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Presenting: The Greatest Show in Bushwick

alejandra — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:32 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen! Save the date —June 1st, 2012— for our end-of-year showcase where you will be able to see music and theater performances, art, photography and video!!

Rhinelander Visits BCAL

arin — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:00:16 +0000

Guest Blogger: Irene Gilbert, Service Learner

BCAL hosted a unique College Access experience. 40 hearing impaired teens visited

BCAL last Saturday had a wonderful time. We augmented the scavenger hunt and showed hip hop videos which incorporated American Sign Language (ASL). The students were able to explore the college campus with the guidance of college service learners and interpreters. The teens were full of energy and were such a joy to be with, hopefully this won’t be their last visit to BCAL.

Spelling out the team name in ASL

Group photo!

Revolution! An exhibit about the American, French and Haitian Revolutions

Jill Beale — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:34 +0000

We have a special club here at Walt Whitman called, “Haitian Crew.” It’s a space for our Haitian students to get together and talk about their shared heritage, their common challenges, and sometimes to just have fun, eat pizza and play soccer. We recently went on a trip to the NY Historical Society to see the exhibit, “Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn.” The students had a great time and learned, hands-on, about their history.

Alison, Jeff, Ronald, Jeff, Kristelle, Shelsa, Wildina, Saqr, Rodley, Isaac, Medjine, Dodley, Sebastien, Claire, Berlie, and Hadja

Acronyms

Roberto — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:56:49 +0000

How do you think students communicate with each other on social networks using acronyms affect their work performance in school and their writing?

Boy’s Club at the African Burial Ground National Monument

Jill Beale — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:09 +0000

Kindersley Louis, Jeff Jean, Thales Norzeus, Meshac Fontus, Damar Weir, Cedric Desormeaux and Jonathan Riviere

From about the 1690s until 1794, both free and enslaved Africans were buried in a 6.6-acre burial ground in Lower Manhattan, outside the boundaries of the settlement of New Amsterdam, later known as New York. Lost to history due to landfill and development, the grounds were rediscovered in 1991 as a consequence of the planned construction of a Federal office building. Dane Peters, our athletics supervisor and boy’s club facilitator, brought the boy’s club to the museum and memorial to learn about the history of this sacred space.

Hunger Games Movie Screening

cynthia — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:01 +0000

The students from the BCCP Erasmus Hall and New Utrecht HS Programs met up to enjoy an evening at the movies to watch Hunger Games at the UA Court Street Theatre. It’s always great to hang out with our other BCCP program friends.

Girl’s Club at the Tribeca Film Festival

Jill Beale — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:25 +0000

We attended the Tribeca Film Festival’s Youth Showcase, “Our City, My Story” on April 26th at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. We saw student-produced films about the Dream Act, bullying, home foreclosures, sagging, teen pregnancy and what it’s like to be a gay teenager in NYC. The young ladies from Walt Whitman Middle School were thrilled to walk the red carpet and be a part of it all (they also got a bunch of autographs and pictures with the filmmakers).

Alison Mercure, Barbara Pierre, Adia Carvey, Chianne Chariandy, Carine Nelzy, Latea Lewis, Denisia Bowen, Masha Yakovenko, Jennifer Golterman, Destinee Bowrin, Kristelle Louis, Medjine Exantus, Claire Rachel Danies

Spring in Prospect Park

ira — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:00:06 +0000

Friday was such a beautiful day! We had a blast at the park, hopefully this is the first of many trips this Spring…

The BCCP in the New York Times

Winton Wedderburn — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:20:27 +0000

The Awake Youth Project, an innovative program developed by the Brooklyn Zen Center in collaboration with the Brooklyn College Community Partnership was featured in the April 15th edition of the New York Times.

Blue Screen Fun

arin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:00:23 +0000

Did you know that weathercasters don’t actually see the map behind them? They stand in front of a blue or green screen and the weather forecasts are incorporated afterwards. Here is Whitman’s weathergirl Miah having some fun with the weather. We also have a lesson in Jamaican slang right before we are magically transported to Jamaica for the quickest dance party in history. Finally, the Whitman crew drives through the Hollywood Hills spotting celebrities. Anything is possible with a blue screen!