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SUMMER IMMERSION EXCURSIONS Student immersion experiences are growing and expanding. Upcoming faculty-led immersion programs include: • Lille, France with faculty member Kareen Obydol, May 24-June 9. • Guatemala (From Houses to Homes Service Project) with faculty member Alexandra Mahoney, former Athletic Director Steve Griggs and Elise Javetski ’09, May 27-June 11. • Vermont (Four Springs Farm) with faculty members Arlene Jachim, Maria Teresa McNeilly-Anta ’93 and Pegeen Galvin, May 29-June 9. • Pontevedra, Spain with faculty member Maria Teresa McNeilly-Anta ’93 and former faculty member Lenora Mahler, June 10-July 1. • Vermont and Maine (White Mountains) with faculty member Jeffrey Vinikoor, August 2-11.
PRISMS: IN PRINT AND OUT LOUD Hear, Hear! The fall issue of Prisms, Newark Academy’s awardwinning literary magazine, added a new dimension to student poetry, prose and artwork. Three pieces included QR codes which, when
▼ Vermont May 29-June 9
scanned with a QR code reader app on a smart phone or tablet, take the reader to an audiorecording of the author reading her own work. “This issue demonstrates what is possible when creativity and technology merge,” said faculty advisor Lou Scerra. Scan this code to hear the poem called “Read these words in rhythm,” written and read
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aloud by Alyssa McPherson ’13.
Pontevedra, Spain June 10-July 1
OUTREACH spring 2012