Multimedia Presentation

For Film 150, we had to volunteer at Escuela Vieau, a Hispanic school on the south side of Milwaukee. It was a great experience to work with the boys and girls club, to help tutor the children and help them with their arts and crafts activities. So for my multimedia presentation I wanted to show the things Escuela Vieau is doing to help their students succeed. Hispanic schools are often in rough neighborhoods where not everybody knows how to speak English. There are high drop out rates and high crime rates and many of these schools fail, but Escuela Vieau is different than the typical Hispanic school.

The principle of Escuela Vieau, who recently retired, was the one who started all of the programs and community connections the school has today. It is a known fact that family and community involvement and participation helps students have higher self-esteem and success in school. For my multimedia presentation I wanted to communicate the message that there is hope for all Hispanic schools, and Escuela Vieau is a fine example of the success that is possible when family and community are involved.