These Drexel students are currently enrolled in a class called Civic 101. Here they are learning about the Philadelphia community and what it means to be involved in the community as a student. In order to push this concept of involvement, the students are going to various sites to engage …
This past week we were able to host an awesome team of Fulbright Scholars. These are international graduate students who have had the opportunity to gain experience in the US through a scholarship program. We were incredibly excited to have another group of them come help us out. They assisted …
According to Henri Matisse Henri Matisse is a Frenchman who “who used such strange, vivid colors to render not what he saw in reality, but what he felt.” His new approach to art in the 20th century led to Fauvism, painting emphasizing bright colors and simplified forms. Matisse left behind …
Recently we’ve had some amazing volunteers coming from Drexel University. We had some questions for them after they partnered with us, and they gave some awesome answers to represent the college engagement and interest in the Philadelphia community! How did you get involved with ASI? Through civic 101 Chose it …
We had a more relaxed activity with our older class today. Our students love Anime, and they have a lot of fun when we incorporate it into the projects. We printed out several of the more popular characters and gave each table a picture. Their activity was to draw their …
Recently, it was Bring Your Child to Work Day. There were quite a few children who showed up and we were able to do several fun activities with them. We made some awesome paper hearts and origami butterflies, which we used to decorate a large paper heart. I think it’s …
Here at Penn Treaty, we made self-portraits. People are always hesitant to try these, but it never hurts to try, and these turned out really well! After drawing themselves, they wrote word bubbles to go along with their art. I think self-portraits are always really interesting. You can see how …
The students at Towey created their own personal theater stages today. They cut out the frame and stage for the theater and then created their own scene inside. These turned out awesome, and the students were able to not only build something, but use their creativity to create a story …
