Inside Philip Greene’s multimedia classroom at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, students are hard at work.”We can do any type of creative you need in this space, whether it’s video animation or even the graphic design stuff,” Greene said.In addition to learning these skills for future careers, they are also learning important life lessons.”As they move forward into these job places, they’re going to have to learn how to connect, and they have to work with other people. Showing them how to care and to be concerned with others is just as important for professional development,” Greene said.Video below: Hand-painted greeting cards That latest lesson came in the form of a greeting card. Students at the career center took images crafted by local elementary school students. Children in Grades 2-5 were invited to participate. After a few images were selected, Greene’s students brought the designs to life.”We brought them back here, and we allowed our juniors and seniors to reformat the artwork, and we formatted it to fit within a greeting card space. Once they did that, we crafted messages and we came up with this slogan, the ‘Love Quotes,'” Greene said.Greene and some of his students hand-delivered the cards to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He hopes the lesson will stick with students long after the school day is over.”We teach the young people how to engage personally, and it’s important. We really feel like these tips can help,” Greene said.Greene hopes this is just the beginning, with plans to make additional cards for other neighbors in the future.
Inside Philip Greene’s multimedia classroom at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, students are hard at work.
“We can do any type of creative you need in this space, whether it’s video animation or even the graphic design stuff,” Greene said.
In addition to learning these skills for future careers, they are also learning important life lessons.
“As they move forward into these job places, they’re going to have to learn how to connect, and they have to work with other people. Showing them how to care and to be concerned with others is just as important for professional development,” Greene said.
Video below: Hand-painted greeting cards
That latest lesson came in the form of a greeting card. Students at the career center took images crafted by local elementary school students. Children in Grades 2-5 were invited to participate.
After a few images were selected, Greene’s students brought the designs to life.
“We brought them back here, and we allowed our juniors and seniors to reformat the artwork, and we formatted it to fit within a greeting card space. Once they did that, we crafted messages and we came up with this slogan, the ‘Love Quotes,'” Greene said.
Greene and some of his students hand-delivered the cards to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He hopes the lesson will stick with students long after the school day is over.
“We teach the young people how to engage personally, and it’s important. We really feel like these tips can help,” Greene said.
Greene hopes this is just the beginning, with plans to make additional cards for other neighbors in the future.
