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Pictures from Spring 10's Poetry Week (all photos: Mesiyah McGinnis)

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Students share their poetry at the Fall '09 open mic.




piperTeaching artist Piper Anderson comes to the school with a diverse set of skills and experience.

bobBob Martin is a talented storyteller and multidisciplinary arts educator.


This high school, located in Bed-Stuy, was opened in 2008 and began a partnership with DTE in 2009. 

Fall '09 programming includes:

Poetry & Performance class with teaching artists  Piper Anderson & Robert Martin
  • Students will explore their own stories and find their voices as they explore spoken-word poetry, rhyming, and rap
Global History class with teacher Jay Finkelstein
  • in which the arts will be used to enliven the curriculum, to engage students with the questions of the past, and to reposition history as something actively created today.