Learning Network: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring Community

A new step-by-step guide. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyODgmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODM2NSZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMjA5YWVmYmUtNjJjNi01Mjc3LTg2MDQtOWE2ZDY4ODk0NzRkJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbp4SM9lVQzfFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDI0MDIxNiZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2VwNueXRCCmW6eEjPZVUM3xZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyODgmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODM2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbp4SM9lVQzfFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) February 16, 2024 Dear Reader, What does in-person “community” look like today? And what are the different ways people are creating it? In a [new contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hlcmUtd2UtYXJlLWEtcGhvdG8tZXNzYXktY29udGVzdC1mb3ItZXhwbG9yaW5nLWNvbW11bml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), inspired by “Where We Are” — an immersive visual project from The New York Times that explores the various places around the world where young people come together — we’re inviting teenagers to answer those questions by creating their own photo essays to document the local, offline communities that interest them. Students will interview and photograph a community of their choice and then pull everything into a visual essay which will tell the group’s story via a short written introduction and a series of captioned photos. Take a look at the [full guidelines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hlcmUtd2UtYXJlLWEtcGhvdG8tZXNzYXktY29udGVzdC1mb3ItZXhwbG9yaW5nLWNvbW11bml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to see if this project is right for your students. We have also posted a [student forum](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1jb21tdW5pdGllcy1hcmUteW91LWEtcGFydC1vZi13aGF0LWNvbW11bml0aWVzLXdvdWxkLXlvdS1saWtlLXRvLWV4cGxvcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyODgmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODM2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbp4SM9lVQzfFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and a [step-by-step guide](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvY3JlYXRpbmctcGhvdG8tZXNzYXlzLWFib3V0LWNvbW11bml0eS1hLWd1aWRlLXRvLW91ci13aGVyZS13ZS1hcmUtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to help. We’re excited to see what students create! Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[A group of friends sitting on an orange picnic blanket in a sun-dappled park, surrounded by green grass and trees. ] Daniel Jack Lyons for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hlcmUtd2UtYXJlLWEtcGhvdG8tZXNzYXktY29udGVzdC1mb3ItZXhwbG9yaW5nLWNvbW11bml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Contests ‘Where We Are’: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring Community Using an immersive Times series as inspiration, we invite teenagers to document the local communities that interest them. Contest dates: Feb. 14 to March 20. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hlcmUtd2UtYXJlLWEtcGhvdG8tZXNzYXktY29udGVzdC1mb3ItZXhwbG9yaW5nLWNvbW11bml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[A group of young people lying on a weathered wooden stage, with their heads resting on one another's stomachs and their arms embracing one another. Some of the people are texting or holding their phones up to take selfies.] Juan Brenner for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvY3JlYXRpbmctcGhvdG8tZXNzYXlzLWFib3V0LWNvbW11bml0eS1hLWd1aWRlLXRvLW91ci13aGVyZS13ZS1hcmUtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Contests Creating Photo Essays About Community: A Guide to Our Where We Are Contest Step-by-step directions for depicting what’s memorable and meaningful about groups and the places where they gather. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvY3JlYXRpbmctcGhvdG8tZXNzYXlzLWFib3V0LWNvbW11bml0eS1hLWd1aWRlLXRvLW91ci13aGVyZS13ZS1hcmUtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMjE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTI4OCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4MzY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplunhIz2VVDN8WUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[Three young men standing on an outdoor basketball court. The man on the right holds a large gray speaker, and all three of them lean in to listen to it. The man on the left wears white track pants and a gray hoodie. The man in the middle wears black track pants and a white tank top. The man on the right wears gray track pants and a black leather jacket.] Felipe Romero Beltran for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnsc14P4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1jb21tdW5pdGllcy1hcmUteW91LWEtcGFydC1vZi13aGF0LWNvbW11bml0aWVzLXdvdWxkLXlvdS1saWtlLXRvLWV4cGxvcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDIxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTUyODgmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODM2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbp4SM9lVQzfFlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion What Communities Are You a Part Of? What Communities Would You Like to Explore? Inspired by a Times photo essay series called “Where We Are,” we invite you to think about why community matters. 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See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. 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