The Village Trimester 2 Programs

Know Your Role: Encompassing a wide variety of topics such as conflict resolution, etiquette, and even goal setting, Know Your Role affords the student an informal but educational opportunity to explore their own personal development among their peers. Activities such as role playing, event planning, rap sessions, and college trips are some of the ways this end is achieved.

Academic Remediation: Projected start date: March 1st. Students have yet another chance to finish up homework or work on projects during EducationWorks’ program time after school. All remediation instructors are to be WWHS faculty.

Hip Hop Dance: Students come together to discover the more educational aspects of this part of our cultural heritage. Through the instruction of choreography and exploration of different styles of Hip Hop dance, students are instructed on the important historical nuances of this 21st century artistic expression—and they do plenty of dancing too!

Making the Band: Diddy did it, now we’re doing it too! EducationWorks will be reaching out to the music community of WWHS to create a vocal band. Students will learn musical collaboration, performance, and perfecting the subtle details of diverse musical styles through their participation in “The Band”.

Wepa! Programa de Bachata y Merengue: Students learn the intricate technical, emotional, cultural, and historic details surrounding these intricate dances through choreography and technique workshops. (Instruction primarily Spanish with some English to include non-Spanish speakers)

Project Open Mic: A program designed to reach out to the artist/talent community of WWHS and aide in developing their open mic style crafts into a culminating performance (an open mic). Such artists as rappers, poets, singers, etc. will come together in a workshop-style lessons to achieve this aim.

Movie Night: A nice treat on a Friday afternoon, Movie Night is an alternate option for students to relax and enjoy a fun, but culturally and educationally relevant film. Short discussion on the theme of the movie may proceed, and students are asked to identify certain topics within the film.

Triangles: Triangles incorporates all genders, orientations, races and creeds into the creation of a short documentary on the exploration of the LGBTQ identities. Students come together to discuss self descriptions, supportive allies, equality and awareness.

Cypher Elite: A program targeting all aspiring rappers and emcees. It is designed to teach and foster songwriting structures, free-styling techniques, and stage performance along with providing an intro to music production.

Fashion Club: A student-led, EducationWorks-facilitated program, Fierce! gives several talented students the opportunity to lead their own program revolving around their favorite topic: fashion! These student leaders will teach other students how to sew their own clothing, assemble an outfit, as well as plan and participate in their very own fashion show.

"One Mic, One Night" A Success!

Thank you to all the students, faculty, and parents that made this night such a success!

Student Performers Included: Durand Coles, Keith Bennett, Sasha Carrero, Tiara Roberson, Daisey Smith, Jamir Jordan, Tiara Miller, Jasmine Carter, Andrea Bullock, Ahniyah Upshaw, Eric Green, Scarle Bello, and Carletta Cutts

Special Guest Performers: Craig Bazan and Sandra Turner Barnes

Emcee for the Evening: Former Def Jam Poet "Black Ice"