DeWitt Clinton High School, Norwood, Bronx, District 10
WITT Seminar: A year-long activism seminar on food politics and sustainability.
Visit 1: October 22, 2009
Visit 2: November 10, 2009
Visit 3: December 8, 2009
An 11th and 12th grade class in a year-long activism seminar on food politics and sustainability worked with three experts in the field: authors Elizabeth Royte, Novella Carpenter, and Marion Nestle. Inspired by the authors and their books, the students undertook a number of important endeavors, including reforming their school's recycling system, starting a school garden, and writing powerful spoken word poems to promote awareness in their community. The students put their poetry to music and created a music video that they hope will educate their peers. It can be seen on YouTube. After a workshop on grant writing with Behind the Book's Director of Development, the class collaborated on a grant proposal for seed funding for a school garden. Last spring, the class created a vegetable garden with a grant they secured from The Citizens Committee of New York.
To read about each visit, see pictures of the DeWitt Clinton students at work, read testimonials from the experts, and even watch a music video produced by the students, please visit the following pages!
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