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George Clinton at the Barack Obama Green Charter High School

On Tuesday, February 20, 2012, Mr. George Clinton was the guest of honor at the Barack Obama Green Charter High School, located in Plainfield, New Jersey.  Mr. Clinton was being recognized for his contributions to the school and to being, ahem, instrumental in the establishment of a world class music program there.  The evening also celebrated the release of the single, "RU Free?", an original song featuring Mr. Clinton, Dr. Cornel West, Mayor Corey Booker, and students from Obama Green.  "RU Free?" is available on iTunes. Proceeds go to the school.

See the wide version of the video on YouTube

Future Home of the Elementary School for Sustainable Design

This video documents the initial stages of the educational planning process to re-design physical spaces that were built for purposes other than teaching and learning.  Realtor Brian Wilson, took school architect, David Schrader, Donna Sole, and me to inspect just such a structure that has not been used for its intended purpose in over 10 years. Both the physical facility and the location make the site a very good fit with the Elementary School for Sustainable Design.  Take a look at the "before" phase of the design process. 

End of School Year Appreciation

This is a very sweet end of year appreciation for staff and students at a community charter school in Phiadelphia...

The Barack Obama Green Charter High School

This video gives a sweet overview of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School, located in Plainfield, New Jersey.  ObamaGreen opened their doors in September, '10.  Guerilla Educators is honored to have played a part in ObamaGreen receiving their charter and now delivering world-class education in a safe, nurturing environment.  Take a look...

DC Teacher of the Year, Jon Rolle

Jon Rolle, 3rd grade Teacher at Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy Charter School, has been named the Washington DC Teacher of the Year by the DC State Board of Education.  Mr. Rolle teaches an all boys class. This is the 2nd consecutive year that a Friendship Charter School Teacher has earned this pretigious award.  Guerilla Educators is privileged to assist Friendship Charter Schools with Professional Developments for teachers and implementation of Project Based Learning in, and out of, classrooms.  Congratulations, Jon!  

Chinese New Year Show by MaST Charter Kindergarten Students!

Kindergarten students immersed in Chinese culture at MaST Community Charter School in Philadelphia.  Mandarin teacher at MaST Amanda Yan Hou, is a resident of Beijing and does a remarkable job with her young charges.  Someone once told me that working with kindergartners is like trying to herd cats and here Amanda is teaching these energetic young American students Chinese culture and language.  Impressive!

Best Practices in Elementary School Across the Grades

Teaching for Understanding Coordinator at MaST Community Charter School, Donna Sole, has created best practices "snapshots" throughout the elementary grades across a variety of disciplines and subject/content areas.  This is powerful affirmation that the MaST teachers whose students are in this presentation are innovative, energetic, and professionally care deeply about their young charges.  It's also a collegial celebration of successes and pulling together as a team to positively affect the lives of their students.  Good work, MaST!  Take a look...

Service Learning Workshop at the Barack Obama Green Charter High School

In August, 2010, just prior to the opening of the new BarackObama Green Charter High School in Plainfield, New Jersey, Guerilla Educators conducted a Project Based Service Learning Professional Development for Obama Green teachers.  As part of the training, Projects Coordinator, Mr. Steven King, led the teachers in cooperative Project brainstorming to identify specific Project areas and activities that could be launched with the students in the 2010-2011 school year.  This video documents that powerful session where Obama Green educators began to plan for the implementation of Projects with their students.  Take a look... 

Guerilla Educators has provided all phases of Charter School start-up assistance for Obama Green and continues with mentoring services for the school's admin team.

4th Grade Best Practices, Science; The Flashlight Movie

A culminating electrical unit activity for 4th grade students at MaST Community Charter School in Philadelphia was that they were to design and build a working flashlight.  The unit was part of their science curriculum.  A group of students thought so much of the Project they asked if they could make a video of the finished products and conduct interviews.  This film was shot entirely by students and they directed the editing of the raw footage, as well.  It demonstrates how educators can use available technology to make the most of student interests.  It also shows the use of technology applications as a tool to support effective best practices.  Take a look...

Here is another compelling video from MaST Charter School about their newly created Peace Garden.