January 17, 2014

Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Mustang Sports Report

Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 recorded this sports report to update their classmates on the progress of the Langley Girls Basketball team, as well as share their personal sports stories. These pieces are the result of weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio, with the goal of creating announcements for their morning assembly.

January 14, 2014

Clairton CASTLE: New Years Resolutions

Radio Club is finally back from the holiday break, and to start things off we asked our students what were their New Years Resolutions. Many vowed to do better in school, while others aspired to achieve mayoral dominance; watch out Peduto, Leah is running on the three-minute-once-a-week-school-day platform.

December 17, 2013

Clairton CASTLE: SLB Studio Fieldtrip & Building A Microphone – Before/After

On our last day of Radio Club before the holidays, students visited The Saturday Light Brigade radio studio in the basement of the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum. Once there, they recorded what they’d learned about building microphones, then sang some awesome karaoke of “What Does the Fox Say.”

November 20, 2013

The ZONE: Bullying

Students at the ZONE were asked what they thought of bullying and how they could help to stop the growing epidemic. Many of their solutions incorporated some form of the Golden Rule, as well as notifying an adult.

November 13, 2013

The ZONE: Ways I Can Help My Community

With the Holidays fast approaching, students were asked to think of ways in which they can help the less fortunate. Their ideas ranged from a talent show, to a food drive, to selling caricatures on the street.