Balfour Banquet

The banquet for the Balfour scholars at the Balfour Pre College Academy was so incredible. I was really excited to see what all of the other classes had worked on and what the students had produced in those classes (cultural identity and GALACTIC). Having facilitated last summer, I knew that I would be impressed by what the students worked on, but just as last  year, I was surprised and blown away by the creativity and powerful words that the students shared in this evening.

Here are some pictures of the posters that the Poverty Near and Far group made:




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