Outside The Lens

Improve literacy and critical thinking skills through photography and writingprojects;promote community and environmental awareness by encouraging students tocapture images of their environment, communities and the world around them; allowstudents to express themselves using a variety of mediums;provide an enrichingexperience the exposes students to artists from the community;build parentalinvolvement through student interview assignments and inviting parents to viewstudent's work at exhibitions;emphasize the importance of education by working withprofessionals and learning why continuing studies are so important.