Scribe Seeks Student Workers for Documentary History Project for Youth

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The above video is part of a collection of short documentaries, titled Roots, Rhythms, and Stories and was produced by the 2009 Documentary History Project for Youth team of student workers. Check out the project website created by the student workers: http://dhpy.scribe.org/

Application Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:
Youth enrolled in grades 8 – 12. No prior video making experience is necessary.

WHAT’S INVOLVED
Interested applicants must be willing to commit to 6 hours of work during the school year and then between 10 and 15 hours per week in the summer. Participants are paid a stipend for their work as part of the documentary crew. This year's project will begin in April 2010 and completed in September/October 2010. It will focus on the history of public transportation in the Philadelphia region and will include a website created by the student workers.

HOW TO APPLY
To download an application please follow this link: http://scribe.org/about/documentaryhistoryprojectyouth and scroll down to the bottom of page to download the files dhpy_app_2010.pdf and 2010_DHPY_program_description.

For questions please call Boone Nguyen, program coordinator, @ 215 222 4201 or send an email to boone@scribe.org.