Tag: #learn
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Celebrating Earth Day at CommUniverCity
A happy, safe, physically distant, but socially connected Earth Day from all of us at CommUniverCity! In keeping with the spirit of sustainability, CommUniverCity is assembling garden education kits for 4th through 6th graders for distribution to families in Central San Jose this month. We’ll be growing carrots, cauliflower, kale, and beans. We are also…
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Bringing Vibrancy, Art & Heart to Delmas Park
Authors: Katherine Cushing, Executive Director; Nicole Guzman, Project Coordinator Through our new partnership with the Delmas Park Neighborhood Association (DPNA), CommUniverCity connected SJSU Graduate Urban Planning students studying tactical urbanism with community organizations and residents. The term tactical urbanism refers to the use of inexpensive, short-term actions–think flash mobs and temporary parks–that can build social…
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13th Annual Celebration Brings Smiles & Laughter
Authors: Marisela Castro, Communications Specialist; Katherine Cushing, Executive Director Engage, learn, and build. Those are the three core pillars that inspire students, faculty, residents, and partners to continuously build social capital in the local community. Every year, we acknowledge and recognize the hard work of all those who work with us in common cause to…
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Our Growing Sustainably Pledge
Author: Nancy Nguyen, Garden Education Coordinator What is Growing Sustainably? Kids love to eat and play outside. CommUniverCity’s Growing Sustainably program uses outdoor classrooms to work with elementary school students in Central San Jose to nurture an appreciation for the natural environment and fresh, nutritious foods. This is the pledge we make every day to…
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Raising Awareness Through Performance
Authors: Nicole Guzman & Katherine Cushing According to a 2017 study by the Pew Research Center, San Jose is one of the 20 metropolitan regions with the largest populations of undocumented residents in the U.S. Immigration concerns are some of the most pressing issues in our local community. As a way to raise awareness and…
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College Day 2015
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa On a crisp October morning, students at Horace Mann Elementary returned from their week-long break to a special treat: the kick-off for University Week! Teachers lined up their classes on the artificial turf outside the school. When the youngsters looked out across the field, they beheld a wall of SJSU Soccer players…
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Partner Spotlight: Professor Julie Sparks of Writing Partners
Interview by Mariaclara Zazzaro Professor Julie Sparks has been an instrumental part of CommUniverCity’s Writing Partners program for the last two years; her English 1A and 1B students have provided hundreds of college pen pals to elementary students in central San José. She first heard of the program at a conference in the summer of…