Philly Senior Projects

FIELDWORK: Mural Arts Program - Youth Action & Art Digital Media Class

Mural Arts Program is recruiting students for our Youth Action & Art afterschool class in mid-February. Details are as follows:

Session dates:  Every Wednesday, February 17 to  June 9, 2010, 3:30 to 6:30 pm

Description:  Youth Action & Art students will explore existing youth media web-based content and learn to take a critical eye towards youth media.  Students will then explore art in their own communities and create their own digital media, including photography, writing, and video, and learn how to publish their media to a website.  Most classes will take place at Mural Arts Program, 1727 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia, with occasional field trips to be scheduled.

Open to any high school student in Philadelphia, FREE of charge!  Space is limited - application  required.

Visit www.youthactionandart.org for samples of previous students' work.

Interested students can complete the application and return to Maneesha Sane (maneesha.sane@muralarts.org) by Thursday,  February 11th.  

Download Mural Arts - Application Winter 2010

Download Mural Arts - Digital Media Workshop

Movie Screening Event: Call+Response

If your Senior Project is about Human Trafficking, a new club at UPenn's campus, Moral Voices, is hosting a FREE MOVIE SCREENING. Attend and participate in this event and work towards getting your fieldwork hours!

Moral Voices Movie Screening: Call+Response 

MONDAY, FEB . 1ST, 2010

7:30 - 9:30 pm 

Event Details
Moral Voices, a new initiative raising awareness of and combating human trafficking, is screening Call+Response, a movie which brings together celebrities and public figures including Madeline Albright, Ashley Judd, Natasha Bedingfield, Matisyahu and Nicholas Kristof to speak about and fight modern day slavery.

Contact Information:
Event Contact Name: Rachel Cohen

LOCATION
Shotel Dubin Auditorium (2nd floor)

Penn Hillel
215 S. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
P: 215-898-7391

FIELDWORK: VolunteerMatch.Com - Spring 2010

Click the link below to download and view possible fieldwork/volunteer opportunities via VolunteerMatch.com (http://www.volunteermatch.com). 

Please contact the organization directly for more information:

 Download Senior Projects VolunteerMatch - Spring 2010

FIELDWORK: Volunteer with the Sierra Club!

VOLUNTEER WITH THE SIERRA CLUB!

They have multiple ways for students to volunteer. There is the Climate Recovery Project related to global warming and clean energy. Engaging friends, colleagues and neighbors in getting petitions signed for legislation in Congress.

Contact Jason Brady at Jason.Brady@sierraclub.org if you would like to get more info

FIELDWORK: Fieldwork Resource Guide

Download and print out your own copy of the Fieldwork Resource Guide! 

All organizations listed in this guide have been personally contacted by PHENND as fieldwork sites for high school students. 

Please contact the organizations directly for more info.

Download Fieldwork - Resource Guide Listing

FIELDWORK OPTIONS: One-Time Volunteer Events - Fall 2009

There are many wonderful opportunities around the city this fall that students can register to volunteer for!

Most opportunities were found using VolunteerMatch.com (http://www.volunteermatch.com). Search by City (Philadelphia) or zip code.

To sign up for an event, please access the VolunteerMatch.com and find the listing to sign up/contact the organization directly. Have fun!

Download Senior Projects - One Time - Fall 2009

Philadelphia Cares Day - Saturday, Oct. 17th, 2009, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Interest Area: Education & Literacy

Volunteer Work Day at The Summer-Winter Community Garden - West Philadelphia - Saturday, Oct. 17th, 2009, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Interest Area: Children & Youth, Community

Aids Walk Philly 2009 - Sunday, October 18, 2009
http://www.aidswalkphilly.org/index.php

Boo at the Zoo (minimum age: 16) - Saturday Oct. 24, 2009 - Sunday Oct. 25, 2009
Interest Area: Animals, Children & Youth, Environment

Volunteers needed for the 4th Annual Free to Breathe Lung Cancer 5k Run/Walk - Sunday Nov. 1st, 2009, 5:30 am - 11:00 am
Interest Area: Community, Health & Medicine, Women

Greater Philadelphia Walk to Defeat ALS - Saturday Nov. 7th, 2009
Interest Area: Health & Medicine, Sports & Recreation

Thanksgiving Meal Bagging with MLK365 at SHARE Food Program - Saturday Nov. 14th, 2009, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Interest Area: Community, Hunger

Memory Walk Team Captain - Alzheimer's Association - Sunday Nov. 15th, 2009, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Interest Area: Advocacy & Human Rights, Health & Medicine

FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES: Upcoming Informational Sessions

If your topics are any of the ones listed below, it is encouraged that you attend these upcoming informational sessions with possible fieldwork sites! You will get the chance to speak with people at these sites to inquire about available opportunities as well as research more about your topic!

 

Is your Senior Project about VIOLENCE, SOCIAL CHANGE, or HEALTHY COMMUNITIES? Want to create media about your topic?

Attend an informational session at Temple University to learn about the opportunities available through UCCP's Temple Youth Voices Project!

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Time: 4:30 pm

Location: 8th Floor Anderson Hall, 11th & Berks St.

If interested, contact Natalia @ 215.204.2007 or nsmirnov@temple.edu

Download UCCPflyer

 

Is your Senior Project about BULLYING, GANGS, GUN VIOLENCE, or INTERNATIONAL PEACE EFFORTS?

Here is your chance to speak with Physicians for Social Responsibility to learn about the available opportunities! 

Dates: Wednesday, October 7th OR Thursday, Oct. 15th

Time: 4:00 pm (on both dates)

Location: 704 North 23rd St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130

If interested, contact Ms. Patricia Harner: pat.harner@verizon.net

Download PSR-09

FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITY/EVENT: 6th Annual Natural Pet Expo

For students whose topics are about animal rights, animal abuse/cruelty, there is an event for them to attend THIS SUNDAY at Northern Liberties (near Fishtown/Kensington):

6th Annual Natural Pet Expo
Sunday, September 27, 2009
10 am - 5 pm

1040 N. 2nd Street
Northern Liberties - Philadelphia, PA

Learn about how to care for your pet naturally from experts:
+ Nutrition
+ Behavior
+ Holistic Health
+ Wellness

http://www.naturalpetexpo.blogspot.com/

New Fieldwork Opportunity!

Attention students with topics about prison and the justice system!

You can volunteer with Books Through Bars at a scheduled book packing session. 

Take a look at the Books Through Bars Mission Statement!

We believe a society of social and economic inequality leads to a cycle of crime and incarceration. We work to reverse the dehumanizing effects excessive punishment inflicts upon individuals, families and communities. Books Through Bars sends quality reading material to prisoners and encourages creative dialogue on the criminal justice system, thereby educating those living inside and outside of prison walls.

How do I help? You will read letters from prisoners requesting educational materials, search through our library of donated books for a good match, and package the books for mailing. No need to RSVP - just come by and get started! 

When?  Tuesday nights, 7:30 – 9:30 PM

   1^st & 3^rd Saturdays of every month, 11 AM – 2PM

Where? 4722 Baltimore Ave. 

Learn more here: http://www.booksthroughbars.org

Fieldwork Opportunity - Teen Health, Mental Health, Sexual Health

Youth Health Empowerment Project - Peer Education Academy

Receive training to become a peer educator and create a presentation that is specific to your senior project topic. Share what you have learned with friends and family and the Peer Education Academy Graduation! 

Classes will take place on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00

March 3 - April 28, 2009 (No class on April 7 -Spring Break)

Graduation: Thursday April 30

112 North Broad Street, 9th Floor