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Violets Are Blue, Happy Birthday to You

Violets Are Blue, Happy Birthday to You

by Marta Segal Block | Jan 14, 2019 | D97 Schools, Julian, News, Spoken Word

Spoken Word teaching artist Isaiah Makar celebrated his birthday with a very special event, the first-ever Julian Middle School 6th Grade Poetry Slam. A participant from each class was chosen by their peers and presented their work to the entire 6th grade class. The...
Spoken Word Expands to 6th Grade

Spoken Word Expands to 6th Grade

by Marta Segal Block | Dec 6, 2018 | News, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word

Thanks to a partnership with D97, OPEF’s popular Spoken Word residencies have expanded to include 6th grade as well as 7th grade. The original 7th grade program launched in Fall 2015. Spoken Word is a powerful and effective medium for fostering creativity and...
Spoken Word Residencies Start at the Middle School

Spoken Word Residencies Start at the Middle School

by Marta Segal Block | Oct 19, 2018 | Brooks, News, Spoken Word

  Fall is here and poetry is in the air. Seventh grade students in Ms. Stringham’s Language Arts classes at Brooks received the first Spoken Word residency of the year. Spoken Word artist Christian Robinson (also known as rapper Rich Robbins) met with...
Brooks Seventh Grade Poetry Slam

Brooks Seventh Grade Poetry Slam

by Marta Segal Block | Nov 29, 2017 | Brooks, D97 Schools, News, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word

Fresh off their one-week in-school Spoken Word residency with Spoken Word artist Christian Robinson, Brooks’ seventh graders were eager to perform their poems to audiences of parents and classes throughout the day the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Robinson...
Snaps for Spoken Word

Snaps for Spoken Word

by Marta Segal Block | Nov 6, 2017 | Brooks, D97 Schools, Julian, OPEF Programs, Spoken Word

  Our Spoken Word residencies are off to a great start. Our new spoken word artist, Christian Robinson, worked with more than 100 7th graders from Ms. Nefret Stringham’s Language Arts classes last week at Brooks Middle School. The 5-day residencies are planned to...
Big turnout for Maker Day 2017 on MLK Day

Big turnout for Maker Day 2017 on MLK Day

by Shari Noland | Jan 18, 2017 | BASE Camp, News, Spoken Word

[pexnivoslider pex_attr_sliderid=”161″][/pexnivoslider] We had a big turnout for Maker Day 2017 on MLK Day with more than 200 kids participating! From the intricate mosaic pieces to the Arduino zoetropes, to the spontaneous Extended Camp cardboard marble...
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