For Earth Day my environmental science class each got one minute to talk about what most impacted them in the discussions a research we have done on climate change. Here is the video. I am very proud of their work and thought that their presentations were artfully done stories.
Over those same years, I've been repeatedly amazed by how many grown-ups did their most important growing up at camp. Out from under expectations at home (especially the self-fulfilling ones), they blossomed and bloomed into what they otherwise might never have become. Their weeks at summer camp, they'll tell you, sometimes shaped them as much or more than all the rest of the year combined. Which is why, every year, I write a cheque to help send inner-city kids to camp. They may never have heard the word “epiphany,” but they just might experience what it means.
An awesome reflection on an awesome talk.
I have a camera like this for my students, but none have come up with a cool option like this yet.