Philly Education Stories
This co-created theater piece shares the collective vision for educational transformation in Philadelphia.
Directed by Anissa Weinraub
Using story circles to document the experiences and beliefs of educators, students and parents, director Anissa Weinraub and her collaborators in the Teacher Action Group are co-creating a piece of original theater that shares their visions for educational transformation in Philadelphia.
Over the course of a year, Teacher Action Group convened 100 educators and students throughout Philadelphia to sit down together in story circles to document their experiences and beliefs about public education.
This project uses storytelling and theater as a cultural strategy to cultivate intergenerational solidarity, heal tensions within communities, and amplify participants’ calls for systemic change in education.
The project asks…
How does school, with its need for compliance, feel to teachers and students?
What kind of education system is actually needed in our city and for our world?
What would it take to humanize our schools?
