The past Tuesday April 3, ten CCATE students with CCATE’s Executive Director Obed Arango attended the presentation of the documentary East LA produced and directed by Betsy Kile. The documentary narrated by Dany Trejo took ten years of production and tells the story of gentrification in Boyle Heights Los Angeles. The event was organized by […]
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CCATE had a website workshop on Saturday. CCATE teacher, parents and studens learned how to use WordPress.
Friday, March 24, the General Secretary of the Organization of Americas States (OAS), Luis Almagro, visited the University of Pennsylvania to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a mutual collaboration with the university and community partners. An initiative of the Latin America and Latinx studies led by Dr. Tulia Falleti and Dr. Cathy Bartch. CCATE […]
The CCATE filmmaking class has become a tradition for several generations of students. This semester the class is working on a documentary about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) based on students’ decision to speak on behalf of their families, bothers and sisters, and to show solidarity and support. Through the filmmaking class, […]
CCATE continues making a social impact in the community through the arts. As part of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, we are developing a mural at Norristown Area High School with the 35+ students who participate in the program. The mural provokes contemplation of diversity, motion, energy, nature, and life through abstract conceptualism. […]