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BBPU Summer Academy 2022
Storytime with Araceli
Wednesday 8/10 and Thursday 8/11 at 9:00 - 9:30am
Professor: Araceli Acosta
A 30 min. interactive storytime for PreK-1st Grade! We will read picturebooks written and/or illustrated by Black authors, play with a parachute and finish with a craft.
Recommended Ages: Pre-K -1st grade
Exploring Nature
Monday 8/8 through Friday 8/12 from 10am - 12pm
Professors: Dori King and Kesia Tosh
In this class students will learn about plants, trees, wildlife and ecology by exploring various species that live in the Fanno Creek Trail park, next to the BBPU Black Family Center!
Recommended Ages: 2nd Grade - High School
Global Business 101
Professor: Haben Woldu
Wednesday 8/10, Thursday 8/11, Friday 8/12 from 1-2pm
This class will go over skills to help high school students manage stress and better regulate their moods during these unprecedented times. Participants will learn tools for recognizing and shifting negative thought patterns. Participants will also learn behaviors that support optimal mental health and help to overcome negative mood states.
Recommended Ages: Middle School, High School
Finding Your Creative Voice
Professor: Jordan Thierry
Monday 8/8, Tuesday 8/9, Wednesday 8/10 from 2-4pm.
In this class we will engage in different mediums of storytelling and creativity in ways that help us overcome fear of sharing our creative expressions, and get students comfortable experimenting with different art forms such as writing, acting, photography, and drawing. The class will feature guest speakers who are Black creative artists.
Recommended Ages: 4th Grade up through High School
Creative Podcast Institute
Thursday 8/11 and Friday 8/12 from
2-4pm.
Professor: Janita Jones
This class will provide students with the opportunity to use a podcast studio and learn how to make a podcast; students will be encouraged to bring in podcast ideas based on content from the "Finding Your Creative Voice" class as well as others.
Recommended Ages: 4th Grade up through High School
Black Poets and Poetry 101
Monday 8/8 through Thursday 8/11 from
4-5pm
Professor: Glori Johnson
This class will help you to explore some of the great black poets of our time and also give children the opportunity to learn how to write various poems, using their creativity and art to express themselves.
Recommended Ages: 4th -5th Grade, Middle School, High School
Smart Money Management (virtual)
Monday 8/8, Tuesday 8/9, Wednesday 8/10 from 6-7pm
Professors: Oluwatosin Iyasele, Joelliane (Tucci) Iyasele, Wilson Tao
This class will cover Budgeting, Savings, Banking, types of loans, credit cards/ debit cards/ credit scores, and investing.
Recommended Ages: 3rd - 5th grade, Middle School, High School
To Be Black and Free:
The Maroon Society (Virtual)
Thursday 8/11 from 6-8pm
Professors: Justice Rajee, Desiree Williams Rajee
This class will be an introduction to the history of maroon communities in the African diaspora during the continental slave trade through to the end of the US civil war. The class will have a particular focus on the presence of maroon communities in the US, related forms of resistance to oppression, and the unique ways enslaved people fought for liberation. We will close with a discussion of what a maroon resistance would look like in our current society.
Recommended Ages: Middle School, High School
Black Hair and All that Jazz (Virtual)
Friday, August 13th
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Professor: Janeen Smith
Black Hair and All That Jazz is a presentation that focuses on the illustrious history of descendants of the African diaspora. The history predates slavery and brings us to present day. In the presentation we will discuss Black hairs as royalty, addressing and debunking stereotypes. This presentation incorporates spoken word, hair tips and tricks, and addresses the history of hair petting. This presentation will also address stereotypes and offensive language that continue to manifest within the Black community.
Recommended Ages: All ages! Parents welcome too.
Black Student Union Leadership Institute
Saturday, 8/13 from 10am - 4pm
Facilitators: Susan Elliot, Jordan Thierry, and more
The BSU Leadership Institute will bring students involved in the Black Student Unions together to talk about how to run a BSU, how to increase members, put on great programs, and organize for change in your school, school district, and community.
Recommended Ages: 8th Grade + High School