<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-m_-31609166019038361gmail-m_-8944957853988323878gmail-docs-internal-guid-77a58b0f-7fff-1d65-6866-66809b5b58b7"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56522;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM IN BERLIN </span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HELLO SPECTRE COMMUNITY!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GREETINGS FROM SCHOOL OF MACHINES, MAKING & MAKE-BELIEVE!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are an independent school in Berlin hovering at the intersections of art, technology, design & human connection. We are trying to be more responsive to the digital, social and political climate and design courses that we think are needed in the world.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">See our full program listing here: </span><a href="http://schoolofma.org/programs/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://schoolofma.org/programs/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share with your communities or anyone who might benefit from these four-week intensive programs!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">03 - 28 June ::</span><a href="http://schoolofma.org/data-and-society/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Data and Society</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This program will introduce people to data in all forms, ranging from urban infrastructure to Open Data portals to your online footprint to scientific observations. Students will engage with data first as a concept then learn fabrication techniques, including laser-cutting and 3D printing, to make this data jump off the screen and into reality. The program will conclude with students designing final projects for a public showcase where they each present a physical data-visualization object, sculpture, installation or experience around a social issue that resonates with them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">01 - 26 July ::</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2019Program_PhysicalComputing" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Physical Computing for Beginners</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This program will focus on physical computing and interactivity, exploring the creative intersection of emerging technologies, and how they can work seamlessly together to create unique prototypes, products and experiences. Students will take a hands-on approach to working with basic electronic components, sensors and motors, using the Arduino platform as a base to play and to create magical things that bring ideas to life through interactivity. The final week of the program students discuss education and career opportunities in the field of physical computing while finalizing their narrative and interactive experiences for a public exhibition. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">01 - 26 July ::</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2019Program_Bots" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bots & ML Berlin</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The goal of this program is to learn and understand common machine learning techniques and apply them to generate creative outputs in the browser. Students will be introduced to libraries like TensorFlow.js, ml5.js, p5.js for creating web-based ML projects and Runway ML, Style transfer, Pix2pix and other up-to-date ML practices possible in the browser (no prior experience required). In the final week, combining what we’ve learned, students will continue developing projects as well as collaborate together to integrate their ideas into a group project, for a final public exhibition.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">05 - 30 August ::</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2019Program_Coding" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Coding for Beginners</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How can we expand our visions of the world around us and ourselves in new ways by learning to code? This program will begin with a discussion of concepts, narratives, play, and critical discourse as an introduction to coding before moving on to the command line and advanced coding techniques. By learning how to create create interactivity through code, student will develop projects and present them in a final showcase.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">05 - 9 August ::</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2019Program_Money" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Money</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This program is about money! Whether we have it or not, money rules the world, or so it seems. In recent years, technologies like cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and blockchain have come to the fore offering alternatives to the current system but we need to know more. In this program, students will gain an understanding of the general history of money and economies, the current state of worldwide financial systems, practical knowledge of money laundering, tax evasion, debt, and the inner workings of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. The class will include playful yet earnest experiments in financial co-creation: we will work on concepts and prototypes for basic income, token systems, and community currencies, and finally the program will conclude with a collaborative booksprint.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:2.16;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">16 - 21 September ::</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2019Program_Evidence" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Evidence</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This program delves into the topic of citizen forensics. We’ll take a deeper look into projects that have stemmed from a new movement of citizens taking action in the name of justice and human rights. From Forensic Architecture to VFRAME and Tactical Technology Collective, we’ll learn how to gather information, problem-solve with the latest tools, and use critical techniques for safely navigating and investigating the world as a means of bearing witness. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">30 September - 25 October ::</span><a href="http://schoolofma.org/waiting-and-escaping/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Waiting & Escaping</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Berlin, Germany</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This course is fundamentally about designing immersive experiences. What considerations are there when designing for full immersion? When time is of the essence, where do we focus our attention to ensure that the show goes on? What kinds of talents and skills are necessary for such an undertaking? Student will earn the finer points of escape room design and take on the ambitious task of designing one ourselves that will be open to the public as part of the final showcase of the program. This is a very special program made up of brilliant guest speakers, each specialized in very niche and fantastical fields.</span></p><br></span></font><span id="gmail-m_-31609166019038361gmail-m_-8944957853988323878gmail-docs-internal-guid-31730b1e-7fff-8f26-0a99-a0f685c8d053"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">We are really excited about our 2019 program and would love to reach anyone who could benefit from it. Thank you!</font></span></p></span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-31609166019038361gmail-m_-8944957853988323878gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"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