We have a variety of events planned during the week for our students to demonstrate the work they have been doing all trimester long as active and involved citizens within our Dynamic Design Learning Community, the St. Albans City School community, and extending beyond to greater community needs and government. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, Dec 16
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11:30am - 12:00n
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Team Job Presentations
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Students will present the work they do in Dynamic Design team jobs to demonstrate citizenship (oral group presentations)
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Tuesday, Dec 17
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8:30am - 9:30am
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Guest Speaker: VT Representative Mike McCarthy (Franklin 3-1)
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Mike, a state representative for St. Albans and local business owner, will lead a discussion on the importance of young people being involved as active citizens in local government and organizations. (Mike is currently one of only 7 out of 180 members of the state legislature under age 35!)
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Tuesday, Dec 17
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11:30am - 12:00n
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Stewardship Presentations
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In a gallery-style display, students will present the work they do on a weekly basis to fill a need and serve the St. Albans City School community, thinking about how to extend that work to the greater community.
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Wednesday, Dec 18
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11:30am - 12:00n
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Socratic Seminar
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Each week, students have responded to various text and media in a socratic seminar discussion. On this day, they will model the seminar, a method for deep questioning and higher-level understanding, in 3 separate groups according to topic choice of interest (Local crime & drugs, Sports Injuries, The desensitizing effect of media on youth)
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Thursday, Dec 19
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11:30am - 12:00n
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Government Video
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Students have produced a short video on the Dynamic Design government established for this theme’s project-based learning and on what citizenship means to our students now.
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Please feel free to join us for any or all of these events as your schedule allows. We look forward to seeing you.
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