Introducing Silk Road Connect
On 2/25/09, the Silk Road Project introduced teachers from New
York City schools to a multi-year, multidisciplinary initiative, Silk
Road Connect. This 2009-2010 pilot program explores the world through
Indigo, a chemically unique dye with a rich history—a journey from
Egypt's mummies to today's blue jeans.
Presenters include
cellist and Silk Road Project Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma, Chancellor of
New York City Public Schools Joel Klein, Royal Geographical Society
Fellow and indigo expert Jenny Balfour-Paul, and Silk Road Ensemble
storyteller Ben Haggarty.
Interspersed with footage of the
workshop are comments from leading educational thinkers Warren Simmons,
director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, and Dudley
Herschbach, Nobel-winning professor of science at Harvard University.
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