraordinary term was discussed along with a framework for next year's program. Everyone is looking forward to the final celebration on Saturday, June 8th at the school. ...
Director of Education & Resident Artist Denise Kumani Gantt and Education Specialist & Resident Artist Ebony Evans from the famed Lyric Theatre wrapped up a terrific year of bringing theatre arts to our students with a spirited evaluation session and celebration. We are grateful to Denise, Ebony and The Lyric for the regular Theatre Seminars, the special Somatic Movement Sessions at The Lyric, the play and dance performances we attended and the Digital Storytelling workshop they sponsored. Each of these offerings expanded our students horizons and expanded their creative expression. Thank you for all of your kindness again this year!...
We had the pleasure and honor of having leaders from the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund visit us for a "Conversation with...
The Creative Writing Seminar could just as well be called Creative Thinking explains teacher Don Riesett. This weekly group session followed by another weekly one-on-one session provides an opportunity for the students to dive deeply into their thinking and creativity. They produce a fresh work each week for topics that can be extremely personal and self reflective to those that challenge the imagination. Each student's take is unique and often surprising in the approach taken. All of this is possible because of the inspirational and engaging teaching of Mr. Don. He has been developing student's skills and talents for 16 years now at The Community School. Don's class has a central role in the personal development of each student and the cohesion of the class. We are so grateful for you Mr. Don!...
Breaking Adult Code was the theme of the last set of art classes for the term this year. The students have been learning the art of cursive and developing their fine motor skills in this course. Our weekly art classes ended the year today. We are so fortunate to have Leandra Laird as our teacher and guide for this class. Leandra brings her calming presence, considerable talent and over 25 years of teaching experience at Loyola into our classroom. Among the offerings for this year, Leandra taught two point perspective drawing and carved stamp printing. Some of the students' work will be on display at the End of Year gathering on June 8th as well as gracing the walls of their homes. We are deeply grateful to Leandra for expanding our students talent and creativity while teaching technique and art appreciation....
Today was our last weekly Physical Education Class of the year! This student favorite is taught by Eduardo Viana who not only is a first rate teacher, but an excellent mentor as well. In addition to such regulars as gymnastics and soccer, he has introduced the students to nontraditional sports such as cricket and the Afro-Brazilian cultural art of Capoeira from his native Brazil. Though today was the last official class, the students look forward to helping out with The GreenMount School school Field Day fun and festivities this Friday. We welcome this opportunity to give back and help Eduardo and the younger students. These classes take place at The GreenMount School who have kindly enabled our physical education classes for over a decade now. Our thanks to The GreenMount School community with special appreciation to Eduardo for his dedication to our students and engagement as a key member of our TCS team....
Peggy Lashbrook just wrapped up teaching her American Sign Language courses for the year. Peggy has been coming in every Tuesday to teach two different level courses in ASL that cover not only the language itself but also takes an in-depth look at deaf culture. She brings her lifetime of dedication to the deaf and blind communities that has included many roles from direct service and teaching to consulting and administration. Peggy has coordinated deaf-blind programs for the State of Delaware and also taught at the College of New Jersey. The students are very fortunate to have this breadth of experience brought into their classroom every week. For nearly twenty years Peggy has been a cornerstone of The Community School from her dedicated work in grant writing and resource development to preparing our case to become a state certified high school. She is also quite famous among the students for providing her weekly home cooked lunches every Tuesday. We are so appreciative of having Peggy Lashbrook as a vital part of the TCS community and for all she does to enhance the educational experience of our students!...