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A Teenage Dreamer
Isiah G, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, daca, dreamers, immigrant, lawyer, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 5Celeste, a Mexican immigrant, came to Georgia with her family when she was four years old. Now in high school,...
American Dream vs Indians vs My Experience.
Nicolle, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Native Americans, Park Slope Collegiate, 0Even though people might think everything is perfect or better in the U.S., it isn’t. Ask the Native Americans....
American Ideal vs Reality
Hammam, , American Dream, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, alcatraz, american ideals, carlisles, Native American, Park Slope Collegiate, Reservation, school, 5The United States supposedly has an equal education system. In fact, people from all around the world come to...
Paul Bridges
Michael, , Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Brave, daca, friends, helping others, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 1Paul Bridges, the mayor of Uvalda, Georgia, is friends and like family with the Hernandez. Paul Bridges cares about...
I am made of gardening with my grandparents in their small town in Dominican Republic I am made of ...
I am made of my neighbors house with a colorful rug and turning off my fake candles, doing my...
I am made of cartoons at my uncle’s house, Puca Loves Garu And translating my homework from Spanish to...
I am made of a bed with covers looking at the moon out the window Makeup is what i...
Shehri’s Childhood
Shehri, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Where I'm From, identify, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I am made of eating sweet paint chips off the wall as a child and being scared to tell...
My Life in a Poem
Nicolle, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Where I'm From, Boring, homework, identity, My life, Park Slope Collegiate, 3. I am made of staying in my room all day, doing my homework, and listening to music, while...
I am made of…
Isiah G, , Poems and Stories, Poetry, Showcase, Dave and buster, halloween, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I am made of a trip to Miami to visit Universal Studios, so young I don’t remember and brushing...
I am made of crowded parties, with Mexican food, bachata music, and sometimes arguments. I am made of ...
The light blue sky
Daisy, , Gathering data through all senses, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Write Out, community assets, Park Slope Collegiate, 0My Community Center The Community Center in Sunset park is a place of peace. Society here is so kind....
Meet me, my name is Antony
Antony, , Bio, Bio ELL, Persisting, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Park Slope Collegiate, school, 1Hi, I’m Antony. I am 13 years old. I have a big family of six kids including me and...
My CommunIty
Nicolle, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Write Out, Park Slope Collegiate, south slope, 0Hey there. I’m the bench in front of the school on the corner of 14 st and 4th ave....
My Neighborhood
Jorge, , My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, bay ridge, community, Park Slope Collegiate, 1Barbershop A city worker is walking in front of a barbershop while eating something after finishing his work hours....
My Neighborhood
Hammam, , Bio ELL, Fall 2022, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, bay ridge, community, owls head park, Park Slope Collegiate, 1Gowanus Market Deli Welcome to Gowanus Market Deli. Here in Gowanus when you enter the Deli if you look...
My name is Yamiled Acevedo Morales. One thing I hate doing is to keep on repeating myself over and...
Community Assets of my Neighborhood
Isiah G, , My Beautiful Neighborhood, cemetery, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 0I am Violet Oakley in greenwood Cemetery in Sunset Park Brooklyn. I look out over the neighborhood. We didn’t...
La Iglesia I’m the church in Red Hook, Brooklyn I look over the neighborhood and inside of me. I...
Interesting Things in Crown Heights
Khoa, , Community, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, CrownHeights, Park Slope Collegiate, 1“Knowledge is power” My Vietnamese teacher used to say: “Knowledge is power.”. I have always believed in knowledge, so...
Midwood, Brooklyn
Shehri, , Fall 2022, My Beautiful Neighborhood, community, Park Slope Collegiate, Punjab, 1Ocean Parkway I am Shehri. One day I am going to the Ocean Parkway and I see a lot...
Williamsburg: Places and Things
Carlos, , Fall 2022, My Beautiful Neighborhood, community, Park Slope Collegiate, 0Metropolitan Avenue The street is called Metropolitan Ave. There are many black and white cars parked, as well as...
My Neighborhood, Sunset Park
Michael, , Fall 2022, My Beautiful Neighborhood, community, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 0Walk to the ParkI am a magnolia tree in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I look out over the neighborhood and...
Places in my Community
Dominick M, , Fall 2022, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1Church Father Micheal stands in front of a stand as he is facing people who are sitting in pews....
Feel alive with me This is a pier near where I live. In Bay Ridge, where I moved not...
My name is Jorge, I was born in The Dominican Republic as well as my family. I am seventeen...
I am Sheharyar Anwar. I am 17 years old. I was born in Pakistan and my city name is...
Hi, my name is Daisy. I’m 14 years old and the things I enjoy doing are drawing and going...
Things in My Life you should know about
Dominick M, , Bio ELL, Showcase, family, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 2My name is Dominick Martinez and I’m 17 years old. What’s important to know about me is...
My name is Lugeili Duran I’m 16 years old and this is my history. I’m from the Dominican...
Things About Carlos That You Will Know 
Carlos, , Bio ELL, Showcase, Immigration, Park Slope Collegiate, 2My name Carlos is from DR. Something important that I am studying is that I want to move forward....
My name is Isiah. Something important to know about me is I like to play basketball and my family...
Hi, I’m Lesly Dutan. Something important to me is my family; I care about my grandma and my dad,...
My Journey To America
Hammam, , Bio ELL, Showcase, Immigration, Park Slope Collegiate, War, yemen, 1Hi, I’m Hammam Essa and I’m 14 years old. Something important to know about me is that I was...
A Piece Uncovered Outside the Blindfolds
Jennifer C, , Bio ELL, Showcase, cats, Park Slope Collegiate, 2My name is Jennifer. Something important to know about me is that I care a lot for the people...
little me to old me
Jefferson P, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Friendship, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Journey Poems, Showcase, Sports, Park Slope Collegiate, train, 12I’m sitting alone on the train, kids are screaming, very loud.someone dancing for some money, and to make everyone’s...
Broken Arm
Diego R, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Gathering data through all senses, Good Health and Well-Being, Journey Poems, Poetry, Showcase, injury, Park Slope Collegiate, 11Christopher swinging next to meafternoon, cloudy summer daya few kids running around I fell off the swing, i couldn’t move...
My Time
Albara N, , Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Journey Poems, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 530 boys in a small room, 3 kids at one desksitting in a row, some in fancy jacketsthe sounds...
Raised in the City of Sana’a
Abdulrahman A, , Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Thinking flexibly, family, Park Slope Collegiate, sanaa, yemen, 0My name is Abdul. I was born and raised in Yemen in the city of Sana’a. I lived in...
My Life in Sanaa
Albara N, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 1Yemen is not only significant to me; it represents me. Yemen for me is my country and all of...
The Biggest Change of My Life
Kerly D, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Immigration, Journey Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, change, magzine, Park Slope Collegiate, 8It was 7 in morningWalking to my school in Ecuador, the last day for meAll my friends in class...
Kyle
Isiah G, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Finding Humor, Journey Poems, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, magazine, NYC, Park Slope Collegiate, 5Sitting in the waiting room, next to my fatherOut the window, cars driving through Sunset ParkPeople sitting in chairs...
Sunset Park
Jefferson P, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I’m heading to this park called Sunset Park, its a pretty interesting place, and I heard that there’s a...
Brooklyn
Victor P, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1A place that represents me is Brooklyn because it’s really quiet and has nice people around where I live....
My Neighborhood
Estrella R, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1I live in a neighborhood called Sunset Park. Sunset Park is like my hometown. Most of the time I...
Puerto Rican from Brooklyn
Isiah G, , Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, Puerto Rico, 0I identify with Puerto Rico because my mother is from there, but I was born in Brooklyn and I...
Schools are different here
Maysa S, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, arab, Park Slope Collegiate, 5I’m Maysa, that I think it’s important to know about me that I like to draw and I like...
Sunset Park
Dominick M, , Gathering data through all senses, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, minerva, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 2I was born in a neighborhood called Park Slope, but when I was nine years old I moved to...
When I pray, I feel safer and more peaceful
Albara N, , Bio ELL, Family, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Persisting, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, family, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 6I am Albara. and I am from Yemen. I am Yemeni. I was born in Yemen, and I lived...
Five Brothers and One Sister
Estrella R, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Thinking interdependently, Mexico, Park Slope Collegiate, 8Hi my name is Estrella, and it’s important to know that I am a shy person. I am half...
From Yemen to America
Abdulrahman A, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, Immigration, Park Slope Collegiate, 10I am Abdul. I am from Yemen. I always love being good and useful, and I love to help...
Letting Go Is Something Big
Jefferson P, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Friendship, Showcase, Thinking interdependently, family, Park Slope Collegiate, 11My name is Jefferson, something very important about me is that I don’t like to play around with people...
Dance Is My Passion
Kerly D, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Immigration, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Dance, Park Slope Collegiate, 4I am Kerly. I am 15 years old and I am from Ecuador. The most important thing you should...
Funny, Nice, Smart, and Friendly!
Victor P, , Bio ELL, Family, Finding Humor, Friendship, Persisting, Showcase, biking, Park Slope Collegiate, 1My name is Victor. Something important about me is that I’m really funny, nice, smart, and friendly. My family...
Good at basketball and making my brother laugh!
Isiah G, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Finding Humor, Showcase, basketball, Park Slope Collegiate, 1My name is Isaiah and I’m Puerto Rican, l was born in Brooklyn. I’m a student at Park Slope...
Learning to Find My Own Way
Dominick M, , Bio ELL, Family, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, brooklyn, Guitar, Park Slope Collegiate, 10My name is Dominick. What’s important to know about me is that I’m a shy person, I can get...
Funny and Chill
Diego R, , Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Immigration, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Sports, Park Slope Collegiate, soccer, 4I am Diego. Something important to know about me is that I love to play soccer. I am funny...
An Oral History with My Grandmother, Chen Lui
Kai, , COVID Around the World, Spring 2020, china, covid oral history, Fuzhou, Park Slope Collegiate, 2My grandmother lives in Fuzhou, China. Her name is Chen rui ro. She lives with my uncle, aunt, and...
An Oral History with my sister Oumou in Guinea
Kadiatou, , COVID Around the World, Showcase, Spring 2020, Guinea, oral history, Park Slope Collegiate, 2This person is my sister who I spent my whole childhood with. She’s my family. We were living together...
An Oral History with Ariel
ZhengHao, , COVID Around the World, Showcase, Spring 2020, covid oral history, Park Slope Collegiate, United States, 2My subject name is called Ariel, he is 16 years old, and he is Hispanic. I meet him the...
An Oral History with ZhuangZhi Lin
Xuefeng, , COVID Around the World, June 2020, Showcase, Spring 2020, china, Park Slope Collegiate, 4My first Memory of ZhuangZhi is that he played games on his phone during the gym class. When we...
An Oral History with Rocio in Ecuador
Kerly D, , COVID Around the World, June 2020, Showcase, Spring 2020, ecuador, oral history, Park Slope Collegiate, 2My story with my grandmother is very beautiful because I and she have shared many things since I was...
An Oral History with my friend Kensuze
Chelsie, , COVID Around the World, Friendship, June 2020, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2020, covid oral history, Park Slope Collegiate, United States of America, 1My friends are one of the important things in my life, which means Kensuse is one of the important...
An Oral History with my Grandfather Juan
Heymi, , COVID Around the World, Showcase, Spring 2020, oral history, Park Slope Collegiate, 2Juan is my grandpa and I have known him as long I can remember because he’s a father to...
Ramadan And The Different Rituals
Ishak, , Coronavirus, Environment, Environment & World, History, Immigration, Memoir, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2020, coronavirus, COVID-19, Middle East, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 5"Suffering creates creativity"
My Life in La Troncal, Ecuator
Kerly D, , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
My friends and I were strolling to sit down on the grass of the schoolyard. “Our performance is in...
“Yang Kai, I want to teach you how to ride the bus,” my mother said. “Tomorrow you go to...
The End of the Semester
Jackson, , Bio ELL, Fall 2019, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, school, Will Jackson Jocelyn, 5Knock knock When I heard the door, the bell rang as well. “Get the door please Sasha!!” said Ms....
It was early in the morning, and my dad, my sister and I were walking down the stone streets...
Cuando casi me caigo
Edwin, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1It was a common afternoon like any other day, a normal school day at least. While I was outside...
When I walked to the soccer field with two friends, the coach Ernesto approached me. He told me, “Today,...
Shouldn’t Have Done That
Chelsie, , Bio ELL, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1Walking on the street, I was coming home from school. Where I could see merchants setting on the sidewalk...
An Accident in the Street
ZhengHao, , Bio, Bio ELL, Bio Exemplar, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 7I remember the first two years after I came from China to America. And because I was bored at...
Getting in trouble for something I did not do
Lyse, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Stories, Park Slope Collegiate, 0“ Lyse, have you been on social media lately?” my two best friends asked me. We stood in the...
Crossing The Red Sea
Ishak, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, #arab, #immigrant, #MiddleEast, #Red Sea, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 4Everyone dreams of a cruise on a yacht, but have you ever thought about what would happen at sea...
Crossing The River
Briant, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 3Twenty people were shuffling next to a river. It was twilight, and the water was loud when a boat...
My Bilingual Family from Erick on Vimeo. https://videos.mysimpleshow.com/hnaT4o4FZi The language in my family is both English and Spanish but...
“I am made of”
Yousef, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I was raised an onion dome surrounded by six towers, The largest mosque in Yemen I am made of...
My Life in La Troncal, Ecuador
Kerly D, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
What I am made of?
Ishak, , Art, Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, omartries, Park Slope Collegiate, Senior, traveler, yemen, 4I was raised by the biggest Castel opposite my old windows. I am from Taiz, the sound of motorcycles...
“I won’t go back”
Ishak, , Bio ELL, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, classof2020, Middle East, Park Slope Collegiate, Senior, yemen, 0When I go backpictures of the past comethe most pleasant memories have become fairy talesCome and then go. Look with...
I was made of fresco that my mother brought, after school was done. I was made of music I...
I was born in China, so the first language I learned was Chinese. As we know, the Chinese include...
I am made of Saint Placid, With a white School Uniform More than 100 students standing in a courtyard...
When I was a child I used to talk in Spanish all the time with all my friends in...
A story about learning English
ZhengHao, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 6When I was in China, I spoke Chinese All the time, but at that time a lot of people...
A Journey Through The Past
Franciely, , Journey Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Park Slope Collegiate, 0A hot sunny, afternoon There you see that beautiful brown skin girl with pigtails barefoot sweating , Scavenging for...
Lost in the Metal Bird’s Nest
Manuel, , Journey Poems, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Park Slope Collegiate, 0A plant was torn from his land Said goodbye to his caregiver A metal bird took him to the...
The Sensation of Farewell
America, , Journey Poems, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Park Slope Collegiate, 0The farewells are a sensation very strange in my knowing that I will not have a person nearby not...
Hard Journey Hard Life
Ishak, , Good Health and Well-Being, Immigration, Journey Poems, Poetry, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, Park Slope Collegiate, Yamen, 2Bombing, Damaging, Smoking,Screaming, broking,Get a staff to the carRunning away from the city One week there is no way...
As an ENL student.some time in my another class I don’t ever Know what Teacher saying .because I don’t...
In my opinion, I agree with the idea of using a person’s home language to help them learn English...
A lot of kids in ESL are Spanish-speakers and learning English, but there are other kinds of ESL students...
Throughout history, Park Slope has experienced periods of highs and lows and we are going to study them by the...
I first learned English in the 3rd grade. I grew up speaking Spanish because my family came from Mexico...
My name is Xuefeng, I am from China, and I came to the US being two-half years. In my...
I define my culture by saying sometimes the stuff we do can be crazy. And sometimes you can...
The most difficult thing you lose through immigration is I lost 5 years of spending time with my dad....
My name is Franciely Paulino. I was born and raised in Samana, a touristy city in the Dominican Republic....
Last month in New Jersey a student was speaking Spanish and told by a teacher, “Speak American.” Maybe...
An artifact is something created by human hands for our use and according its purpose is how much we...
Learn a New Language, To Learn More Ideas
Ishak, , Language, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 5My name is Ishak, and I come from Yemen. My parents speak Arabic to me. I came to the...
Every time I look at my parents’ picture of the day they got married, I enjoy it because they...
So, how about my room? Actually, my room is not much big, but...
This movie is about three aboriginal girls from Jigalong, an aboriginal community from Australia. These girls Molly, Daisy and...
Once every week, the family gets together to make tamales for the store my grandmother left for us and...
In the picture above are magnets from different places like Orlando Florida, Punta Cana ( Dominican Republic ), Atlantic...
A few weeks ago at high...
Every time I look at my parents’ picture of the day they got married, I like it because...
My name is Mabel and I was born in the Dominican Republic. I am 15 years old, I lived...
My name is Carlos and it is important to know that I am from Chicago and I came...
There was this teacher and all the students were involved in a situation in a public school in...
Today South Africa decided to rise up against the brutality of a white-only government to change South Africa....
Vianery Cabrera was one of the students involved in this problem. This event took place two weeks ago in...
Mouthwatering Empanadas
Manuel, , Fall 2017, Garza's Art, Latino Power, Showcase, Zero Hunger, #LatinAmericanFOOD, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I remember every Christmas when my mom and I made empanadas. She cooked the stuffing and left in in...
Chicano Folk Art Response
Adam, , Fall 2017, Garza's Art, Showcase, carmen lomas garza faith healer, Park Slope Collegiate, 1Hello, my daughter; You’re on my mind Because you somehow you in poor health But you’re response to any...
Speak “American”
Ishak, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Language, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 2Two weeks ago, in Cliffside Park High School in N.J., the English teacher said to two students when they...
My name is Franciely Paulino. I was born and raised in Samana, a touristy city in the Dominican Republic....
In my opinion, this teacher should not say anything about speaking another language because “the soldiers are fighting for...
People are made of their knowledge
Manuel, , Bio ELL, Fall 2017, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1My name is Manuel Brito and I was born in the Dominican Republic. I am 18 years old. I...