August 4, 2012

The Making of ‘The Green Compass’

Rising college freshmen from The Heinz Endowments Youth Philanthropy Summer Internship Program discuss the nine radio documentaries they produced in July at the SLB studios.

August 2, 2012

The Green Compass Season 4

Exploring the road to a better Pittsburgh. Where we are and where we are going…

In July 2012, twenty-three students about to enter their first year of college created these nine radio features as Youth Philanthropy Summer Interns at The Heinz Endowments. Because the Summer 2012 internship program focused on issues of sustainability, the resulting features cover a range of community, social and environmental issues. While SLB provided training and coaching, the features presented here were conceived and created entirely by the students in a single week.

November 25, 2009

Pittsburgh Miller Pre-K-5 Thanksgiving

What are you thankful for? After personal reflection, these students from Pittsburgh Miller Pre-K-5 outlined, wrote and recorded these short essays. Their answers are wide-ranging…

November 25, 2009

Youth Alive! I’m Thankful

What are you thankful for?   After personal reflection, twenty-three 6th through 8th graders from Pittsburgh Allegheny K-8 outlined, wrote and recorded these short essays during…

September 21, 2009

Leadership Pittsburgh

Six youth (ages 14 to 20) discuss the economy, health care and personal outlook for the future…