Photography Lunch Club book is published

Through A Lens by 5-316 Photography Lunch Club, 2011 | Make Your Own Book

The Documentary Lunch Club

Investigating nutritional information, price and selection, the food activists look into some popular snacks at the neighborhood Met Food.

"How much sugar is this cereal?" Dasha wonders.

Documentary Lunch Club Public Service Announcement!

PSA: Toothpaste from K.Z. on Vimeo.

Zander, Anna and Dasha created their first PSA to inform the world about some of the dangerous ingredients in toothpaste. Check it out! We'll screen the informative video in class next week.

This Week's Lunch Group Documentary: The Story of Stuff

This week's Documentary Group selection is: The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff is a project aimed at informing young people about the relationship between "stuff" and sustainability. The project is a series of short animated films, the first and most well-known below. Not a member of the Documentary Club? No problem! Thanks to many excited individuals hoping to spread the film's message, it is available free!

Sandi & Karen's Lunch Groups

We are happy to announce the following lunch group offerings! What's a Lunch Group? It's a weekly meeting, taking place during lunch and recess, where we can come together and focus on an interest, in this case writing and documentary film (and later photography).

Please keep in mind your participation requires a COMMITMENT. Can we scream that in unison: COMMITMENT!!!! You will be "giving up" your recess and lunch time in the cafeteria. That being said, you must come ready to participate. Please check out our offerings below. We will be talking more about these lunch groups in class when we're ready to roll.

Writing Club Mondays, October 18 through June 13	Documentary Film Club Thursdays, October 7 through January 27	Photography Club Thursdays, March 3 through  June 16
The highly anticipated Writing Club is open to those students with an enthusiasm for writing and desire to develop their craft.  Together we will work on independent writing projects, culminating in celebrations at the end of both cycles of writing.  Writing Club members will participate in conversations with their peers about their writing, give and receive feedback and constructive criticism with the goal to grow as writers.  Sandi, who will be their writing teacher/coach, will facilitate each writing cycle. Facilitator: Sandi Weisel	The winter Documentary Film Club focuses on the inspiring and entertaining medium of film. Together we will explore topics and social issues of your interest in an informal setting… by viewing current documentaries projected on the Smartboard as we eat our lunches! And discussion is encouraged. After each film we will explore the ideas it generated through a film chat. Students have the opportunity to select topics of interest on the Response Form, soon to be distributed. Facilitator: Karen Zacconi	The spring 5-316 Photography Club is a chance for you to showcase your world, in pictures! After a creative brainstorm while we eat in the classroom, we will spend our time snapping pictures around the neighborhood catching Brooklyn’s unique energy and spirit. Other days we will be formatting our pictures in graphics programs. Together we will compile our photography in a slick, professional-looking book that will be available for sale. *This club requires you to have a digital camera and a USB. Facilitator: Karen Zacconi