Dream flags are on lines to
connect--and to travel. Here are some of
the many ways our dreams get shared.
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Dream Flags At
School
Exhibit your flags in the cafeteria or out
of doors--wherever people get together and pause
to read. You can have a Dream Flag Celebration
to read the poems and appreciate the work. Some
schools combine this with another spring school
event such as an arts night.
Dream Flags At
Work
Invite parents to take a line of your Dream
Flags to work to display. They will brighten a
hallway, lobby or other space and will share the
hope. You may also want to approach a large
office complex about exhibiting in their lobby
space. Include a sign that explains where they
came from. Maybe next year you'll be dreaming
with even more schools in your area!
Dream Flags At
the Library
Ask your local library if you may exhibit
Dream Flags there. They promote reading and
brighten the space. Include a sign about your
school's Dream Flag involvement.
Dream Flags in
the Hospital
One of the best places for Dream Flags is in
a hospital where people may be very much in need
of hope and diversion. Dream Flags exhibit well
in long corridors, and hospitals have them. Be
sure to allow the hospital plenty of time to
organize the exhibit since they usually have
important requirements about sanitation, height,
and other display factors.
Dream Flags for
Shoppers
May local shopping areas or malls are
pleased to exhibit student work, and your Dream
Flags will be read by hundreds as they shop,
helping people to remember what's really
important in the middle of an active day.
Dream Flags for
Flyers
Airports are full of people who would love
to read something hopeful and beautiful. With
many connecting hallways and other gathering
spaces, they're an ideal place to exhibit your
Dream Flags. Get in touch with your airport
administration to see about exhibiting Dream
Flags for flyers. Be sure to include signage for
your school, and get ready to dream with others
from far away!
2007 Dream Flags At Work!
Dream Flag Exhibitions in the Philadelphia
Region
Click on images for enlargement.
Cirra
Centre
Main entrance and atrium area next to
Philadelphia's 30th Street Station
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
Flags exhibited in
patient areas and long-term care resident areas.
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for enlargements.
Philadelphia Citizen's Park
(home of the
Philadelphia Phillies)
Flags exhibited in one
entrance area.
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for enlargement.
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Flags exhibited in
public meeting areas.
Fairmount Arts Crawl
Flags exhibited
along
two blocks of sidewalk next to an old prison.
Check out this video on their site. Watch for
Dream Flags at the end.
2006 Dream Flags At Work!
Dream Flag Exhibitions in the Philadelphia
Region
Click on images for enlargement.
Cirra
Centre
Main entrance and atrium area next to
Philadelphia's 30th Street Station
School District of
Philadelphia Education Center
Part of district-wide art exhibition.
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for enlargements.
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
Flags exhibited in
patient areas and long-term care resident areas.
Click
for enlargements.
Philadelphia Citizen's Park
(home of the
Philadelphia Phillies)
Flags exhibited in one
entrance area.
Click
for enlargement.
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Flags exhibited in
public meeting areas.
Click
for enlargement.
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Some Dream Flag poets from the Agnes Irwin School with hospital vice-president Jim Paradis.
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Flag Galleries and Maps
Click on the flags below to view on-line Dream
Flag Lines. You can scroll to the right to view
a whole line of flags. Click on any flag to see
its enlargement, look at the art up close, and
focus on the poetry.
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Lo Kunphen School
Mustang, Nepal
These flags were created by the students in
a remote region of Nepal where boys and
girls between the ages of seven and sixteen
study general curriculum and also how to
become an amchi, a traditional
Tibetan doctor. |
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Scolaire Rubavu
Gisenyi, Rwanda
These flags were created by middle school
students in this Rwandan school as part of
the Healing Rwanda Project of Barefoot
Artists. |
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The Philadelphia
School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These flags were made by third graders at
this independent school in Center City
Philadelphia. 2009 is their sixth year of
participation. |
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Hockaday School
Dallas, Texas
These flags were made by sixth grade
students at this all-girls school in Dallas.
Click the number to see one of the three
flag lines.
(Some flags are still in-process.) |
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2006 |
The Benjamin School
North Palm Beach, Florida
Sample flags from their whole-school
participation in The Dream Flag Project. |
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2006 |
John Wister
Elementary School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sample flags made by K-8 students at this
school in the Germantown area of
Philadelphia. |
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The Agnes Irwin
School
Rosemont, Pennsylvania
These are the flags made by sixth graders in
the first year of The Dream Flag Project as
a multi-school program (2004) and in 2009. Agnes Irwin is the
founding school of The Dream Flag Project. |
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. Berlin Community
School
Berlin, New Jersey
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Teacher
Workshop Dream Flags |
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International
Reading Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
These flags were made by participants in a
Dream Flags workshop: "Engaging Students to
Dream: Create, Connect, and Share." |
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2006 |
People of Color
Conference
Dallas, Texas
These flags were made by participant teachers at a
workshop for the National Association of
Independent Schools: "Empowered to Hope for
a Better World." |
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The Dream Flag
Project Celebration 2005!
We shared our dreams at the
Kimmel Center this year on Saturday, April 16th.
Poets from 22 schools read their work while
musicians played improvisational music. We
connected more that 1,400 Dream Flags,
surrounding all of the balconies of the Kimmel
Center. More later . . .
2005 Video
SETTING UP: Between
around 10:30 and 11:30 on Saturday morning on
April 16th, teachers from 19 schools arrived at
the Kimmel Center with flags and students. In
just over an hour, with the help of the fabulous
Dream Team volunteers, they set up more than 1,400
feet of flags for exhibition all around
the Kimmel Center balconies..
Click
here (or the image) to see highlights of the
action in a a 51/2 minute video clip.
(The video is wmv. format for now (PC). We'll
try to get a QuickTime version soon. It's about
5 1/2 minutes long.)
INTRODUCTION:
We welcome everyone and sing "The Dream
Flag Song" together:
Click
here (or the image) to view this
5 1/2 minute video clip.
More video coming as we edit it.
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(The video is wmv. format for now (PC). We'll
try to get a QuickTime version soon. It's about
5 1/2 minutes long.)
THE POEMS: Hear representative poets
from the schools. Click the image to see
the clip. Most are about 5 minutes.
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(The video is wmv. format for now (PC). We'll
try to get a QuickTime version soon.)
Introduction
The Agnes Irwin School
Berlin Community School
Belmont
Charter School
Chestnut Hill Academy
Greenwood Elementary School
John
Wister School
Loomis
Elementary
Montessori Genesis II
Readers R Us
Reading High
The
Philadelphia School
Lovett School
Flint Hill School
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2005
Pictures
Kimmel Center Dream
Flag Celebration: April 16, 2005
Click here to read an article
describing the 2005 Dream Flag Celebration
on April 16, 2005.
Getting
ready . . .
Reading the
poems . . .
Connecting
the flags!
Wrapping up!
Pictures List
Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA: Poets and
their Flags
Pictures List
Berlin Community School, Berlin, NJ:
Poets and their Flags
Pictures List
Penn Charter, Philadelphia, PA: Making
Flags with Partners
Pictures List
The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA:
Making Flags
Pictures List
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2005 Gallery
of Poems--CLICK TO VIEW
The Dream Flag Project is about connecting. . .
to dreams and to each other.
The
Dream Flag Gallery of Poems is a place to read
dream poems written by the 3,275 student participants in the 2005 Dream
Flag Project. It includes all poems that were
sent in by teachers. We hope you will take time
to read some of these poems and to
respond to their authors. Which do you like?
Which grab you in some way? Are they similar to
your dreams? Different? You can write an email
or send a letter to the teacher from the email
link or postal address listed.
To
add your 2005 Dream Flag poems to the gallery, please send
them in
an email or attachment to
dreamflags@agnesirwin.org. Include your
school name, the grades of the students, postal
address, and/or an email address.
Dream Flag Poem Comparison
Letter Writing Assignment
Student Handout
This is an assignment to be used with the
Gallery of Poems. It directs students to
find two dream poems with something in
common and to write the authors a letter
about them. It is appropriate for middle
school and up. It could be adapted for
younger students.
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2004
Pictures and Video
Here area few
pictures and a video from a regional celebration
in 2004.
Dream Flag Kimmel Celebration '04 VIDEO
Windows Movie
Maker format (wmv)--about 9 minutes
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