Global Classroom

Congratulations Global Music!

2010-07-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

The Global Music students in PS308's afterschool program deserve a well needed summer vacation! As part of the Department of Education FutureNow video contest, they created a movie based on music in communities. This movie is now one of 30 featured on the FutureNow website. Check it out! FutureNow Movie Gallery

Belly Dancing and Er Hus at PS 308

2010-05-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

Music is in the air at the PS 308's after school program! A new program called Global Music has recently begun and is showing the students music from Hong Kong to Morocco. The first class looked at traditional Chinese instruments and the students even got a bit of a tune of of them! Another class had a Moroccan belly dancer get the students moving their bodies like Shakira. Next class is still up

Jazz and NYC at the Museum School

2010-05-03T11:38:00.000-07:00

The Harlem Renaissance? Jazz? Poetry? Art? France? 2nd Graders? All going on at the Museum School in the Bronx. Over 3 workshops these second graders experienced jazz and the Harlem Renaissance through music, art, poetry, history and international flavor. Each class focused on a different part of jazz and Harlem. First was looking the historical background and how jazz traveled across the country

Globo Gorilla at PS636

2010-02-16T11:03:00.000-08:00

Meet Globo Gorilla: a friendly yet air-travel frightened friend, who has started a journey through the ethnic neighborhoods of New York City. Over this coming spring, the second graders at Public School 636 will send Globo all over the world in their own backyard. This program is aimed at creating an awareness and acceptance of the different cultures around New York. It started with a fantastic

Spring Training 2010!

2010-02-09T11:42:00.000-08:00

WELCOME TO THE NEWEST GLOBAL GUIDES!! This Saturday marked our Spring Training for Global Classroom. Thirty-five scholars faced weather reports of snow and storm (that never actually materialized) to join the Global Classroom Team on a fantastic day of informational sessions and group discussions. This was a wonderful group, hailing from 19 countries and representing 16 New York institutions,

PS 75 students "take a trip" to Ireland

2010-02-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

By Amy Krzyzek, GC Intern This week, I accompanied Irish Global Guide Darragh to PS 75 in the South Bronx. Darragh, a PhD student in Theater at Colombia, did not hold a “typical” workshop; rather than a PowerPoint, Darragh led several engaging activities. First, he directed a simple play about the legendary sea journey of St. Brendan of Clonfert. Darragh taught students Gaelic words and phrases

Learning about Stereotypes at PS 75

2010-01-14T09:41:00.000-08:00

Russia and StereotypesBy Amy Krzyzek, GC InternLast month, Anna, a Global Guide from Russia, gave a presentation about stereotypes to two classes (4th and 5th grades) at PS 75 in the South Bronx. She mentioned four main stereotypes people have about Russia: cold weather, Russian bears, the Russian mafia, and Russian dolls, called matreshka. Anna explained to the classes that stereotypes aren’t

First Workshop Experience in the School for Excellence

2009-11-16T10:46:00.000-08:00

By Samira Anfi, Global Classroom Intern and French Global GuideOn Monday, October 19th, I led my first workshop as a French Global Guide at the School for Excellence in the Bronx.I knew I wanted to talk about something unique about French culture or something students are not really aware about or don’t understand well about France. At the same time, I wanted show them that behind apparent

At M.S. 390, Andorra Comes Alive Through Comics

2009-10-30T13:35:00.001-07:00

By: Asma Jaffrey, Global Classroom Intern