Nancy Farese is a photographer who uses her work to promote social justice. She visited Green's Edible Garden and created a blog entry as well as a video highlighting her trip. Check out her blog entries at PhotoPhilanthropy.org, and check out the video she made from her photos below!
Edible Schoolyard, New Orleans from NFarese on Vimeo.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Pictures from the Rebirth of Clark Kickoff Event
We had an amazing event on July 9 at Clark - thank you to all the members of the community that came out to be a part of the event. Pictures from the event can be found here!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Edible Schoolyard Featured by PhotoPhilanthropy
We were thrilled to see this beautiful blog posting by PhotoPhilanthropy's Nancy Farese, of the incredible work of our students, teachers and staff at ESY NOLA and FirstLine Schools! Nancy visited us in May, and the photo images she has captured continue to rejuvenate all of us here at FirstLine.
Be sure not to miss the photo captions - many were captured by our Edible Schoolyard teachers and staff. We find capturing our student voices to be one of the most rewarding things we do.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
NEWS RELEASE: Attend the Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School’s “Rebirth of Clark” Kickoff Party
Volunteer Work Day Scheduled for July 9
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 – As of July 1, 2011 FirstLine Schools assumed operation of Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School (formerly Joseph S. Clark Senior High School). FirstLine Schools is a New Orleans-based charter school organization that started the first charter school in the city 18 years ago.
Saturday, July 9 from 10:00am to 2:00pm marks the “Rebirth of Clark” Kickoff Party at Clark. Staff, Tremé community groups, alumni, Clark families and volunteers from across the city will work together on renovations to the exterior and interior of the Clark campus.
“We are excited to partner with students, families, alumni and neighbors in the Rebirth of Clark Kickoff Party,” stated Reginald Coleman, Principal of Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School, 10 - 12th Grade.
Highlights of the day include a performance by Clark Alums, the Rebirth Brass Band, other musical entertainment and lunch. Projects will include: building flower beds, planting and landscaping, painting interior spaces and creating art projects that will improve the appearance of the campus.
“The Joseph S. Clark Community Council is excited about the "rebirth" of Clark High School. We're excited about the possibilities that the partnership with FirstLine has to offer to the students of this community and beyond,” remarked Dr. Monique Gibson Cola, Chairperson of the Joseph S. Clark Community Council and President of the Joseph S. Clark Alumni Association.
WHERE: Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School, 1301 North Derbigny Street
WHEN: 10am, Saturday, July 9, 2011
To RSVP for yourself or a group of people, please contact David Durand at ddurand@firstlineschools.org. For parents and students interested in learning more about Clark, speaking with the Clark leadership team, or interested in enrolling, please contact Darcy McKinnon at 504-228-4247 or dmckinnon@firstlineschools.org. More information about Clark and the leadership team can be found at www.clarkprep.org.
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