By Joliz
Global Kids Leader Shaquille had the opportunity to attend the United World College-USA Global Leadership Forum in New Mexico. As part of the experience, he took part in their Youth Media Program which used digital storytelling to share their experiences and reflections. The youth at the program continue to maintain in contact. A major thank you to actress and activist Rosario Dawson and UWC-USA's Josh Holland for making this happen for Shaquille. Below you will find photos and excerpts from his reflection as well as amazing photos from the trip!
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By BJoseph
The Edge Project was an initiative of Global Kids, Inc., funded by the MacArthur Foundation. It aimed to expand the capacity of civic and cultural institutions to use digital media as innovative educational platforms that engage youth in learning and promote youth civic participation. More specifically, the Edge Project was interested in civic and cultural institutions bringing cutting-edge digital media into their youth educational programs. It was equally interested in where this type of programming can be a disruptive force challenging the educators and/or the institutional cultural to work on the edge of their comfort level. At the end of the day, we wanted to better understand the following question: How do institutions find their balance working on this edge? Global Kids' Edge Projects explored this and other questions over two years (2009-2011) through a series of short-term educational programs developed and implemented in partnership with a variety of national civic and cultural institutions that are exemplars within their communities of practice: The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Charlotte, NC) Dane County Jail (Madison, WI) The Field Museum (Chicago, IL) Jail North (Charlotte, NC) Madison Public Library (Madison, WI) MOUSE (NY, NY) The Museum For African Art (NY, NY) The New York Public Library (NY, NY) The Noguchi Museum (NY, NY) The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, D.C.) |
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