Heather, Angie, Liam and Karl (otherwise known as the Incredible H.A.L.K. Quartet) are in Phase 2 and have been working on the Allegro from Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major for a few months. Here they are giving a casual performance for their Phase 2 colleagues as a dress rehearsal for this year’s Youth Salon.

http://youtu.be/uKrIIEZZ20Q

Hey, Phase 2! As for our possible YS topic of religion and politics, I think it’s important for us to find a message that we can all come together on. This is a broad topic that could be many things… I posted this article thinking of August’s interest in looking into how this issue relates to the founding of our state.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/God-Government-and-Roger-Williams-Big-Idea.html

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/26/155766786/whats-driving-college-costs-higher

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-15/news/ct-met-irish-colleges-recruit-20120415_1_dorm-life-prospective-students-irish-students

Hello Phase 2 folks!

Welcome to the very first Youth Salon 2013 prep post! Following on from last Thursday’s brainstorm discussion, students selected discussion topics that they found particularly interesting and we asked you guys to consider the following questions:

What is the issue?

What is the impact?

How might be change be effected? Are there people working for change?

Are there opposing views?

Does learning about this topic change your perspective?

As with all of these posts, we encourage you guys to leave comments and keep the discussion flowing all week long! : )

Phase 2 is going to use the Media Lab site to work toward the 2013 Youth Salon! Check back for updates!