YOUTH MEDIA LEARNING NETWORK

Based on the model of EVC's study group and teacher institutes, EVC has launched the national Youth Media Learning Network (YMLN) in association with YouthLearn, EDC. With seed funding from the Open Society Institute and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, YMLN offers professional development institutes and fellowships for youth media practitioners, after school youth program instructors, and K-12 classroom teachers in six regions. For more information, contact Project Director Tim Dorsey at tdorsey@edc.org or Jeremy Engle at jengle@evc.org.

CATSKILLS DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAM

The Digital Media Program, a project of the Catskill Mountain Foundation, provided 10 youth from the Catskill Region and 10 New York City-based teens with the unique opportunity to participate in a rural, residential video workshop in Hunter, New York. EVC collaborated with the Catskill Media Foundation and the International Center for Photography to design and implement a curriculum in video production and photography for this 20-day summer program in July/August 2007. The video project focused on the significance of the environment, with special attention paid to the Catskill Watershed. As the major water source for New York City, it is a shared element that naturally links the lives of rural upstate students to their New York City counterparts. Watch a clip from their video "Truth Behind the Tap" on this page.
Please note that this video is not for sale.