Art & Social Change 2022

Today we went to the Philadelphia Art Museum where we looked at social change through different forms of art. Our teachers created an impeccable scavenger hunt that allowed us to look at some of the most important pieces regarding social change. We looked at art from various time periods and places around the world....

Today we further explored the work of improvisation. Our teachers led us through many activities throughout the day. We started with team building exercises and slowly worked our way up to larger scale improvisation. During these exercises, we had the opportunity to push ourselves out of our comfort zones. After lunch we did an...

Today, we visited the Pig Iron Theatre in Philadelphia. It’s a school that teaches students acting and directing, but it’s also open to the general public, like our class field trip. They taught us a lot about body language and how people can present themselves to show off their personalities; we got to apply...

This morning we left on a bus for Philadelphia. We went on a Mural Arts tour around the city, where our tour guide explained how murals impact the community by creating new opportunities for people and inspiring social change. Some of the topics included homelessness and the Black Lives Matter Movement. We also learned...

Today we were on campus and looked at film as a type of art that creates social change. We specifically focused on the HIV/AIDS epidemic that began in the 1980s. In the morning we watched portions of And The Band Played On. The film (adapted from a true story), explored the beginning of the...