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Heads up all Lattice Readers!
I just got word of a very exciting new project that two recent college grads have started. Instead of taking traditional jobs upon their graduation, they picked up and moved to India where, over the past couple of months, they have created something called The Modern Story. To begin with, the two of them were teaching ditial storytelling to children in India and publishing the inspiring results on their blog. Now, they have developed the project into a fellowship program so that other young people can take part in and develop what they have begun. The Modern Story Fellowship is an example of the creative initiatives that can come out of recent college grads daring to go out on a limb and not taking the safe path-- the one that so many others seem to be taking (read my blog about that in "Re-Thinking the Corporate Choice" ). Here is your opportunity to join them. - Astri
The Modern Story Fellowship: Teaching Digital Storytelling in India. Looking for a fellow for October-January teaching semester. Respond Immediately!
In the winter of 2008, The Modern Story (www.themodernstory.wordpress.com) initiative implemented a self-designed digital storytelling curriculum and multimedia skill set in two governmental schools in Andhra Pradesh: C.Ramchand Girls School in Hyderabad, and A.P. Boys Residential School in Nalgonda. The project was conducted in affiliation with American India Foundation's Digital Equalizer program. From this experience stemmed the idea to expand The Modern Story project into a Fellowship Program for college students and young adults in the US with an interest in global activism. The purpose of The Modern Story Fellowship is to 1) introduce to, and then sustain progressive pedagogies and a creative multimedia curriculum in governmental schools in the greater Hyderabad region, and 2) offer undergraduates and young persons in the U.S., the opportunity to participate directly in volunteer work abroad within the field of education and technology. The fellowship takes place during two stints throughout the year: (July-September, and September-February). If you are interested in the Fellowship (now or for the future) read more here (www.themodernstory.wordpress.com/fellowship) and send an email to Piya Kashyap (piya
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The Modern Story is specifically looking for applicants who are interested in joining a fellow for the months of October-January. Please contact us immediately if you are interested and have a background in teaching and/or digital media.
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