Completed MLK Peace Mosaic

EducationWorks students from WWHS had the opportunity to work on the Peace Mosaic as part of a service project at Urban Promise Ministries on MLK Day 1/16/2012.


The students with the help of Ms. Chaliyah and Ms. Trish were able to complete the construction process of the Peace Mosaic. Check out the pictures below!!!!


We will update with more pictures when the final resting place for the Peace Mosaic is determined......

Student Profile: Guadalupe Reyes

Name: Guadalupe Reyes

School: Sicklerville Vocational

Grade: 10th

Favorite EW Program: Homework Help

How has EW helped you become a better student?


It helps me become a better student because I am able to get help with my homework. Getting good grades is very important to me.



If you could go on summer vacation right now, where would you go?


Africa

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 1/16/2012

Traditionally within EducationWorks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is not considered a day off because it is a national holiday but rather, a day "ON" as a service day. Americorps members, Staff, and Students alike came together in their respective communities to bring awareness of various topics such as homelessness and hunger, voter registration, neighborhood clean-ups, educational achievement, and peace. EducationWorks in Camden worked in collaboration with other non-profit community organizations and businesses such as Hispanic Family Center, C.H.A.M.P., Global Citizens, and Due Seasons Charter School to make the MLK service day successful.

Students, Staff, and Americorps members from EducationWorks at WWHS (as well as students, staff, and Americorps members from East Camden Middle School and McGraw Elementary School) traveled to Urban Promise Ministries to hear a variety of presentations centered on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory and vision of community building and peace.

WWHS EducationWorks participated in a service project on a Peace Mosaic. Students and Staff helped to break glass and mix glue, and construct the individually lettered mosaics (P-E-A-C-E), and will be continuing to complete the peace mosaic project at WWHS.

New Programs for the New Year!!! Trimester 2 Programs

EducationWorks at WWHS is moving to a new trimester of programming!


This semester brings some more of the same great programs we had last semester as well as some new ones!

Project Open Mic (Poetry): Led by our new instructor Ms. Alyesha wise, poetry meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00- 4:45. Students will be working to compose their own poetry and learn fundamental skills of writing and vocabulary as well as write poetry focused on building community, black history month, and a variety of other topics.

Culinary: Culinary is a new program for this semester of programming. It is led by Ms. Chante and it meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:45. Students are learning about what it takes to cook balanced meals, nutritional facts, kitchen sanitation, and how to have fun cooking. They have a hands on food project once a week!

Improv/Wild 'n' Out: Improv is a new program for this semester. It is led by Ms. Chante and Ms. Chaliyah on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:45. Students are learning about team building and how to think on their feet! They do a variety of icebreakers and interactive high energy theatre related games. The students also learn how to work through conflicts and improve their social skills!

Science: The students have the opportunity to work Mr. Purdon, who is a Science teacher here at WWHS. He commits to working on Science projects once a week on Fridays from 3:00-4:45 with the students.

iSmart Media: iSmart Media is a continuation of "The Tube" media program from last semester. Students in this program work on developing their media skills in the area of video production, photography, and technology. iSmart meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:45.

Wepa: Students in the WEPA program continue to learn many different spanish dances such as salsa, merengue, tango, and bachata. Students also expand their bilingual vocabulary skills and learn the history of the dances they are working on! Wepa is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:45

All About the Benjamins: All About the Benjamins is a financial literacy program for the students. This program is led by Ms. Carter. This program meets Monday- Thursday from 5:00-6:00.

Nutrition: Nutrition is a continuation of the program from last semester led by Ms. Chaliyah. Students learn about a variety of food facts, as well as how to live a healthy lifestyle and how to incorporate exercise in their daily activities. They also watch food documentaries and have discussions on how to improve eating habits in the school and their communities. This program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:00. Students in this program work on a hands-on healthy food project once a week!

Kinect Party: Kinect Party is a new program this semester led by Ms. Chaliyah. Students in this program meet on Mondays and Thursdays to play a variety of sports and dance games on the Xbox Kinect System. This is a very movement-intensive program that helps students work on their exercising and dance ability in a fun way!

Fabric Design/Knitting: Fabric Design and Knitting is a semi-new program this semester. Students in this program learn how to knit and work on a variety of fashion craft activities. This program is led by Ms. Carter and meets on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:00-6:00.

Life Skills/Real Talk: Life Skills is a character development program that meets once a week on Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00. It is led by Ms. Chante. Students in this program work on their conflict resolution, social skills, relationship building. Real Talk meets on Fridays from 3:00-6:00.

WWHS TALENT SHOW Culminating EVENT 12/21/11

EducationWorks students at WWHS put together an amazing talent show for the school community, parents, and teachers on Wednesday December 21, 2011 from 1:30-2:45. This talent show was a culmination of all the talents  and skills the students had worked to perfect over the last 3 months during the first tri-mester of programming. Students performed a variety of hip-hop dances, as well as modern dances and a Merengue dance. Students also showcased their singing ability in the talent show, and performed poetry they had written themselves. Some students even rapped and shared music they had produced and written themselves in the "lab" of EW!

Special guest dancers from East Camden Middle School also performed in the talent show under the direction of Melissa DeJesus, a student participant in EducationWorks in the Ladders of Leadership program. Over the course of a month, Melissa taught the middle school students in the EducationWorks program hip hop dance choreography that they performed for the WWHS audience. Party Rock Dance crew, a hip-hop dance crew from Philadelphia also graced the stage at WWHS. They have also come to WWHS in the past to lead hip-hop workshops.

We hope to bring another spectacular performance to WWHS in the future!!