Conference Projects from New Foundations Charter School

The New Foundations Charter School conference teams had a great trip to Minneapolis filled with lots of fun and hard work. Check out some reflections for the three project teams below:

VIDEO TEAM: Hello from New Foundations Charter High School NSLC video group. As the video group of the conference we did many thing including video taping, editing, making videos for the whole conference to see, and many more things. To prepare for the conference we took classes with our wonderful teacher Ms. Shoshi so we could perform to the fullest during the conference. Each day we videotaped individually, and took clips from workshops, plenary sessions, and activities that happened throughout the day. The final video, after it was edited, was then shown at the plenary during the next day. These individual videos are on YouTube if you would like to watch them.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE TEAM: Our project was called Message in a Bottle. As a team, we researched and studied the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and put together basic facts and information regarding the Patch. At the conference, we replicated the Garbage Patch and used our project to educate those at the conference as well as those using social media, such as Facebook and Twitter. We enjoyed the youth events held by the conference and the guest speakers, like Geoffrey Canada. Overall, the conference was not only fun and creative, but also inspirational, opening our eyes to many of the other problems people face around the world each and every day. We all hope to return to the conference next year, and each year after, spreading our message even further. 

GARDENING TEAM: Overall we all had fun and enjoyed the trip. The trip was five days and all of that time we prepared and presented our gardening project to the people at the conference. People seemed interested in our booth! The booth itself had a map of the United States, which was divided into regions. In the divided regions there were pictures of crops that are grown in that specific region. Also there was a map key next to the map, which showed during what season the crops are grown. We also started a garden of our own in the schoolyard. When we got to Minneapolis, we had to shop for the items we couldn’t bring on the plane. Also we had some free time during the trip. There was a lot of youth activities such as dances and a videogame room. We also visited the Mall of America, which we all enjoyed the most. The teachers were great and in a way we can all agree on the fact that became one family, a Service-Learning Family of future leaders.