Archive for April, 2015

VAST Activities: Art with Spencer

Activities Published April 28, 2015 at 11:17 am No Comments

Every Friday, Spencer does an art activity with scholars. The two most popular activities are painting and crayon art. Scholars can work with their mentors to create paintings, drawings, or other works of art to take home.

This Week’s Blog Ideas: Write an Editorial; Enter the NYT Found Poem Challenge

Blogging Ideas Published April 27, 2015 at 2:17 pm No Comments

This week’s blog ideas are inspired by current events, and by The Learning Center, a New York Times blog. 1. Write Your Own Editorial Do you have an opinion about something? An editorial is a short piece of writing that expresses an opinion, supported by facts, and uses clear, direct language to persuade. Follow this […]

Abdullalif’s Day at VAST

Scholars Published April 24, 2015 at 12:35 pm No Comments

I like VAST. It’s a nice program. It’s fun. We do homework and after we finish we get to do fun activities like playing Uno and playing with the bouncy ball they have. They also have a lot of snacks. Some things I do in VAST are I read books, do my homework, eat snacks […]

Interviewing Shamara

Misc. Published April 8, 2015 at 4:08 pm No Comments

I asked my friend Shamara some interview questions. Here are her answers. -Shamara lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. – She loves the food in Poughkeepsie, New York. -She hates the schools in Poughkeepsie,New York . -She lives with her brother, cat, mom, grandpa and grandma. -Her middle is Ameena. -Her middle name means he who […]

Interviewing Kayla

Misc. Published April 8, 2015 at 3:53 pm No Comments

Kayla is from Plainfield Illinois. She came to visit Vassar because she liked the campus. She lives with both of her parents and her two sisters. She is the middle child. Her favorite book in middle school was the hunger games. Her middle name is Danielle. Her role model is her mom. She was her first teacher. If […]

Interviewing Westin

Misc. Published April 6, 2015 at 4:24 pm No Comments

Allays: Where are you from? Westin: I’m from Connecticut A: Where do you wish to go? W: I wish to go to China A: What do you like to do in your free time? W: I like to run in my free time A: If you could be any animal what would you be and […]

Interviewing Aalliyah