News
Scandinavian Stories at DC Conference
2010-11-07
2010-11-07
On November 10, Scandinavian Stories took part in Digital Native/Tourist, an interactive conference on the media reality of today’s children and young people. Melinda Martino, co-founder and managing director of Scandinavian Stories, hosted a station where the conference participants were able able to view the digital stories made in the workshops as well as a short film documenting the project,
The Story Behind the Stories
2010-11-06
2010-11-06
Scandinavian Stories is proud to present the The Story Behind the Stories – a short film documenting the pilot week of workshops that took place this summer in New York. The film features interviews with some of the workshop participants, footage from the workshops as well as short clips from the participants’ stories.
The Story Behind the Stories was made possible thanks to good...
The Story Behind the Stories was made possible thanks to good...
Scandinavian Stories on Youtube
2010-07-09
2010-07-09
The program ended on July 2 with a screening attended by the participants' families and friends. The digital stories are now uploaded and available for viewing on the Scandinavian Stories Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/scandstories.
We would like to thank all the participants for their hard work as well as the parents for their support. Many thanks also to the wonderful ...
We would like to thank all the participants for their hard work as well as the parents for their support. Many thanks also to the wonderful ...
Classes Start on Monday, June 28
2010-06-27
2010-06-27
The workshops will run between 1:00 - 4:30 pm Monday, June 28 through Friday, July 2 in Classroom 1 on the second floor of the Houston Street Center, located at 273 Bowery (on the corner of Bowery and Houston). See here for further directions: http://scandinavianstories.org/location.php
Workshop Schedule&...
Workshop Schedule&...
Now Open for Enrollment
2010-03-16
2010-03-16
Scandinavian Stories is a one-week afternoon summer camp open to 10-16 year olds with Scandinavian backgrounds, or any other connection to Scandinavia. The program takes place at the Houston Street Center on the Lower East Side from June 28 to July 2. In five creative workshops the participants learn how to effectively communicate a message and write and produce their own short film, a (Scandinavian) story. The progr...
Meet the Workshop Leader
2009-10-08
2009-10-08
We asked Christoffer Næss, the Scandinavian Stories workshop leader, eight questions about cultural identity and digital storytelling.
Why did you move to New York?
I moved to New York because I wanted to spend a few years of my life in this micro cosmos. Another reason was that I felt it was a great advantage to get an education in a multicultural global city.
As someone w...
Why did you move to New York?
I moved to New York because I wanted to spend a few years of my life in this micro cosmos. Another reason was that I felt it was a great advantage to get an education in a multicultural global city.
As someone w...
PRESS RELEASE: Scandinavian Stories Receives Grant
2009-07-31
2009-07-31
Scandinavian Stories, a New York-based after school project exploring and documenting Scandinavian cultural identity in a globalized world, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.
“We are delighted by the news and very grateful to the Barbro Osher Foundation.&...
“We are delighted by the news and very grateful to the Barbro Osher Foundation.&...
Donate Your Old Mac to Our Digital Storytelling Workshops
2009-06-14
2009-06-14
Do you have a less than five years old, still functioning Apple computer that you are not using? Is there one at your workplace? The Scandinavian Stories after-school project is in need of Macs, desk or laptops, for our digital storytelling workshops and will be very grateful if you can make a donation (tax-deductible) to us.
We can only accept computers with intact operating system and with documentation proving it is legal (original disk, license etc.).
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We can only accept computers with intact operating system and with documentation proving it is legal (original disk, license etc.).
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Scandinavian Stories at Swedish Expo
2009-05-11
2009-05-11
Scandinavian Stories participated in Svenska Kvinnor Expo, Swedish Women Entrepreneur Expo, that took place at Roger Smith Hotel in central Manhattan on May 16.
At the expo Scandinavian Stories was present to inform about the project, the digital storytelling method, as well as to screen examples of digital stories. Among the other participants at the expo were Swedish designers, photographers and authors. The expo, which was open to the public, provided a platform for...
At the expo Scandinavian Stories was present to inform about the project, the digital storytelling method, as well as to screen examples of digital stories. Among the other participants at the expo were Swedish designers, photographers and authors. The expo, which was open to the public, provided a platform for...
