Call to Action, Filmmaking, Essay Writing
When Emmy was in 4th grade, she participated in MY HERO and wrote a story about her father, Jeremy Glick, who died on September 11, 2001. After reading her story, her class decided they wanted to do something to honor Jeremy and decided to raise money for the Japanese relief effort after the tsunami in 2011. They partnered with an after school program in Harlem run by Jeremy's Heroes, a charity started by Jeremy's family. Students in both locations became filmmakers documenting their efforts.
Pictures documenting Saddle River Day School students' efforts honoring Jeremy Glick.
Jeremy's Heroes is an after school program in Harlem, NY. Students all participate in community service and this year they chose to raise money for the Japanese Tsunami relief as their service project and their efforts are also documented in the film Call to Action.
Film documenting kids becoming activists in memory of a classmate's father.
Our class was part of the My Hero Learning Circle. We had the opportunity to video conference with a class in Texas and another class in Canada to share our ideas about who is a hero and why. After discussing what makes a hero and who are heroes, each student chose his or her hero to write about in an essay. Some students chose family member, others chose a sports hero or person from history. We look forward to sharing our essays and learning more about the heroes from the other participants in this project.
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