All of these stories and concepts are developed by Chidi Asoluka for The New Community Project. For more info about these stories, Chidi @ chidi.asoluka@gmail.com
Here we interview some youth at Strawberry Mansion about growing up in the neighborhood. This was such an amazing conversation that broke our heart and put it back together again. Shoutout to Germantown Academy students Cobree Hooper and Tai Humphrey for leading this conversation
Charlottesville was last week. The Solar Eclipse was this week. The cast of CONVO draw parallels between the horrific events of last week and the beauty of this one. Photo credit: The Oregonian
The journalism class at St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, NJ) discusses the many implications of white supremacist ideologies after the horrific events in Charlottesville this past weekend.
I ask the St. Benedict's students, "How did you get here?"
Here is part 2 of our last episode "Not About the Prom."
The girls invited some young Black men to the Harkness table to discuss who does and does not get asked to prom, but as the podcast reveals, this is not really a conversation about prom.
What is the role of schools in a heated social and political climate?
The cast of BGM discuss everything you need to know about a black woman's hair in this epic 45 minute episode.
The cast of INVISIBLE/VISIBLE share what their two-to-three core values that drives their everyday actions. What are your core values?
The #BGM cast talk about a variety of subjects, including school transitions, hair, and the complications around Semi
Here is the pilot episode of #BGM where our cast members Cobree, Tai, and Ms. Grinnage discuss why black women need to be celebrated.
students play a PG-13 version of Truth or Truth
Liam Cahill and Jakob Slifker host a digital storytelling project encouraging their classmates to go on tangents. This is the pilot episode
The cast of INVISIBLE/VISIBLE discuss how tough discussions on race, class, gender, and religion can "go viral" at Germantown Academy
Students discuss the school's mock debate and the Defamation play.
The GA seniors discuss their role as political citizens in a heated political season.
The Class of 2017 begins Season 3 of the Invisible/Visible podcast by exploring their current and anticipated problems.
The seniors reflect on their years at Germantown Academy and imagine their futures.
In which I ask underclassmen about the lives they want to lead.
I ask the seniors, "What life do you want to live?"
Seniors discuss being "the adults" in the room in an all day project with lower and middle school students
Students are asked to define the general themes of their class.
In light of local and national events concerning the Internet, students discuss their role in self-policing bad behavior.
Students discuss the role and impact of the suburban GA bubble? How does one burst out?
What do teenagers really think about Donald Trump?
Students reflect on their four years at GA and think ahead to the future.
Prom is on Friday. Do you *really* want to go to prom? Or is this another case of FOMO?
We begin talking about senior projects, but we ultimately land on the topic of economic privilege.
Students reflect on the passions that slowly dissipated in high school. It's a nostalgia session!
Graduation is 4 months away. What excites you? What scares you?
Episode 5: What's the Point of Teenage Love by NewComm
Episode 3: The purpose of school by NewComm
Seniors discuss the senior slump and how schools can help curb this impulse
Seniors describe how they feel about the Class of 2015
Students answer the question: What is your problem? And what is the solution?