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Student Engagement Literacy Project Update: First Group of Summer School Participants Completed the Freedom Crossing Book
 Sixty four students in the Rochester City School in grades three through six have completed the Freedom Crosing book. The project is part of the Underground Railraoad Conference Literacy Project.
"The support from the administration and teachers was absolutely incredible," said Curtis Birthwright, Coordinator for the program. " In fact several of the administrators and teachers would like to have the SELP concept be implemented in their schools during the school year in an after school model. Discussion about that process will move into the “Memorandum of Understanding” phase in early September."
Thanks to Dr. David Anderson and Dr. Frederick Jefferson the following projects have been confirmed:
- In October: The Nazareth Service Learning Students will be at the South Avenue Recreation Center (Dr. Toni Gauthier and Annie Pride) and at School # 58 World of Inquiry (Dr. Ed Wiltse and Ms. Aly Ricci)
- In September: The SELP After School model will be developed for School #29 (Dr. Clinton Strickland, Mrs. Indrani Mitra, and Mrs. Amanda Burke)
The following events have been confirmed with the help from our committee members and future FDIUR partners:
- Tuesday, August 28th 2007: The SELP committee will be hosting a Re-union for all SELP participants at the Rundell downtown library from 4:00-5:30 . Students will participate in a ceremony in which they will be presented Freedom Crossing freedom trail maps (Sponsored by AAA Travel and Mood Makers Books)
- Thursday, September 27th: The SELP committee will be hosting a student reception at the Rochester Museum and Science Center from 4:00-5:30 (Ice cream social, Frederick Douglass Exhibit Tour, and possibly UGRR exhibit preview)
- September 15th or 22nd: the SELP committee will be organizing a field trip to the Castellani Museum (Niagara University), Historical Lewiston, and the Freedom Crossing freedom trail. (Co-sponsored by Monroe County Library Youth Initiative, the Rochester City School District and the SELP committee)
- On Friday, September 28th: The SELP committee will be hosting the “Youth Voices from the Underground” component of the FDIUR Conference and Freedom Festival from 11:00am-5:30pm . (Sponsored by the SELP Committee, Monroe County Library Youth Initiative, and the Rochester City School District )
For more information contact Curtis Birthwright at 585-355-1660.
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