[YL] Good News From The Youth Of Hopeworks 'N Camden--September 2005

Wed Sep 28 09:56:58 EDT 2005

Hopeworks 'N Camden: Expanding the Futures of Youth

Hopeworks News: <http://www.hopeworks.org/news.html>  September 2005

Symantec Days a Roaring Success!

Symantec Days went extremely well this year.  Many different sponsors (see
list at right) helped to make this year's event the best ever! Lots of
learning and fun was packed into the three day event.  Lunch Out At The
Hard Rock Cafe--Symantec Professional Day
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	Day 1

	Community Technology Training

	Angel Rodriguez <http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  and Jovanni
Hernandez <http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  (Hopeworks
Trainees), Sue Rich (Symantec) and Father Jeff presented a 4 hour training
on backup techniques and SKYPE technology.

	Technology Scavenger Hunt

	Over 20 youth participated in our annual technology scavenger hunt.  This
event emphasizes Hopeworks motto of "Learning To Learn".  Eleven different
"technology" stations were set up around Hopeworks (one even outside
involving GIS) and youth visited each station and tried to solve a
problem.  If successful, youth  Symantec Technology Scavenger Hunt Group
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earned a ticket for a raffle.  Some of the technology that the youth were
learning about included: Bluetooth peer to peer computer sharing; Skype
communications; usage of Google Maps;introduction to Scratch; using
Microsoft Backup and much more.  Many of the stations were "interactive"
requiring youth to gain one piece of data that they would need to
successfully complete another station. To enhance the learning, youth had
to discover the stations themselves!  Much fun was had on this day!

	Day 2

	Comcast Professional Visit Comcast Call Center Professional Day
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	Hopeworks visited two Comcast offices in which the youth were exposed to
the world of cable.  Youth had a chance to listen in on service calls
within the Comcast call center, visit the Comcast "living room" of the
future where new Comcast technologies were being explored (voice
controlled remotes, etc.) and also heard about possible internships at
Comcast. The day was also made special with lunch at the Philadelphia
HardRock Cafe.

	Riversharks Game

	The Comcast trip was concluded with an evening
Baseball<http://www.hopeworks.org/emails/images/baseball.gif> at the
Riversharks.  The Riversharks are a minor league baseball team that plays
on the Riverfront in Camden. The Delaware River Port Authority graciously
donated their box along with 25 tickets for the game.  It was a great
evening!

	Day 3

	Eagles Game

	On day three, 13 lucky youth along with four staff members attended a
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Philadelphia Eagles pre-season game. Hopeworks was a guest of Ron and Liz
Jaworski.  Before the game, youth attended a B-B-Q held by the Jaworski's
and then rooted the Eagles on to victory over the Bengal's!

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Hope Through School Congratulates Table-off and PhotoShop Contest Winners
Congratulations to Sade Coley <http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>
, Samantha Mojica <http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html> , and
Rosemary DeJesus <http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  winners of
the 2005 Table-off.  These three young ladies used their
Ribbon<http://www.hopeworks.org/emails/images/ribbon.gif> HTML skills to
build tables accurately and quickly.  Congratulations to Andre Williams
<http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  and Luis Rodriguez
<http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  who won the first annual
PhotoShop contest as voted by their peers.  Andre placed his face onto a
picture of TI and Luis placed his head on the $50 bill.

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Literacy Program Update

This summer has been an exciting time for the Literacy Program at
Hopeworks. First, Hopeworks thanks the United Way for awarding a $40,000
grant for the continued development and maintenance of the Literacy
Program. In August, the Literacy Program went multi-media as the youth at
Hopeworks produced their own 15 minute radio segment, where they discussed
many issues that affect Camden residents. Segments from the radio show can
be found on www.lifenetradio.org <http://www.lifenetradio.org/> . The
radio show, which aired on August 31, was just one of many successes for
the youth at Hopeworks. Mario Arriola was the winner of this year's
Literacy IPOD raffle. Way to go Mario!

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Carol Thompson Continues Study Of Hopeworks

Carol Thompson, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania,
continued her research at Hopeworks during the Summer Program. She
continues to be particularly interested in how trainees develop new ways
of thinking and learning along with new language practices as they adopt
new roles within Hopeworks (such new roles include being newcomers,
informal "mentors" for other trainees, trainers, and conference
presenters.) Thus far Thompson's research indicates that roles, learning,
and language practices are tightly linked in Hopeworks practices.

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Scratch Update

Scratch continues to make progress as Sade Coley
<http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html> , Angel Rodriguez
<http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html> , and Jovanni Hernandez
<http://www.hopeworks.org/ttrainees-ie.html>  continue to work with their
South African counterparts.  Both groups have been working for
approximately the
Scratch<http://www.hopeworks.org/emails/images/scratch.jpg> same amount of
time on a presentation about their community, and specifically, their
group.  Soon they will exchange projects and edit each others work.  In
order to complete this one year project, he group meets at least once a
week, and uses the program Skype to communicate live via the internet.
The youth also use Scratch to build electronics devices such as joysticks
and then use them for the animation that they have also created through
the program.  We're excited to see what the group will do next!

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Many Thanks!!

Thanks to the many sponsors of this year's Symantec Week who provided
donations and funding for this event:  Symantec Foundation, Comcast,
Delaware River Port Authority, Ron and Liz Jaworski, Philadelphia Stock
Exchange, Campbell Soup, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Teresa Turin-Lis Xtra
Lease, Jodie Rich, Option One Mortgage Company, and John Ross.  Special
thanks also to Frank Beierschimitt and John McClay for their contributions
to Hopeworks this past month!

Hope Through School Began September 13
Hope Through School began Tuesday, September 13.  We meet every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 4-6:15.  Click here
<http://www.hopeworks.org/thts.html>  to learn more and to download an
application.

College Updates:

Kyle Herz-Lane completed
Study<http://www.hopeworks.org/emails/images/study.gif> his internship at
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and begins his second year at Walnut Hill
College Restaurant School...Ed Figueroa begins his sophomore year at
Rutgers New Brusnwick... Mark Ford is beginning his final semester at
Camden County College....Kaya Ramirez will begin college at the Art
Institute of Philadelphia...Frank Castillo has joined the army and is
stationed in Texas...Miguel Pomales will finish his associates degree this
year and hopes to more on to a four year college...Bernie Rucker< /strong>
begins his college career at Burlington Community college...Lilliana
Quintana is started her 2nd year at Rutgers majoring in electronic
arts...Trang Trieu began her junior year at William Patterson majoring in
accounting.  Good luck this year!

View Our Latest Clients:

Camden Eye <http://www.camdeneye.com/>
Camden Eye Center <http://www.camdeneye.com/>
Camden Redevelopment Agency <http://www.camdenredevelopment.com/>
Camden Redevelopment Agency <http://www.camdenredevelopment.com/>

Keep an eye out for these upcoming sites:

*	Humanitas Foundation
*	Ansgar Charitable Foundation
*	Cramer Hill CDC
*	Lion of Judah Assemblies of God
*	Earth Share of NJ
*	The Beijing Center
*	Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
*	Friends for Life Animal Sanctuary

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