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Lookout is now offering in-class workshops. Lookout staff can come to your classroom and lead a workshop about various different things from journalism to elections. These workshops last the length of one class period and are a great way to get your students engaged in different aspects of learning. Using our workshops is a great way for lessons to connect directly to students’ lives.

Intro to Journalism & Storytelling

An opportunity for high school students to learn about the fundamentals of journalism and the storytelling process, through a special in-class workshop. This is an interactive experience, where students can hear directly from a journalist who teaches students how to ask interview questions that try to reach the truth and meaning of what another person is saying. Through this workshop, students will create a miniature magazine, AKA a zine, where they interview classmates and write about their story, passions and place in the community. 

This opportunity is free and available now. This workshop is a great connection to our journalism scholarship. To sign up for this workshop, email help@lookoutlocal.com.

  • Length: 1 class period (45 minutes – 1 hour)
  • Size: 1 class
  • Student difficulty: High School (9-12) Easy/Introductory

The Role of the Press in Elections

Lookout Santa Cruz has created a workshop for highschool students around the topic of elections and the role the press plays within it. One of our journalist’s will talk to students, the next generation of voters, about the importance of journalism as an integral part of the election process. Within this visit,  we will share what is happening to local news sources around the nation and the consequences of this. We hope to answer students’ questions and assumptions around the media and give them critical thinking skills to confidently consume news. To sign your (a) classroom up for this workshop, email help@lookoutlocal.com.

  • Length: 1 class period (45 minutes – 1 hour)
  • Size: 1 class
  • Student difficulty: High School (9-12) Easy/Introductory