One of the clues to our 200-year mission may well lie quite some time ago - and far away. As it turns out, one of Peter's and my relatives is Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881.)Hugh was an educational pioneer who dedicated his life to making public secondary and higher education available to all people in Wales.He published the revolutionary “Letter to the Welsh People” on the need for public education in Wales.
Can Entertainment Media Ignite an Education Revolution?Author, USC Professor, and Blogger Henry Jenkins shares some great insights about his experience at the recent "Learning from Hollywood: Can Entertainment Media Ignite an Education Revolution?" conference, hosted by the USC Cinema School and organized by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. Jenkins post is a great wrap up of this fantastic event, and don't miss this video of his own talk on Entertainment Education.
A Great Struggle Recalled - The Boston Public Library has a new exhibit that illuminates the Civil War through historic maps and artifacts.
FableVision Studios is located in the Fort Point area of Boston, right on the top floor of the Boston Children's Museum. The area, which Mayor Thomas M. Menino has dubbed the "Innovation District," is truly a great place, and we FableVisionaries feel pretty lucky to work here every day. We like to keep an eye on what goes on around our little corner of the city, and this week we've discovered an interested project!
The Boston Business Journal has named FableVision one of Boston's "Best Places to Work 2011."
