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SEATTLE
CENTER ACADEMY
Meet
Some Students
Lasting Impacts
Often,
students don’t realize the full impact Seattle Center Academy
has on their lives until years later. Alumni share the influence it has
had--and still has--for them:
Joe
Joe returned to
Seattle Center Academy to mentor for three years and this year served as
the Production Assistant on staff. He believes
that Seattle Center Academy "taught me a lot about how much I love
art....And it taught me that I like doing non-profit work and community
service." Joe also credits the Academy with helping him be less shy
and know how to interact with people with disabilities.
Patrick
Patrick returned to Seattle Center Academy as a volunteer Teacher
Assistant. "I had never stepped foot on stage until Seattle Center
Academy." He built on his experience by getting involved with Seattle
Shakespeare Company, Seattle Public Theatre and even a company in
Amsterdam. "Now I am doing all sorts of theatre, and I think I would
like to do that when I get older."
Noah
Although he knew he
enjoyed photography in general, Noah discovered black and white
photography at Seattle Center Academy four years ago. Now, it’s his
passion. "I am going to Ohio University
this fall, which is one of the top three photo-journalism programs in the
country."
Geoff
Geoff attended Seattle Center Academy in 1994 and came back to mentor for
five years. "And from there it just sort of piqued my interest in the
special needs population." Now, Geoff is a Teacher’s Assistant in
an elementary school’s special needs classroom, a direct result of his
experience with the Academy: "it sort of charted my course...."
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