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2 people are interested
Videographer for literacy workshops
ORGANIZATION: Behind the Book
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2 people are interested
Behind the Book, a non-profit literacy organization serving high-needs NYC public schools, is seeking an experienced volunteer to create video documentation of the school workshops below (more than one, if you can!), when our authors will be visiting classrooms to conduct workshops with students.
Please contact volunteer@bheindthebook.org if you're available to shoot/edit these sessions with your equipment. The program coordinator will contact you to provide more details, make arrangements, and discuss their needs and yours.
1. Thursday, February 16th from 9:30 - 10:45 am with author Caron Levis and her book Stuck with the Blooz (kindergarteners in Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
2. Monday, February 27th from 9:40 - 11:15 am with author Zetta Elliott and her book Bird (art workshop with 5th-gradersin Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
3. Tuesday, February 28th from 9:00 - 10:00 AM, 10:00 - 11:00 AM and/or 1:50 - 2:50 PM (three classes--please choose one or more) with author Marina Budhos and her book Watched (12th-graders in the Bronx)
For more information, please contact volunteer@behindthebook.org.
More opportunities with Behind the Book
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Behind the Book
Location:
216 West 135th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10030, US
Mission Statement
Behind the Book is a non-profit literacy organization that inspires New York City public school students to love reading. Through our rich, innovative programs, which are part of the class curricula and meet Common Core Learning Standards, accomplished authors visit high-needs pre-K-12 classrooms, where they teach a genre of writing and guide students in creating their own writing projects based on the theme of the author's book. BtB programs have a successful record of building comprehension skills and motivating engaged readers at schools around the city.
Description
Behind the Book is a non-profit literacy organization that brings authors into high-needs New York City public schools to enhance the literacy skills of pre-K-12 students. Our innovative programs are part of the class curricula and and meet Common Core Learning Standards.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
NYC public schoolsBrooklyn, Harlem & BronxNew York, NY 10030
DATE POSTED
February 14, 2017
SKILLS
- TV Production
- Online Flash/Video Production
- Video Production
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- 3 dates, 1 hour-90 minutes each + post-production