Jun 7, 2010

Treasure Academy 2nd Annual Rites of Passage Event: 2010

Congratulations to all the young women who worked throughout the year with Treasure Academy staff on their creativity:  drama, dance, poetry, photography, step, fashion, documentary, volunteers, and more.  We are very proud of you and all our Treasure Academy participants!  Happy Summer!!

Rites of Passage highlights:
Roses given to participants to Cyndi Lauper's True Colors
A friendship documentary that brought a tear to everyone's eye
A sassy step routine
Vivid colors in the photography gallery
The beauty of dance set to "Beautiful"
Personal style and creativity in clothing and handbags
Profound emotions and thoughts delivered by the poets
Comedic genius from the drama team



Dance Africa 2010

The girls attended a very special trip to BAM's Dance Africa!





Spring Fest 2010

Congratulations to all the girls who participated in the end of year Spring Festival!  Great Work!






Apr 14, 2010

Poetry Meets Songwriting

Thank you to our great songwriting guests who came to visit our poetry group!





Apr 8, 2010

We The People: Play and Luncheon

Our young women attended a musical on Broadway entitled: 1776: We The People. Performers acted out the importance of the constitution through music and dance. After, all of us hit Times Square for luncheons and sightseeing!




Feb 28, 2010

Fairytale Fashion Show!

Our girls participated in a tutorial class hosted by Diana Eng. They learned about different areas where science and fashion meet, such as: inflatables, led lights, the drawdio, and more. They were also asked to contribute their own design concepts to Diana over the course of a month. This culminated in their attendance at Diana's spectacular Fashion Show showcasing all of her science meets fashion collection. The girls were invited to come to the show, be interviewed by various news outlets, and sit front and center to view the collection. They also hobnobbed with scientists invited to the show who graciously talked with our young women and explained their fields of research. An incredibly enriching experience and an overall fun evening! Thank you Diana!! {more photos in our albums: click on album in the left margin}

Diana's Fairytale Designs!


Our girls seated front and center as guests of Diana.


Our girls speaking with two neuroscientists about their current projects mapping the brain.


Sebastian showing them a video of their current research.


Heading off to the Fairytale Fashion event.


Our lovely host and talented designer, Diana Eng.


One of her beautiful, imaginative and scientific pieces.


Our girls entertaining during the preshow.


Busy doing their pre-show interviews!


The girls did a great job with expressing their interest in fashion, how it connects to science, and participating in Diana's tutorials.

Feb 5, 2010

Future Cities Team Winners

Congratulations Future Cities Team who won "Best Use of Cultural Resources" at the competition on Saturday!


Jan 30, 2010

Sweat Equity Presentation Day

We could not be more proud of your achievement in Sweat Equity and your mad presentation skills on Presentation Day!
We hope you learned a lot about inspiration and the design process! Special Thanks to Sweat Equity!
Love, Ms. Lisa + Mr. Richard






Jan 25, 2010

Sweat Equity Class Final Designs

Congratulations to our Sweat Equity Design Class

They worked this semester to understand the process of design. They sketched their ideas and a few professionals helped them to complete their final concept through computer rendering!

Great job!