StoryCorps at York

Dear York School Community,

Since 2007, we have used the StoryCorps program at Grandparents and Friends Day to help teach the value of sincere and powerful face-to-face conversations. By participating, you have the opportunity to interview and record a conversation that you may treasure for the rest of your lives. We will be using the questions provided by StoryCorps. Please choose 7-10 of them ahead of time. Begin with a few from the top of the list. As you get down lower in the list, the questions become deeper. At the end of the interview, you will to "turn the table" and tell your guest what they mean to you. If you have already participated in this program, please choose new questions. This is a great chance to go even deeper with your guests in conversation. If you feel that participating in this activity is not a good fit, please let us know and we'll look at other options. 

We understand that this activity may evoke a wide variety of emotions. It may even feel a little scary. I strongly encourage you to take a risk, dip a toe into the activity, and see how it goes. Want to learn a little more before you commit? Please watch this three-minute video below. From my long experience watching these interviews, I am confident that you will be glad you gave it a try. 

Grace Khieu
Director of Technology