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Creative Projects

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Tree Shade Summer Project: Canvas and Plate Institute

The 2011 Tree Shade Summer Project allowed the Tree House community to understand what it means to be an artist, a gardener, and a chef. Through reading, writing, the arts, cooking with real chefs, and taking field trips to view public art pieces, everyone worked together with the shared goal of re-imagining and improving the city!

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Waking Up The Town Legacy!

A celebration for the offical album release of "The Uptown's Greatest Hits: The Best performances from the Uptown Theater in 2010." Music created and performed by Tree House Kids!

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Summer Shade Program: Voice of Creativity

The following photos are from the second unit of summer camp, "Voice of Creativity." The goal of this unit is to explore active and previous artists in the area, find what they used for inspiration, and apply that to our own creativity.

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Summer Shade Program: Voice of Philadelphia

Participants during our first unit of the Summer Program, "The Voice of Philadelphia," as we explore the surronding neighborhood to capture the voices that make our community. Participants are using digital recorders to create their very own podcast! Photos include demonstration of Garage Band, scavenger hunts, and an interview with Sharif Street. Enjoy!

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Mr. Joseph teaches the Blues

During Magazine Workshop on Wednesday, April 1st, Mr. Joseph taught us about the Blues. We listened to some classic Blues, learned about where it came from, and even wrote our own Blues songs wiith the help of Mr. Joseph, his harmonica, and guitar.

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Storybook Quilt: The Tale of Tree House Books

This story was written by a group of children and volunteers as we sat at the round table together. Volunteer Star Bocasan sewed together the squares we each made.

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Sharif Street Interview

Listen to the podcast here.

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