Teaching
Mary Beth is currently the Artist in Residence at the International Charter School, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where she teaches narrative photography to third-grade students in a bilingual language immersion program. Entitled "Documenting Cultural Communities," her work is part of the school's larger social studies curriculum, and allows students to explore their own worlds with new visual tools. Students photograph, edit, and then write about their work, expanding their visual and literacy skills in two languages. The project has won two grants from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
Mary Beth's previous educational work has been supported by Brown University, The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and Habla: The Center for Language and Culture, in Merida, Mexico.
Kira presenting her work to the class, International Charter School
