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Paper Clips
Expression in Art and Written Word
Sponsored by the Council on Educational Equity and Inclusion during the 2007-2008 school year.
WHAT
An opportunity for students
to articulate their responses to seeing the video
Paper Clips through art and written word.
WHY
- To align our work with
the District’s core belief and commitment to our
diverse student body and workforce;
- To help eliminate the
achievement gap by offering opportunities for
discussion, greater awareness and skill-building
around our differences. The goal is to foster
respect for—and celebration of—our diversity; and to
promote cultural unity, individual growth, classroom
and workplace harmony;
- To formalize the
District’s equity and diversity efforts through its
Council on Educational Equity and Inclusion and set
a clear course of putting policy into practice; and
- To help create a climate
of appreciation for differences among our students
and staff.
WHO
Any interested student in
middle and high school.
HOW
Integrated Art instructors
and/or Language Arts/Social Studies Instructors received, through the Principals of participating
schools, a copy of the video Paper Clips to
show their students. Students had an
opportunity to discuss the film with classmates under
the guidance of their teachers. Students were
invited to participate in the project by creating a work
of art or written piece as an expression of their
responses to the video. Detailed information, including
submission date, general logistics, eligibility criteria
of work, and other specifics were included in the
packet.
WHEN
Information was presented to Integrated
Art Instructors and/or Language Arts/Social Studies
Instructors in the beginning of the 2007-08 school
year. A workshop was scheduled for participating
instructors to give them guidance on classroom
presentation. Students had until October 31 to
submit their work for pre-screening at the school
level.
Ten (10) students’ work
was selected through a random/lottery drawing. Final
selections were announced in January 2008. The work of all entrants was published into a book, compiled by Duval County Public Schools.
The ten (10) entrants
selected through the random drawing/lottery (along with
one adult family member and one of the student’s
teachers) was awarded a trip to Washington, D.C. to
visit the Holocaust Museum.
COMMITMENT
Dedicated the month of
September for watching the video and engaging in
classroom discussion
-
Allowed students time to
work on their projects so that all work could be
submitted by October 31 for pre-screening at the
school level
-
Provided guidance and
support to students throughout the three-month
period
-
Gathered completed work
and delivered it to the Department of Integrated
Arts/Visual Arts Department on the sixth (6th)
floor, Room 606, of the School Board Building by
5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16, 2007
SUPPORT
The Council on Educational
Equity and Inclusion, its Steering Committee members,
and the District’s counseling staff provided support
and guidance to participating schools throughout the
course of the project.
List
of Schools that Participated
Douglas Anderson School of
the Arts
Arlington Middle School
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School
Eugene Butler Middle School
Alfred DuPont Middle School
Ft. Caroline Middle School
Fletcher Middle School
Matthew Gilbert Middle School |
JEB Stewart Middle School
Kirby-Smith Middle School
Landon Middle School
Lake Shore Middle School
Mandarin Middle School
Southside Middle School
Stanton College Preparatory School
SOS Academy Middle/High School |
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