Columnist Kristen Graham http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham RSS Feed for P-com Col Kristen Graham en-us Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:02:24 GMT Kristen Graham | City teens head to summer school http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070627_Kristen_Graham___Phila__teens_head_to_summer_school.html Earlier this month, they marched up a long Convention Center aisle to cheers, applause and snapping flashes. They are the Class of 2007 of Philadelphia Futures, the nonprofit organization that picks at-risk teenagers from city high schools and prepares them - from ninth grade - to earn college diplomas. There are mentors, tutors, and financial and emotional support. Kristen Graham | A teacher worthy of apple and pi http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070620_Kristen_Graham___Phila__teacher_worthy_of_apple__and_pi__too.html Christopher Wiler would love for his students at Chester A. Arthur School to be stars in math and reading. But the thing he wants most is for the boys and girls he has guided for six years to be ready for the real world. Kristen Graham | Art teacher's long goodbye http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070613_Kristen_Graham___The_art_of_saying_goodbye.html Painted in greens and blues and pinks and oranges, teeming with sharks and porpoises and sand and shells, it is Marilyn Isaacs' parting gift to a place she loves. A student who started life anew, and triumphed http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070307_A_student_who_started_life_anew__and_triumphed.html Five years ago, Nomble Coleman lay in a hospital bed after grueling 11-hour spinal surgery, wondering if she'd ever learn to walk again. Art students get the lead (pencil) out http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070228_Art_students_get_the_lead__pencil__out.html Paints are plentiful in Todd Marrone's modern Lower Merion classroom. Brushes? Pastels? Markers? Heavy, creamy paper? Available in abundance. Real old-school rhymes http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/20070221_Real_old-school_rhymes.html Robert Denson could hardly believe it. As part of the North Stars, an arts-focused after school program for students from around the city, Denson is used to expressing his emotions through writing. Graham, Kristen http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kristen_graham/5597206.html