Monthly Archives: November 2012
Movie Critique-KG
November 16, 2012 at 4:51 pm, by KG
International Competition of Animated Films for Children For the Civic Engagement term, we’ve completed a movie critique about any film we’ve watched this week. The purpose of this critique was develop specific skills of how to make a film or documentary. It gives us a clear idea of what to Read More…
The Turtle and The Nightingale
November 16, 2012 at 4:44 pm, by BR
Currently we are in our civic engagement unit which is a four week course on learning about how to be civically engaged in our own community, Chicago. This year’s focus is on making short films having to do with each of these four values; Autonomy, Accountability, Purpose, and Gratitude. We were split up into groups Read More…
Palomitas y… ¡Propósito! (Popcorn and… Purpose!)
November 16, 2012 at 3:01 pm, by Carlos
Why? You went to the International Children’s Film Festival, organized by Facets, the largest festival of films for children in North America. As a member of the GCE community, you learned a lot. Now, it’s time to share a bit. How? At the end of today, one of your film critiques shall be shared as Read More…
Popcorn and… Gratitude!
November 16, 2012 at 2:57 pm, by Carlos
Why? You went to the International Children’s Film Festival, organized by Facets, the largest festival of films for children in North America. As a member of the GCE community, you learned a lot. Now, it’s time to share a bit. How? At the end of today, one of your film critiques shall be shared as Read More…
Popcorn and… Autonomy!
November 16, 2012 at 8:49 am, by Carlos
Why? You went to the International Children’s Film Festival, organized by Facets, the largest festival of films for children in North America. As a member of the GCE community, you learned a lot. Now, it’s time to share a bit. How? At the end of today, one of your film critiques shall be shared as Read More…
Show me your Values!
November 16, 2012 at 3:48 am, by Carlos
New term… New civic challenge: — Take one core-value of Global Citizenship and turn it into an educational Comic Skit… …as a warm-up for creating mini-documentaries (“micro-mentaries”) for our civic community. Click below to open the storyboards & watch the skits created & performed by GCE Chicago students. Purpose [Open StoryBoard] Autonomy [Open StoryBoard] Accountability Read More…
Popcorn and… Accountability!
November 15, 2012 at 11:22 pm, by Priscilla Vaz
Why? You went to the International Children’s Film Festival, organized by Facets, the largest festival of films for children in North America. As a member of the GCE community, you learned a lot. Now, it’s time to share a bit. How? At the end of today, one of your film critiques shall be shared as Read More…
Gliding Soul
November 7, 2012 at 4:08 pm, by LN
For the Great Pretender course, I made an object that mimics the eagle’s gliding movement, I call it, the Gliding Soul. This project was about how animals and natural element are mimicked to create something that runs by force of nature. I went trough a lot of work to figure out what force of nature Read More…
There And Back Again – Hawaii by HM
November 7, 2012 at 3:40 am, by HM
From February to April 2012 I worked on an organic farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. For 9 weeks, I lived in the town of Ka’u immersing myself in the culture and learning how to farm. I went without knowing anybody but luckily left having formed friendships I know will last for the rest Read More…
This is AMERICA
November 6, 2012 at 11:09 pm, by DC
Four our final poem in counterculture we looked at contradicitions. From that came a diverse amount of poem about hypocrits and contradicitions where called out the fakes and phonies. I am proud of my piece and glad I get to end on it. Below you will find by piece which talk about Americans and our Read More…