Thru the Lenz is a research project that is focused on the exchange of knowledge amongst all parties involved: principal resesarcher(s), participants/co-researchers, community members, teachers, and families. The project is participant guided and the focus will be determined through group dialogue, photo taking expeditions, and creative exercises.
Thru the Lenz will occur for approximately twelve weeks, with weekly two hour sessions.
A rough outline follows:
Initial sessions - educational and informative
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Group cohesion activities-these will occur throughout the project including:
check-ins, safety and trust building exercises, and ending reflections
Intermediate Sessions - Photo taking expeditions
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Participants choose favorite photos to write about, collage, graphic story-telling,
and composition creation of various forms
Final Sessions - Focus on the vision of the participants and community action
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Community action-examples: neighborhood clean-up, school projects and out-reach to entire student body,
revamp physical places in the community, skits on healthy choices, etc…
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