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Summer Sneak Peak - Video Editing summer program 2011

on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 16:22

Last summer a group of students spent a week at  a summer Video Production program at Worcester Area Think Tank on Harlow Street in Worcester. With instructors Lauren Monroe, Justin Duffy and Carly Ryan, the children, ages 9 to 15, wrote scripts, created animations, acted and filmed to create a news-themed TV production. Check out the video below created by David Niles for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and register soon for similar summer workshops running at Think Tank this July 16 - Aug. 3rd 2012.

 

Summer Workshops 2012

on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 17:43

We are very excited for our upcoming Summer workshops! Please click on a link below for detailed information:

Hot Set! Acting and Screen Writing

Hot Set! Directing, Filming, and Video Editing

Digital Audio Production and Composition

AliveWire Theatrics Playwriting Collaborative

 

Spring 2012 Creative Writing Publication Available Now!

on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 21:30

FILAMeNT is Think Tank's freshly official Creative Writing journal. Our first edition is a 57 page collection of short stories written by students of the Fall 2011 Creative Writing class. May the following excerpts be only an appetizer before the main course. Get your copy exclusively at Think Tank for $7.

"The shadows of the trees lie sleepily along the street. A few cars go by, but not many. Their headlights are sharp; they cut into the night cruelly. I shiver (the air is bitter and cold, and so am I); I rub my hands up and down my arms. I think of how you sometimes look at me and forget what you're saying, and of how you sometimes turn remote, like a stranger."      

 --Amnesia (a love story)

"Arnold couldn't understand; he had gone to school, he had gotten good grades, but somehow he ended up working for Puffworks Nose Tissue Department. He was standing outside Juicedale Mall giving out free samples of a new tissue that was suppose to be ten times softer, when Arnold knew for a fact that it was the exact same tissue as the last model but in a different wrapping."

--Puffworks

 

 

A Love For Teaching?

on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 18:22

Think Tank is hiring math, science, technology, English language-arts, and foreign language teachers and/or professionals interested in teaching and/or developing interdisciplinary educational games and curricula. Example classes, materials or workshops could include: Geometry Through Art, A History of the Chemical Elements, Video Game Design, iMovie Production, Basic Mathematics, The Chemistry of Modern Materials and Behavioral Genetics. Developing this curricula will likely pair with teaching or assisting in the course as well. Employment could begin as soon as January 23rd 2012. Listed below are more specifics:

-Math teachers and tutors with skills in basic math, calculus, pre-algebra, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, trigonometry and/or statistics.

-Science teachers or professionals with some educational experience interested in developing curriculum and teaching in general chemistry, organic chemistry, astronomy, engineering, anthropology, archeology, paleontology, geography and/or physics.

-English language-arts instructors interested in teaching basic to advanced reading comprehension and writing skills, study of international literature and authors, story and essay writing.

-Computer teachers or professionals with some educational experience interested in developing curriculum and teaching computer science. Support and classes in audio and video production applications, computer game design and NXT Lego robotics is needed right away. 

-Foreign language teachers and/or tutors fluent in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, or Vietnamese. Fluent English is also preferred.

-Experienced grant writers.

-New ideas for educational material, classes, and workshops are always welcome.

-Volunteers of any kind are also always welcome.

 

Local Biodiesel Producers Visit Think Tank!

on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 18:31

A small scale biodiesel demonstration was held at Think Tank on Tuesday 12/13. Fall General Chemistry students learned how to convert WVO (waste vegetable oil) into biodiesel. Check out the educational video! A fuller version with all student commentary coming soon!