Koli Tengella, an educator and 2001 OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow, pictured above left with his students, announced that he will write and direct a short film entitled “Lesson Plan” in partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department. Parents of students in Tengella’s Positive Social Change Theater Program will perform with their children.
As part of his fellowship, Tengella developed theater troupes featuring 20 middle-grade students and adults receiving government assistance in order to raise awareness of social issues affecting many local, national and even international communities. He has also used theater to promote positive self-image, academic achievement and community involvement in the lives of the participants who become the cast and crew of his productions.
