teach kids in NYC's detention centers

[nick normal]

greetings.

Sonia Galarza is the Director for the Department of Juvenile Justice for NYC ( http://www.nyc.gov/html/djj/home.html ). She has asked me to ask NYC artists & teachers if anyone is interested in teaching their secure and non-secure detention facility kids about the benefits of recycling, green living and other eco-friendly topics.

Your platform could be to teach through art, or science, or architecture, or another practice of your choice.

This is a NEW program the DJJ is trying to design, called "Design Your Own GO Green Community".

There is NO funding, and they're aiming for classes to be taught in August with some end-of-August event. It's tight, but it's also an opportunity to assist the DJJ with designing this platform, which might lead to future funded projects.

If anyone out there is interested in teaching to NYC's detention youth, let me know and I'll put you in touch with Sonia - she's a wonderful administrator for the city and is really trying to do some good for the DJJ kids.

Please forward this message to other artists-teachers you know who might be interested.

cheers,

Nick Normal

nickn...@gmail.com

Maker Relations, World Maker Faire (NYC)