42 The Queens Courier • kids & education • OCTOBER 27, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Ridgewood students get to use latest tech during John Lennon tour bus visit By Anthony Giudice agiudice@qns.com/@A_GiudiceReport The students at Ridgewood’s Grover Cleveland High School (GCHS) got the chance to “come together” and work with top-of-the-line cameras and musical equipment thanks to a visit from the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus as part of the Come Together: NYC tour. On Oct. 18, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus — presented by Canon USA Inc., and with the support of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley — came to GCHS with a $1,000 check and instrument donation to support ▶KIDS & EDUCATION creativity and digital media education for students. Throughout the visit, students took part in the “Canon Educational Experience,” and they were allowed to work with the latest Canon cameras for their own digital media project. Students were also able to check out the state-of-the-art tour bus and try out some of the latest gear and musical equipment through interactive workshops. More than 300 students came together on the school’s softball field to “imagine peace” by creating a human peace sign. The visit to GCHS was part of the John Lennon Educational Bus’ monthlong Come Together: NYC tour — a tour of peace, love and creativity — as New Yorkers are invited to come together to create original music, videos, poetry and art around their Photo courtesy of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus presented by Canon USA The kids at Grover Cleveland High School got the chance to work with high-tech cameras and musical equipment. central “Come Together” theme. The projects created will focus on telling the powerful and moving stories of New York City immigrants as part of a Cultural Immigrant Initiative through the NYC Council and Department of Cultural Affairs. These stories will be featured in a compilation of original music, videos, interviews, art works, photos and poetry which will premiere at the end of the tour at an event hosted by the Lennon Bus at the Museum of Moving Image. The John Lennon Educational Bus is a nonprofit, state-of-the-art mobile Pro Audio and HD video recording facility that provides hands-on experiences for students of all ages. It is in its 19th year of touring and features the latest audio and video technology, gear and products. Your path to success starts at NYSCAS. Choose from more than 45 associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs at seven convenient locations throughout the metro area. Think college, think NYSCAS. A division of Touro College. CHOOSE FROM CAREER-FOCUSED MAJORS INCLUDING: Biology • Business Management and Administration • Criminal Justice Digital Multimedia Design • Education • Human Services • Information Technology • Liberal Arts and Sciences • Paralegal Studies • Pre-dental • Pre-law • Pre-med • Psychology Touro is an equal opportunity institution. For Touro’s complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please visit: www.touro.edu Apply Now! Sanjay S. B.A. | NYSCAS ’11 Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine ’15 Doctor in training For more information: 718.520.5107 x109 • 71-02 113th Street, Forest Hills 877.962.7338 • Manhattan and Brooklyn locations
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