What is your DREAM to share with the world?
Resources for creating Dream Banners.
Interview & Art with Steffi Walthall
DESCRIPTION
Artist Steffie Walthall discusses her dreams and work with a Dreamline student, alongside a time-lapse of her creating Dream Forward for the Dreamline Project.
FORMAT: Video Presentations
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Upper Elementary, Middle, and High School or older.
Artist Ibiyinka Alao & Dreams
DESCRIPTION
Award-winning Nigerian Artist and UN Peace Ambassador Ibiyinka Alao talks about dreams, shadows, and change after creating a calabash drawing.
FORMAT: Video Presentation
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Middle School, High School, and older
Demonstration of Holding Fast
DESCRIPTION
Dreamline Program Director Jeffrey Harlan demonstrates what Langston Hughes means by “hold fast to dreams” from his poem “Dreams”.
FORMAT: Video Presentations
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Upper Elementary, Middle School
PMA Interviews
DESCRIPTION
Interviews and reflections by students and teachers in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s after-school Dreamline program.
FORMAT: Video Presentation
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Middle School Students & Older, All Dream Leaders
Youth Mentor Banners
DESCRIPTION
Dreamline Youth Mentors Ahmed, Jade, and Camille each read their own Dream Banners.
FORMAT: Lesson Slides with Embedded Videos
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Middle School, High School, or older
Writing Starters
DESCRIPTION
Collection of 5 prompts for writing text to go on Dream Banners. Some highly scripted, others more open ended.
FORMAT: Printable Handout
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR : Upper Elementary and Middle School. Other groups with modification.
Writing Starter Templates
DESCRIPTION
Fill-in-the-blank forms for writing Dream Banner test. Helps students think about themselves, their families, and the world or other structured reflections.
FORMAT: Printable Handout
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary. English or Spanish Speakers.
Banner Layout
DESCRIPTION
Provides the basic layout for any Dream Banner, showing students where to put what content on the cloth.
FORMAT: Printable Handout
MOST APPROPRIATE FOR: All Ages
