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Middle School Diversity Conference Workshop Sign-Up Form: FAX to 781-843-3933 by Noon Friday
Your School ______________________________________________________________
Adult Returning Form (Name, Phone, Email) __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
Using the workshop information on the following pages, please ask your students to make, in ranked order of preference, 3 choices. We will do our best to place students in their first or second choice, BUT that may not always be possible. Please make it clear to your students that we will NOT put large numbers of students from the same school in the same workshop.
Please fax one form for EACH student!
Student’s Name__________________________________________________________ First Choice • Workshops “A” (3 choices, by number) • Workshops “B” (3 choices, by number) __________ __________ Second ___________ ___________ Third _______ _______
FAX to 781-843-3933 by Noon Friday
MSDIVC Fall ‘09 - Workshops Session “A” (11:10-11:55)
1. Dance Workshop with Losst Unnown (“A” session only) Continue to learn more about hip hop culture in this interactive workshop with Losst Unnown – The Losst Unnown Performers 2. Art, Music, and Culture of Ghana In Ghana, music and art are interwoven throughout everyday culture. Learn about the importance of Ghanaian culture in American history and experience Ghana in a contemporary African context. Come prepared to sing, dance and learn. – Tete Cobblah, Fenn School 3. Media Mania When 80 percent of kids today are visual learners, it's imperative that we ask, "What do we learn from what we see?" Powerful messages come from media. With practiced deconstruction skills, kids can learn the methods that are used to get them to buy, the difference between needs and wants, who controls the media, and the consequences of living in a consumer-based culture. The group will question the use of stereotypes in media and how this effects the culture. – Lexi Ladd, Rivers School 4. Latin Dance Sampler Latin dance continues to quickly spread throughout social scenes around the country. Come learn three of the most popular dances, containing a mix of Latin and Afro-Caribbean origins--salsa, merengue, and bachata. As you dance, you will experience the enchanting rhythms, percussive beats and passionate soul of Latin American music. – Jackie Gottesman, Nashoba Brooks School 5. Collage Art inspired by Romare Bearden Participants will explore highlights of the life and work of Romare Bearden. Working with a variety of materials, participant will have the opportunity to create a collage in Bearden's style. – Danielle Heard, Nashoba Brooks Schooly 6. The Masks We Wear & Share: A Poetry Workshop This workshop will begin with a reading and discussion of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "We Wear the Mask." Students will then create visual representations of their outer and inner selves and use these individual "masks" to collaboratively compose poetry verses in small groups. Finally, each group will share their collaborative verse aloud, thereby creating one unified poem that reflects and celebrates our shared experience. – Jackie Waters, Nashoba Brooks School. 7. Don't Sit on the Fence This workshop addresses the effects of bullying and name-calling. It also empowers students to critically examine their roles and responsibilities as members of their community. Through various activities, Students discuss what it means to be a bystander and the difficulties of intervening. Together, workshop participants brainstorm ways to overcome these challenges and come away equipped with specific strategies for dealing with the challenge of bullying in schools. – Lisa Francine, Fenn School 8. Women and Girls in Sports: Equality on the Field? In this workshop, students will learn about the history of women in sports and students will examine whether the “playing field” is level today for boys and girls. – Lynn Smith-Miller, Nashoba Brooks School
MSDIVC Fall ‘09 - Workshops Session “B” (12:40-1:25)
1. No #1 in “B” session. 2. Art, Music, and Culture of Ghana In Ghana, music and art are interwoven throughout everyday culture. Learn about the importance of Ghanaian culture in American history and experience Ghana in a contemporary African context. Come prepared to sing, dance and learn. – Tete Cobblah, Fenn School 3. Media Mania When 80 percent of kids today are visual learners, it's imperative that we ask, "What do we learn from what we see?" Powerful messages come from media. With practiced deconstruction skills, kids can learn the methods that are used to get them to buy, the difference between needs and wants, who controls the media, and the consequences of living in a consumer-based culture. The group will question the use of stereotypes in media and how this effects the culture. – Lexi Ladd, Rivers School 4. Latin Dance Sampler Latin dance continues to quickly spread throughout social scenes around the country. Come learn three of the most popular dances, containing a mix of Latin and Afro-Caribbean origins--salsa, merengue, and bachata. As you dance, you will experience the enchanting rhythms, percussive beats and passionate soul of Latin American music. – Jackie Gottesman, Nashoba Brooks School 5. Collage Art inspired by Romare Bearden Participants will explore highlights of the life and work of Romare Bearden. Working with a variety of materials, participant will have the opportunity to create a collage in Bearden's style. – Danielle Heard, Nashoba Brooks Schooly 6. The Masks We Wear & Share: A Poetry Workshop This workshop will begin with a reading and discussion of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "We Wear the Mask." Students will then create visual representations of their outer and inner selves and use these individual "masks" to collaboratively compose poetry verses in small groups. Finally, each group will share their collaborative verse aloud, thereby creating one unified poem that reflects and celebrates our shared experience. – Jackie Waters, Nashoba Brooks School. 7. Don't Sit on the Fence This workshop addresses the effects of bullying and name-calling. It also empowers students to critically examine their roles and responsibilities as members of their community. Through various activities, Students discuss what it means to be a bystander and the difficulties of intervening. Together, workshop participants brainstorm ways to overcome these challenges and come away equipped with specific strategies for dealing with the challenge of bullying in schools. – Lisa Francine, Fenn School 8. Women and Girls in Sports: Equality on the Field? In this workshop, students will learn about the history of women in sports and students will examine whether the “playing field” is level today for boys and girls. – Lynn Smith-Miller, Nashoba Brooks School