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18 hours ago

San Miguel Program
Ulster Saving Bank branch manager Matt Agor and insurance specialist Maria McCree-Arellano invited 8th graders for a financial literacy workshop. They also gave the students an overview of opportunities in the field of banking, and treated them to lunch from Pizza 300!Thank you to our friends at Ulster Savings Bank for supporting San Miguel Academy in so many different ways. #breakingthecycleofpoverty#OpportunityThroughEducation #communitysupport #UlsterSavingsBank #bankingcareers #careerexploration #FinancialLiteracyMonth Ulster Savings Bank Pizza 300 See MoreSee Less
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3 days ago

San Miguel Program
ART SPARKS: “Art is about ideas. Today, we’ll shift from the idea of “either/or” to “both/and.” This is how artist Imogene Drummond began Art Sparks” fourth session recently. Students considered how seemingly opposite things are often connected. Like you and your shadow. Imogene shared that we are all connected—we are all similar and different at the same time.After viewing and discussing Divine Sparks’ Black and White film chapter, the fifth graders engaged in a call-and-response exercise to stretch their imaginations. In this improv-like activity, there are no wrong answers. The students’ responses became increasingly imaginative. Next, the class engaged in Visual Thinking Strategies, where they shared what they saw in a piece of art. Students saw how one shape can have many meanings. Learners then created black and white paper cut-outs. The room was abuzz with joyful noise during the cutting of shapes into random similar and opposite forms. Interestingly, when students moved their shapes around on the paper to decide where to paste them, the room became silent! The exuberant noise level followed by its unbidden opposite was a dramatic indication of the students’ immersion in their creative process! By the end of the class, each student had created a black and white paper cut-out diptych. The visual prompts, discussion, verbal exercises, and challenging activity created an energetic and thoughtful creative brew. #sanmiguelacademy#defyingtheodds#opportunitythrougheducation#artsparks#creativity#art#STEAM See MoreSee Less
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