CASA Documentary Trailer
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[Classical music playing]
>>Man: Where ever you see charter school
in private ascension,
you see gentrification.
And black America's been
hurt by that more than anybody.
>>Woman: The concept of educating
children has been very narrow.
>>Student: I'm more than a test.
You can't measure me with a test.
>>Man: The Bronx has an amazing history
of commute organizing.
How can we use school as a tool
or a vehicle to address that
deeper history.
I think it's a much more
interesting conversation
than just trying to fix school.
[Hip Hop music playing]
>>Jamal: My name is Jamal Bowman.
I'm the founding principle of
Cornerstone Academy for
Social Action Middle School,
CASA for short.
We're located in the Northeast Bronx.
[Hip Hop music playing]
>>Man: He's starving for knowledge.
Learning should be inspiring.
>>Student: The best principle I've ever had.
The most involved principle
I've ever had.
>>Student: And I was very impressed by his passion.
>>Student: I love how the school looks.
I love how the school feels.
>>Jamal: We are the highest combine
gross score average.
That propelled us into the top 17%
of Middle School throughout New York City,
according to their 3rd party
standardized test.
In house we measure our
own student progress.
>>Man: Hip Hop represent the rebirth
for Black civilization in America.
>>Man: Hip Hop is rooted in
community service.
The DJ started the culture of Hip Hop.
And the MC was the one
who shout it out.
Of all the celebrities coming
to the party,
the Beat boy which was created by
the DJ when he extended the Break Beat,
and all the dancer will show off
their favorite moves,
and the gang used to mark their
territory through graffiti.
The fifth element is acknowledged
yourself. Knowing your ancestor heritage.
>>Jamal: PLE, math, science, social study,
humanity, dance, sports, arts,
should all be corporated into
a comprehensive curriculum
for all children.
>>Student: I know when there's
something more that I need.
Academic alone isn't cutting.
>>Jamal: They don't believe that
they could learn in
their creative holistic way.
>>Woman: There is still this sense
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
that we need to help all kids
without the commitment to
investment for it.
>>Woman: The private industry has profited
from these so called narrative.
>>Man: Hip Hop roles as a respond
to the oppression [inaudible] trauma.
And CASA is rising as a respond
of the oppression and bad policy
in public school.
>>Student: I remember that
when talk about [Inaudible]
about the rule of the world,
when music touches lives.
>>Recording: First performance
at the United Nations...
>>Student: I didn't know that was really a thing.
>>Student: I wanna make an [Inaudible]
to getting like help improve peoples life.
>>Student: You don't hear about that in
the Bronx. Getting to school like MIT.
>>Man: Be something that I've never
seen before,
>>Man: And I've been on the phone
with Mr. Bowman
and they're like, "Yo, you talk
to your boss like that?
Oh, I could never."
What else why your school trash?
[Hip Hop music playing]
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