Grades 6-12: How can hip hop movement and break dancing contribute to conflict resolution? **FREE**

Date: December 9, 2008
Times/Grade Levels:
Grades 6-8: 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Grades 9-12: 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Requirements for Participation : Must be on the MAGPI network and have H.323 (IP) videoconferencing capabilities
Description:
How can hip hop movement and break dancing contribute to conflict resolution? Join us for this engaging demonstration and virtual student workshop aimed at exploring the use of dance toward conflict resolution. The videoconference agenda will include a brief history of hip hop and ADHK artists will demonstrate locking, popping, up-rock & b-boy styles of break dancing. Participants will practice step-by-step breakdowns of the movements. Make sure you have plenty of space for students to move around! This project is brought to you by ArcheDream.
Dan, one of ArcheDream's teaching artists, will teach students a basic hip hop routine and lead students in a discussion about freestyle hip hop. Students will then have an opportunity to showcase their freestyle dance and discuss the concept of transferring the ideas of "conflict" and "battle" into creative energy rather than negative enery. Dan will talk about how movement in Hip Hop can be used to release different emotions. He will demonstrate different movements and the emotions that are evoked while doing them; i.e. positive, creative expression of energy instead of negative, conflict-oriented energy. Finally, Dan will discuss how important making what you love to do an intregal part of your life is and why being dedicated will accelerate students' success.

http://www.magpi.net/programs/hiphop.html

Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
phone: 215-573-6417
email: hweisse@magpi.net

http://www.magpi.net/

Grades 9-12: Art & Apartheid **FREE**

Art & Apartheid
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Target Grade Levels: 9-12
Description:
What was it like to grow up ‘white’ in a police state founded in racism?How were the children of the dominant race treated by their parents, teachers, even preachers? What special privileges did they have? What were the home rules and the state laws? How were they expected to behave towards the Bantu, the native Africans? Artist Alan Bell grew up in the age of Apartheid in South Africa and has made a series of paintings and drawings to illuminate the issues that separated and branded both ‘white’ and ‘black’ people with an unendurable stigma.Alan’s experience growing into manhood in Apartheid provides an insider’s perspective of the artistic works of many South African artists on both sides of the racial divide. Armed with images of his own creation, Alan reveals the power of art as a social mirror.

Instructional Objectives:
Students will see into the way of life imposed on both race groups by the laws of Apartheid. They will also see and hear some of the history of the Apartheid era,especially as it directly affected the family unit.

Videoconference Outline:
1:00 p.m.

Welcome/Introductions
1:05 p.m.

Introduction of Alan Bell
1:08 p.m.

Presentation by Alan Bell
2:00 p.m.

Question/Answer Session
2:15 p.m.

Concluding Remarks
Resources:

Drawing Packet: This is a packet of drawings by Alan Bell selected from a much larger body of work. ArcheDream's Website
http:www.magpi.net/programs/artandapartheid.html

Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
phone: 215-573-6417
email: hweisse@magpi.net

www.magpi.net

Grades 8-12: Conversation with Author Michelle Baldini **FREE to NORT2H Members**

Special Distance Learning Presentation

Conversation with author

Michelle Baldini

Date: November 21

Time: 11:15-11:55
Audience: Grades 8-12

Join young adult author, Michele Baldini, as she presents the creative writing process and discusses her new novel Unraveling. The videoconference will be in a presentation/discussion format. Students are encouraged to ask questions about creative writing and publishing.

The purpose of this videoconference is to introduce students to the creative writing process. Prior knowledge of the novel Unraveling is not required.

Students will have the opportunity to ask questions.


Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact Jennifer Schwelik at 216-831-2080 x 233 or jschwelik@beachwoodschools.org by November 14, 2008.