Arianna Ortiz Tencio '23

TBA

Ciera LaCiel '23

Major: Sociology
Minor: Architecture

Nurturing Roots Urban Farm Intern

This summer I interned at Nurturing Roots, an Urban Black lead Farm in Seattle WA. Nurturing Roots has a big emphasis on teaching people how to grow their own food and providing free food to the community. Nurturing Roots also strives to build community and provide a place for people to connect with the land. As an Intern at Nurturing Roots I had a wide range of responsibilities. I worked with a team to run youth arts and movement activities while also running a farming internship program for middle and high schoolers. Additionally, I helped design and research plant cards for all the plants on the farm along with writing and designing a mouthy newsletter. I helped with set-up and running of cultural events with more than 50 people. I had a healing and empowering experience connecting with other black and brown people and the land this summer working at Nurturing Roots.

Sydney Zobel '24

Major: Studio Art

To Teach is to Learn Twice Over: Ceramic Art and Education in Shelburne Falls

This past summer, I interned for Molly Cantor, a local ceramicist in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. I worked directly in Cantor’s gallery maintaining the general upkeep of the Handle Factory- the community studio- and teaching ceramics to elementary and middle school-age campers. At the Handle Factory, I learned how to recycle clay, glaze vessels, and load kilns. This experience gave me insight into what teaching ceramics would look like, in addition to what being a ceramicist full-time entails.

Delian Ligon '23

Major: English and Psychology & Education

Fostering Creativity: Education, Social Justice, and the Arts

I spent my summer engaging seventh grade students in conversation around social justice, literature, and creative writing through a teaching fellowship with Generation Teach. The summer program exposed fifth through eighth grade students to multiple content areas while working to foster a community between each child and building confidence within themselves. As a reading teacher, I worked to develop lessons around a common read which engaged students' critical analysis and discussion skills. Time was also spent introducing students to figurative language which developed into creative writing- ultimately serving as a mode for self expression. Through reading and writing, students were able to explore multiple, complex topics surrounding individual creativity and social justice.