Filming Day

Today started off as a good day; we had a good breakfast and a lot of sleep. Today we went to the Yallahs High School to finish up our documentary footage with them. Upon arrival, we found our groups and got started right away. My group and Briana’s group went to the library and started filming our interviews. When their group was done recording, it was my group’s turn to film.  After everyone was done filming it was time to leave and go to Sankofa Elementary School. When we arrived at the school, we got a tour of the classrooms and introduced to the students. While there, I learned a lot about the students and then I realized that the scholars in that school are just like the scholars in our Sankofa School. Similarly, the Sankofa in Jamaica does things that our school doesn’t do, such as the Marcus Garvey chants that teach you about him and his quotes. So now, I’m hoping that I can take this chant back to Philly and do it for morning circle. Later that night, we went to a 9 Night (memorial for the celebration of the dead) celebration to get footage so it can help my group’s part of the documentary. While there I recognized that some of our traditions are similar in a lot of ways; such as, in Jamaica they drank alcohol and played the drums loudly; in Philadelphia we sometimes drink and play drums. Also I learned that we both show pictures of the person that passed away. So to conclude, Jamaica and Philadelphia have a lot of similarities and differences.

                                  By Tyteiana Jefferson