Service Learning 9/28: Our 1st visit to Loyola went well. We met the students and got a feel for how Mr. Gonzales conducts class. We had a brief intro to race and ethnicity.
Service Learning 10/15: Today we went on the walking tour of Loyola Academy. I learned alot about the school and got to see the remaining elemnts of what used to be a church.
Service Learning 11/2: We collected the media literacy projects from the students and talked about them for a while. After the class,Gabbi and I did an independent tour of the neighborhood.
Service Learning 11/16: I got in a car accident a block away from Loyola which prevented me from attending the class. From what I hear, the students were not to interested in the project.
Service Learning 12/7: Teaching the students the media literacy project went over better than expected. I was suprised at how quickly they picked up on the concepts and learned to analyze the images.
Artist Statement
During the walking tour of Loyola Academy, we visited what the students considered to be the important aspects of the school. The 1st picture I took was of a golden cross on top of the school. I felt this was important, because the school was formerly a church. This is evidenced by the building’s large windows. The second picture I included was a shot of the Loyola Academy sign. The sign says “council for the Spanish speaking Inc.” This is important because the council is responsible for creating the school. The vice principal posed for us in front of the school office. The school office is important because the students can go in there if they are feeling sick or just need someone to talk to. Just above the doors leading to the classrooms is an amazing mural painted by former Loyola students. It represents cultural diversity and shows off just how creative the students can be. I then took pictures of student artwork and class projects. The students were learning about the three branches of the government. The students also do fun activities like holding student elections and having pajama day and twin day. The early childhood center is important to the students, because many of them have little brothers/sisters or cousins enrolled there. The students also said the cafeteria is an important place in the school as that is where they eat their lunches. A disco ball hangs in the cafeteria from a previous school dance. We then went in the back of the school, which was just as interesting as the inside. In the back of the school there is a cross shaped garden, and a green house. Although the students don’t use them, they give an inside look at Loyola’s interesting history. After the formal tour had concluded, we went to the nearby park where the students have gym class and go to play sports. The students said that the park was an important aspect of the neighborhood. We then headed over to El Rey the local supermarket. El Rey was interesting because it has a variety of Hispanic foods. I captured that by the skeleton candies. The skeleton candies are used to celebrate the Mexican holiday “Dia de los Muertos” (day of the dead). Overall I found the tour to be very interesting. I learned a lot about the south side and Loyola Academy.
When putting my power point presentation together, I used basic transitions along with a camera shutter sound effect. It represented that I took all of the photos in the slideshow.
Service Learning 10/15: Today we went on the walking tour of Loyola Academy. I learned alot about the school and got to see the remaining elemnts of what used to be a church.
Service Learning 11/2: We collected the media literacy projects from the students and talked about them for a while. After the class,Gabbi and I did an independent tour of the neighborhood.
Service Learning 11/16: I got in a car accident a block away from Loyola which prevented me from attending the class. From what I hear, the students were not to interested in the project.
Service Learning 12/7: Teaching the students the media literacy project went over better than expected. I was suprised at how quickly they picked up on the concepts and learned to analyze the images.
Artist Statement
During the walking tour of Loyola Academy, we visited what the students considered to be the important aspects of the school. The 1st picture I took was of a golden cross on top of the school. I felt this was important, because the school was formerly a church. This is evidenced by the building’s large windows. The second picture I included was a shot of the Loyola Academy sign. The sign says “council for the Spanish speaking Inc.” This is important because the council is responsible for creating the school. The vice principal posed for us in front of the school office. The school office is important because the students can go in there if they are feeling sick or just need someone to talk to. Just above the doors leading to the classrooms is an amazing mural painted by former Loyola students. It represents cultural diversity and shows off just how creative the students can be. I then took pictures of student artwork and class projects. The students were learning about the three branches of the government. The students also do fun activities like holding student elections and having pajama day and twin day. The early childhood center is important to the students, because many of them have little brothers/sisters or cousins enrolled there. The students also said the cafeteria is an important place in the school as that is where they eat their lunches. A disco ball hangs in the cafeteria from a previous school dance. We then went in the back of the school, which was just as interesting as the inside. In the back of the school there is a cross shaped garden, and a green house. Although the students don’t use them, they give an inside look at Loyola’s interesting history. After the formal tour had concluded, we went to the nearby park where the students have gym class and go to play sports. The students said that the park was an important aspect of the neighborhood. We then headed over to El Rey the local supermarket. El Rey was interesting because it has a variety of Hispanic foods. I captured that by the skeleton candies. The skeleton candies are used to celebrate the Mexican holiday “Dia de los Muertos” (day of the dead). Overall I found the tour to be very interesting. I learned a lot about the south side and Loyola Academy.
When putting my power point presentation together, I used basic transitions along with a camera shutter sound effect. It represented that I took all of the photos in the slideshow.
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