Since school looks a bit different this year, with no field trips or assemblies, Garden City Park School fourth grade teacher John Contratti has decided to bring the entertainment directly to his classroom. Every other week, his class meets with well-known performers for an interview through Skype.
The students research their special guest and craft questions to ask them prior to the virtual interview. So far, the students have interviewed English actress Felicity Montagu, who is the star of the BBC television series, “Hank Zipzer”; actor, comedian and director Henry Winkler, known as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the sitcom “Happy Days”; and American actress Maureen McCormick, who portrayed Marcia Brady on the sitcom “The Brady Bunch.”
“My main goal of hosting these Skype interviews is to show the students how to hold meaningful conversations with people,” Mr. Contratti said. “Maybe it will spark an interest in a future career in broadcasting for them.”
Photos courtesy of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District
