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Villanova Magic School
The Peer Interdisciplinary Volunteer Outreach with Theatre and
Science (PIVOTS) project addresses the urgent need for enrichment
activities that encourage children, especially underrepresented
minorities, to pursue science, engineering, and mathematics careers. The
Science & Theatre Magic Program, a service learning summer program of
multidisciplinary, magic-themed science exploration, where faculty
mentor teens, who in turn create and stage a fantastic day-long
adventure that brings younger children from Philadelphia by train to a
“School of Magic.”
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 Video Clip: "Magic
School 2006"
A recap of the Science & Theatre program from 2006
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Flash Video, 41.1 MB) |
The creation of the magic school gives powerful
expression to the youth voice inherent in the service learning paradigm:
ownership of the design in the context of meaningful service sparks
active learning and results in a memorable science-inspired interactive
educational performance bridging across its expansive urban and suburban
set to connect the diverse populations of teens and the children served.
The PIVOTS project is a new initiative by a team of Villanova University
scientists, artists, engineers, and educators in collaboration with
civic, corporate, and non-profit organizations.
VESTED
Sophomore students and faculty from the Chemical Engineering
Department participate in the VESTED-Mentor program run by the College
of Engineering.
Please view our VESTED information page for more information |
Villanova Magic School
Villanova Magic School is a multidisciplinary
summer program for teenagers involving:
- Instruction in the fields of science, mathematics and technology
- Improvisational theatre and writing
- Outreach to younger children from Philadelphia
- An effort to repair the misconception of a dichotomy between creativity
in the sciences and in the arts
- The exploration of the use of storytelling and re-enactment in the
teaching of science
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