Over the 2021/2022 year, we saw prolific work from the Media Labs at schools across Philadelphia. An example of that is Furness High’s Weekly News Cast created right before the new year. Here, students talk …
Continue reading »WHYY Summer Journalists | Downstream Exhibition at the Science History Institute
The Science History Institute, a nonprofit in Old City, has introduced a new attraction in its temporary exhibition space: ‘Downstream’. The exhibit investigates pollution in waterways in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. The museum, founded in …
Continue reading »WHYY Summer Journalists | Save the Townhomes!
Residents of the University City townhouses have been battling for more than nine months for the right to keep their homes at 40th and Market streets. Over the past 20 days, they have staged an …
Continue reading »Remembering 2020
In 2020 we experienced so much history together — COVID-19, mass unrest across the country after George Floyd’s murder, the 2020 Presidential Election, and the January insurrection in early 2021. 6th-graders in Mr Brogden’s class finished …
Continue reading »Civil Rights & Public Spaces: Documentary by Wagner MS 6th-graders
Mr O’Rourke’s 6th-grade Social Studies class produced this awesome community history project exploring civil rights in public spaces like schools and parks. After learning about the history of civil rights in Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board …
Continue reading »Russell Byers | Reporting the News
Students in Mr. Rochestor’s Technology classes at Russell Byers Charter School recently had the opportunity to create their very own news show. The 4th through 7th grade students worked in groups and were able to …
Continue reading »Bregy Media Lab back at it in 2021!
Students at F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School in South Philly have relaunched the Bregy News Program. The group of 5-8 students meet 2 times a week to produce the news show. So far they have …
Continue reading »Digital Media Program at Dobbins CTE High School
In Mr Taylor’s Digital Media class at Dobbins CTE High School, students are recording podcasts, editing video, and developing short films — all exercises of their creative muscle for a career in Digital Media. …
Continue reading »CAPA l Home Anxiety
WHYY Media Lab student student Kaitlyn Rodriguez takes a look at how teens are dealing with anxiety during Covid-19. Rodriguez, a Freshman at CAPA, reached out to local experts and her peers to help her …
Continue reading »Ben Franklin | School Issues
Benjamin Franklin High School students in Mrs. Fisher’s Journalism class tackled school issues important to students, interviewing their peers, teachers, and administrators about a variety of student interests. Wayne S. and Samaj R. focused on …
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