Empty Hallways, Silent Classrooms
4:41
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: In 2015, the St. Louis School District opened its doors to several shuttered schools that were no long in use to developers and the public. Dozens of area photographers also went along on the tour. Many were shocked by the state of those schools due to weather, time, vandals and more. However, they also captured the beauty of those schools. A local photographer decided to curate an exhibit featuring their work – and the photos together tell a story of history gone by and hope for future re-use.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Photography-15**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students respond to the photographs seen in the video. What images attract them? Move them? Are intriguing to them? Discuss the aesthetics of different photographs and how what they see in images they like they might be able to replicate in images they take.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
