The Dream Flag Project
Dream Flag Project Calendar
Suggested planning schedule in this color.
Important dates in this color.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| Wk. of 1/30 |
Introduction of the poetry and life of Langston Hughes. If possible, record group recitation of "Dream Keeper" and take group photos. Send in. |
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| Jan. 30 | 31 |
Feb. 1 103rd Birthday of Langston Hughes! |
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3 | 4 | 5 |
| Wk. of 2/6 | Langston Hughes poetry and introduction of dream poem project. | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
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10 | 11 | 12 |
| Wk. of 2/13 | Poetry writing culminating in each student's Dream Flag poem text. | |||||
| 13 | 14 |
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18 | 19 |
| Wk. of 2/20 | Transfer of poems to fabric. | |||||
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| Wk. of 2/26 | Decoration of flags. | |||||
| 26 | 27 | Mar. 1 |
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3 | 4 | 5 |
| Wk. of 3/6 | Assembly of flags on lines. | |||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 |
| Wk. of 3/13 | Catch up week. | |||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 |
| Wk. of 3/20 | Some schools on Spring Break. | |||||
| 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 Poems for posting on web site due. |
24 | 25 |
26 |
| Wk. of 3/27 | Most schools on Spring Break. | |||||
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | April 1 |
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| Wk. of 4/3 | Week for sharing Dream Flags within your schools and with any partner schools. | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6Poems and pictures for schools not attending DFC on 16th due. | 7 | 8 |
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| Wk. of 4/10 | Catch up week before Dream Flag Celebration on Saturday 4/16 | |||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
16 All Schools Dream Flag Celebration at Kimmel Center, Philadelphia! |
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| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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The Dream Flag concept was created by sixth grade teachers Jeff Harlan, Sandy Crow, Helen Holt and others at The Agnes Irwin School (www.agnesirwin.org), Rosemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. The Dream Flag Project (www.dreamflags.org) is a collaborative project facilitated by Jeff Harlan and Sandy Crow. Contact dreamflags@agnesirwin.org or Jeff Harlan, Dream Flags Project Director, The Agnes Irwin School, Ithan Ave. and Conestoga Road, Rosemont, PA 19010, U.S. A.