This winter, the Saint PaulNeighborhood Network (SPNN) Youth Division is partnering with Saint Paul Parksand Recreation to offer the Neighborhood Video Project in West 7th — a freevideo workshop for middle-school aged youth. The Project offers participatingyouth the opportunity to learn the history of their neighborhoods in order toproduce their communities’ histories in video. The project runs for 12 weeks,from February 2 through April 17, based at Palace Rec. Center. This program isfunded by the St. Paul Public Schools Foundation.

SPNN’s goal is to build communitythrough television, and to teach participants video production skills such ascamera operation and editing as well as historical research techniques and oralhistory practices. Through research and interviews with neighborhood residentsand experts, participants will learn more about their neighborhood aftercompleting the program.