Caffe Lotti.<\/a><\/p>\nHow did they do it?<\/h2>\n
It took a village. Literally.<\/p>\n
Classroom teachers and allied arts teachers put in a lot of planning both before and during this project.<\/p>\n
For instance, the literacy teacher took on helping kids learning how to conduct a good interview, how to take good photos and how to write up the interviews in an engaging and informative way.<\/p>\n
Then once students had their photos, their art teacher taught them how to create block prints from their photographs.<\/p>\n
Finally, the teachers had to find a place to have the art show exhibition. The art teacher suggested the local Cafe Lotti as a possible spot, made the call, and secured the date and time for the event.<\/p>\n
Humans at an exhibition<\/h2>\n
On a cold Wednesday evening in March, students pinned up their block prints and narratives all over the walls of Caffe Lotti’s cozy loft space. They’d invited everyone they knew, and the coffeehouse had set a signboard out front announcing an opening night reception. But would anyone show up?<\/p>\n
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<\/a>So many schools operate in isolation from the very communities they are situated in. Do your students know community members? Does your community see your students as young community members?<\/p>\n![\"Meet](\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KBcq1Mi9NGo\/maxresdefault.jpg\")