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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Councilman Mark Squilla (2nd District) welcomes Mastery Charter student Kyle Nelson, and students from Eliza B. Kirkbride Elementary School to Council.
Nelson, who aspires to studying political science in college, was shadowing the Councilman for the day while the Kirkbride students were present to remind Council members of the importance of arts funding in our schools.
B
You,
mr.
president,
today
is
a
day
that
we
have
young
people
here,
joining
us
to
show
them.
Government
in
action
and
I
have
two
special
guests.
One
who's
shadowing
me
here
today:
Kyle
Nelson
from
history
charter,
school
who's
going
to
be
attending
East,
Stroudsburg
and
looking
to
get
into
political
science.
So
he
made
hopefully
a
future
leader
but
I
like
to
announce
kylie-san
tournament
recognize
him.
B
And
also
we're
joined
by
the
seventh
and
eighth
grade
and
students
from
the
Eliza
Kirkbride
School
in
South
Philly.
They
are
here
today
over
here.
Oh,
why
right
the
pencil
holders,
the
pencil
holders
that
they
had
brought
today
for
every
council
member,
a
part
of
a
large
project
called
American
Dreams.
B
The
project
is
a
partnership
with
cosa
cosa
art
at
large
and
Patchogue
square
civic
associations
parted
with
with
a
grant
from
PCC
wise
Picasso
project
until
Givens,
who
is
here
today
under
the
direction
of
principal
Rebecca
Julian
and
led
by
art,
teacher
Peter,
Metcalf
and
special
education
teacher
Eileen
McKinley.
The
interdisciplinary
project
explores
connections
among
immigrant
stories,
students,
collection
from
their
families,
schools
and
neighborhoods
and
explore
the
meaning
of
the
American
Dream.
B
In
today's
such
complicated
world
and
honor
of
Philadelphia
art
advocacy,
we
Kirkbride
students
answer
you,
please
make
funding
available
and
make
it
a
priority
without
funds
for
art,
education,
the
public
schools
and
projects
like
these
are
not
possible
and
our
children
are
deprived
of
proven
benefits
that
come
from
the
innovative
and
hands
of
art
and
experience.
Please
remember
that
art
education
is
part
of
our
American
Dream,
and
the
thousands
of
children
in
our
city
are
counting
on
us
to
create
and
work
when
their
future
and,
like
Jane
golden
says,
art,
ignites
change.