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Free Minds Collective


(from the Free Minds Collective Yahoo Grps "Description"):



"The Free Minds Collective is a summer enrichment program at the Center for Educational Partnership and William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale Heights, MD. Educators are teams made up of lead instructor(s), a University of Maryland student, and a Parkdale high school student working with middle school students. Programs include breakdancing, photography, bike repair, organic gardening and cooking, drumming, drama, capoeira, spoken word, and mural painting. We value multicultural, peace-centered, democratic education."

I am really inspired right now by how this model is happening for us. I've been talking to a lot of people about what inspires me and what frustrates me about this experience - so forgive me if you've already heard a lot about this.

I just want to post periodically throughout the rest of july about some experiences here, in the hopes that these experiences might be useful to others than myself.

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you are amazing! great blog. i have enjoyed reading it immensely!
July 16, 2007 at 8:34 AM
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