ESPrit de Corps

So in my last blog post (also my first blog post), I talked about how starting up a blog was not dissimilar to a first kiss. Well - since the post was from a month ago, I guess I set myself up as the guy who didn’t call the next day. Trust me, it wasn’t […]

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I’ve found that posting for the the first time to a blog is kind of like your first kiss with someone. Too spontaneous and it could be awkward. However, there’s certainly the downside to over thinking it. You want it to be packed with meaning and, deep down, maybe fear that it doesn’t mean as […]

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When I was asked by Phil Alexander to contribute to ESPrit de Corps I naturally asked him what might be a good specific focus.  He responded by telling me that I should write about some habits of mine.   I’ve thought about this, and, I’m sorry Phil but I won’t be doing that.  As Mark Twain […]

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One of the things I have tried to encourage this year (07-08) is discussion of certain topics by the staff that are related to education and that could have a positive impact on how we teach. I feel that it is important, no matter how good we think we are, to strive to learn new […]

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PS/MS 95’s Arts Leadership Team is one of fifteen Arts Leadership Teams that belongs to a community of arts leaders in the Bronx, the Bronx Arts Learning Community (BALC).  This year, DreamYard has gathered fifteen of our partnerships to create a community of schools who are all committed to strengthening the arts programs in their […]

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My name is Lori Brown-Niang and I am the Site Coordinator at PS/MS 95.  I also teach six theater classes where with my teachers, we integrate theater into their curricula.  I also teach two after school drama club classes where we practice arts for arts sake.
Currently as the leader of the PS/MS 95 Arts Leadership […]

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I am an 8th grade ELA teacher at PS/MS 95 and a member of the ALT.  For the past three years, I have been fortunate to partner with DreamYard teaching artists.  This year I am partnered with Asma Feyijinmi, a dancer and teaching artist.  We have been working together this year to help our students […]

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The myths are done! They are beautiful. My students had a good time doing this project and they learned about astronomy, history and storytelling. There were some bumps in the road as I was sick for a week and there were partnerships that needed some help. There was editing and revision, […]

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I have a visual language inside me. It is older than time. My language embodies my past, my future, the dark and the light. There is the window silhouette, the martini in the sunset, the starlit swim. My dream images are pieces of each moment which makes all of my time […]

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At Roundabout, we are in constant conversation about how our teaching artists must bring their artistry to their work.  That is what makes them teaching artists and that is what will make their work authentic and successful.  I once saw one of our teaching artists, LaTonya Borsay, create “Ms. Jackson” as part of the inciting […]

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