The document describes World Up's 2011 WU School program, a 7-week educational pilot program combining art, technology, and education for select high school students. The program includes two core projects - The Living Remix Project which teaches hip hop fundamentals through music production, and Hip Hop Hackers which introduces computer programming through music and art. The goal is to empower students and make emerging technologies accessible through a focus on music innovation and collaborations.

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ART + TECHNOLOGY + EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM
SUMMER 2011
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4. WU SCHOOL (aka WUniversity) is a seven-week educational
experience by non-profit organization World Up. Select high school
students will join us and master two core programs: The Living
Remix Project and Hip Hop Hackers.
The Living Remix Project teaches the fundamentals of hip hop to
the next generation, through songwriting and music production
classes. Hip Hop Hackers takes hip hop and brings it to the
command line, making computer programming accessible to high
school students through music and art.
These programs focus on empowering students to explore our
emerging technology-based global community through music
innovation through direct collaborations with international artists
via online platforms like Skype and Indaba, an online music
production platform, or through tools like Adobe Flash and Ableton
Live.
“World Up’s workshop was an engaging demonstration
of the ways in which hip hop can be used as a tool for
cross-cultural communication. One participant from
Senegal said, “It was exciting to see how hip hop can be
used to educate, for a change.” .
Jennifer Eisenberg, U.S. State Department Program
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7. THE NEED:
Technological literacy is the 21st century’s
landmark educational imperative according
to sources like the Chronicle for Higher
Education and the Association of American
Colleges and Universities.
Many urban schools are unable or unwilling to prepare our students
for today’s global tech-oriented climate, from media and
communications to engineering and science-related fields.
In 2009 it was estimated that over the next 10 years, 123 million
tech-related jobs will be added in the US, but only 50 million
Americans will be qualified to fill them, according to the Society
for Human Resource Management.
World Up wants to ensure that all students have access to the
emergent economy. WU School is dedicated to providing our
students with both an introduction to the high-tech tools and the
various fields they can apply them in.
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8. LUPE FIASCO AT RE:FORM SCHOOL 2010
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PROPS FOR WORLD UP
“Our challenging educational realities in this country require a
rethinking of how best to reach our young people. World Up is able
to draw students from diverse backgrounds together and engage
their natural curiosity while exposing them to technology, arts and
collaborative skills not often seen in their classrooms.”
STEFAN WIETZ, DIRECTOR, MICROSOFT
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WU SCHOOL GOALS
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE computer access students have in their learning environments by
World Up seeks to increase the limited
providing participating students with their own laptops and creative workshop time to explore new
tools.
COMMUNITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY World Up wants to help students connect with other artists and
In an increasingly connected world
communities around the globe. Virtual cyphers will inform their work and broaden their horizons
through collaborative tools that allow for music track-sharing and participatory programming.
INSPIRATION THROUGH HIP HOP by speaking their language. Through the language and foundation of
We strive to meet students halfway
hip hop, World Up makes learning engaging and relevant to them.
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2011 EXAMPLE SCHEDULE
Hip Hop Hackers
9am - 12pm
-Programming Class
-Pseudo-coding Exercises
-Coding=Sampling
-Graffiti vs. Graphic Design
-There’s a rap for that
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Lunch (healthy lunch will be
provided)
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The Living Remix Project
1pm - 4pm
-Basic beatboxing
-Production and beatmaking
-Lyrics and flow
-Hacking the beat
-Composition
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17. About the lead instructors:
Ari Joseph is an award-winning
musician, photographer and
designer in Brooklyn, NY and a
graduate of New York
University’s Interactive
Telecommunications Program
(ITP). His work frequently
blends the electronic and digital
with the organic and analogue,
programming custom
electronics to accompany his
saxophone playing. He has
performed in Cuba, Brazil and
Holland. He is currently the Aaron Lazansky-Olivas (DJ SpazeCrafte 1) is an
Technology Director for World internationally recognized urban artist, educator, DJ &
Up and has a shrine to MF Doom producer in New York City. Over the years, he's toured and
at home. performed internationally sharing the stage and recordings
with artists including DJ Quest, Rob Swift, Vast Aire, DJ
Spooky, Gil Scott Heron, Prince Paul, Yoko Ono, MegMan, DJ
Logic, Graham Haynes among others. SpazeCrafte's educational
lectures and professional development workshops continue to
solidify his place in academia. Aaron is currently the Assistant
Director of Partnerships & Programming at the NYU Hip-Hop
Education Center.
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COLLABORATORS
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Artists:
Lupe Fiasco (USA)
The Roots (USA)
MV Bill (Brazil)
John Forte (USA)
Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana)
Choc Quib Town (Colombia)
Maga Bo (Brazil)
Technologists:
Zach Lieberman (SVA)
Tahir Hemphill (Eyebeam)
Nate Ball (MIT)
Just Blaze
Workshops will also feature
assistance from
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23. RED BULL SPACE, NEW YORK CITY
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WU SCHOOL will be held Saturdays at the state-
of-the-art Red Bull performance space in
SoHo. The space is easily accessible by
public transportation and ideal for its
accessibility from the outer boroughs.
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PROPS FOR WORLD UP
“World Up showed us that when you merge innovative technologies, passionate teachers with
culturally relevant experiences the result is students excited and hungry to learn.”
Yosi Sergant, Principal, Taskforce PR
“FUTURE NOW (NYC Dept. of Ed.) has incredible gratitude for World Up! Thanks for the energy,
inspiration, and magic! Way to take these kids to a new dimension of learning and community
change through music and technology!”
Danielle DiMare, NYC Department of Education
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29. PROPS FOR WORLD UP
“World Up has been fantastic to work with... The hip hop artists they work with always bring energy
and passion to the workshops they provide. I would highly recommend them to anyone interested in
workshops that bridge the arts and social change and I look forward to the next time we are able to
collaborate with them.”
-Jay Godfrey, United Methodist Seminar Program
"The range of artists World Up brings to our students helps build community within our diverse
classrooms through the shared bond of music."
Liz Demchak, International Rescue Committee, Youth Program Education Services
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30. Our long term goal with WU School is to create an environment outside of the traditional school system that
acts as an incubator focusing on creativity and technology.
WU School is a free space where inner city youth will have unparalleled access to emerging technologies. We are
also supporting them in the process of deconstructing and remixing these technologies to create something
new, such as a song, game, or an application.
THE FUTURE
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SUPPORT WU SCHOOL
...and the future of arts and
tech creatives.
In order for WU School to be
a success we need your
financial or in-kind support.
Tech
- Computers: Each class has 20 students. We need at minimum of 20 laptops. Ideally we would also gift each
student who successfully completes the course a laptop loaded with the appropriate software
- Peripherals: Production Equipment, Headphones, Microphones, PA Systems, etc.
Admin
- Administrative costs: Help us cover things like storage and transportation of our materials.
- Educator Costs: All of our Educators spend hours working with the students and developing curriculum
- General Materials: power cords, notebooks
Food
- Food & Beverages: (Healthy lunch and snacks, water and juice. We know you are only as good as what you put
in your body and we want all of our students to have access to healthy food during class.)
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SUPPORT 2011
“World Up is an uplifting glimpse
into the future of learning.
Blending community, creativity
and technology, the lessons
taught are invaluable in the
classroom of life – inspiration and
imagination.”
Aya Zook, REDU, Bing
All Sponsorship is Tax-Deductible
World Up will tailor sponsorship packages to you or your organization’s needs, such as mixing in-kind and fiscal
donations. For donations above $20k, we will work with you to create a custom package.
The Remixer ($20k)
- Title Sponsor
- Prominent Logo Placement on All Collateral under "Founding Sponsor"(email, website, posters etc)
- Your name mentioned in the final awards and project presentation ceremony
- Logo featured at the beginning of all video content created
- Name featured in all PR
The Hacker ($15k)
- Logo Placement on all collateral and listed under "Supporting Sponsor" (email, website, posters etc)
- Your name mentioned in the final awards and project presentation ceremony
- Logo featured at the end of all video content created
The Hustler (In-Kind) WU

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- Logo Placement on all collateral under "generous support" (website, posters etc)
- Your name mentioned in the final awards and project presentation ceremony
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41. For more info please contact:
Ebenezer Bond
Executive Director
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World Up (WU) believes technology education is a natural extension of hip hop culture, not an unrelated
entity. Hip hop was founded by hackers: DJs who hacked their turntables and forever changed music,
MCs who hacked language and created a lexicon that still drives youth culture, B-boys that hacked
movement and seemingly gravity itself, and graffiti artists that hacked the visual landscape to bring
awareness to issues in their community. Through their artistic innovation, hip hop pioneers put their
communities’ issues front and center in the global consciousness. By fusing hip hop, the arts and
technology, World Up is empowering students to become stewards of their own destinies.
World Up is a non-profit organization that makes the world smaller through hip hop, education, and
technology. Founded in 2004 by Richmond,VA native Ebenezer Bond, WU has been fostering diversity,
cross-cultural understanding, and social change with educational programming and events, such as
music festivals and conferences. Helmed by a diverse set of volunteers, WU is united by a deep love for
music and faith in its power as a tool for social change. www.worldup.org
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