Far West Fall Fashion Show

Far West had a fashion show this fall and Devin was there to shoot the whole thing using a "nice big" camera! 

He got some great shots...

Getting Ready...

The Show Begins...

A Musical Performance...

And a Dance Performance...

And a Big Thank You!

Lasagna!

We went to the Farmer's market on Jack London Square to buy some local produce for our lasagna! Almost all of the produce we used was from Jack London's Farmers Market. The other items we already had on hand.

Chris wants to be a chef after High School and so we always let him lead the projects!

It was so good! Fun and easy to make! :D

Mentoring Activities November 11 &18

The activities are in full swing. Far West students are so enthusiastic that they attend their groups on a school holiday!

Hiking

Redwood park


drawing day

Nature Hikes

The East Bay Regional Parks, a ten minute drive from school...

on a beautiful autumn morning....

Salamander!

Banana slug!!

Millipede!

CCA Field Trips

Concurrent with mentoring activities, CCA students

visit with local experts working with the environment.

East Bay Park Ranger, Pam Beitz explains habitat restoration.

Jeannie McKenzie and Frankie share their experience as suburban farmers

and cheese makers.

Potrero Nuevo Fund lends Support!

After just two meetings, groups are well underway with diverse projects:
3D Animation: a humorous PSA about birth control and global population
Interior Design: Reviving a neglected library as a quiet lounge and study center with teen'zines on environmental issues
Scientific Illustration: Hiking and drawing critters
Slow Food: School-centered produce markets, cooking as community-building, a teen cookbook on nutrition
Photography & Web Graphics: Promoting Far West as a supportive environment
Screen Printing: Textiles for the library; teen 'zines
Video: "After the Earthquake"
Painting: Vivifying the fashion classroom with eco-images and low VOC paints

CCA - Far West: Action Items

CCA students toured the neighboring OUSD campus and discovered multiple opportunities for environmental interventions using their skills in architecture, interior design, photography, graphics, illustration, screen-printing, animation and video. Teens responded to the proposals during the first meeting.

CCA and Green Teens

Fall 2009 marked the start of a new initiative dedicated to pairing environmentally-concerned CCA students with Bay Area teens in order to promote greater awareness and positive, art-based actions.

You are invited to contribute your comments and links to other youth-based ecology groups as we broaden the network in the next generation.