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Webster Avenue School Wins Multimedia Award

April 2, 2009

A tech-savvy middle school in Fordham has done it again, winning the Chase “Multimedia in the Classroom” award for the fourth year in a row.

The Theater Arts Production Company School (TAPCo), at 2225 Webster Ave., was one of 10 schools in the tri-state area to win the $1,000 award, which is sponsored by JP Morgan Chase in conjunction with TV channels THIRTEEN and WLIW21. It’s given to schools that demonstrate creative use of technology in the classroom.

In a press release, president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Kimberly B. Davis, said that technologically skilled students will have the edge to be “successful in a global economy.”

This year, TAPCo won with a video about the origins of math, titled “The Base Ten Number System,” created by students Marion Osmani, Ardit Bujaj, and Andrew Sosa, under the direction of technology specialist and math teacher Steven Mudrick.

“The Chase award is an acknowledgement to the kids that what they’re doing is valuable,” Mudrick said. “[And] it gives me as a teacher something to reward the kids [with].”

He said the prize money would be spent on a portable audio system and production supplies.

At TAPCo, Mudrick added, “We’re making videos all the time.”  The school even puts on mini film festivals. “The kids are pumped and primed and they can’t wait to show you their work,” Mudrick said.

“Kids need different ways to see information,” he continued. “I think video is a very powerful medium.”

By ARIEL ELGHANAYAN

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