Anew Nature
4:51
Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Anew Nature is a furniture restoration and custom design company that provides leadership and training to men who have served prison time for felony offenses. Owners Robert and Erica Karleskint are on a mission to give a second chance to marginalized men in the St. Louis area, and they hope to use a new Kickstarter campaign to provide internship opportunities to men participating in Mission: St. Louis’ Beyond Jobs program. Anew Nature serves dozens of interns every year, equipping them with workplace culture skills, tool literacy, professional communications, and training in carpentry, woodworking, welding, painting and masonry.

Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-222**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Have students respond to the pieces of furniture they see in the video. What do they like? Dislike? Why? Is furniture “art?” Have students discuss these questions and more as they evaluate the pieces of furniture.
  • Use the video in conjunction with an activity focused on business plans. What are the objectives of this business? How would students describe the business and its business plan? Is it a business worth investing in? Why or why not?

 

*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.

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