Posted Saturday February 08 2014 at 3:55 pm
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The Boston Globe just launched Globe Readers and Nonprofits Together (GRANT). Subscribers received silver envelopes containing gift vouchers to name their favorite Massachusetts nonprofit. With the vouchers, the Globe will give the top nonprofits free ad space at no cost to the nonprofit or to the subscriber. We'd be thrilled if you chose VSA Massachusetts! The more checks submitted with our name on them, the bigger the ad space we'll receive!
To spread our message and support VSA Massachusetts through GRANT, simply write "VSA Massachusetts" in the line of the "gift check" and return it to the Globe in the provided envelope by March 1, 2014. If you are a digital subscriber and have not received your envelope, you can request it here.
This is a wonderful opportunity to promote our work to support inclusion through the arts, and it's free! Please help us spread the word to friends and family who are Globe subscribers.
Posted Monday February 03 2014 at 10:14 pm
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Description: A practical, real-world, and highly interactive look at drama and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the natural connection between them, and how to make your drama work more UDL. This session is for teaching artists, drama specialists, classroom teachers, and anyone interested in the subject.
Presenter: Stephen Yaffe is an arts and education consultant, evaluator and designer of professional development programs who has coached teaching artists and teachers working with special learners across the country. A former TA and graduate of the Yale School of Drama, he is Chair of The Arts in Special Education Consortium in NYC.
Intended Audience: Teaching Artists, Teachers, Drama Specialists, School & Arts Administrators, etc.
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Posted Thursday January 30 2014 at 10:39 pm
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What are your favorite pastimes?
"I love reading for leisure, playing the keyboards and jamming with my band and friends."
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"Maggie Simpson. She is witty and a bit of a rebel with a cause."
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"My passport, my necklace with a cross and my cell phone!"
Do you have any uncommon talents or quirks?
"I can rap!"
What brings you to VSA?
"I admire the work that the organization is doing and I believe in its mission of arts for all. I have also heard tons of good things about the people who work for VSA and I'm inspired by the teaching artists' work."
What are you doing during your internship?
"I will be handling the social media activity as well as documenting work of the teaching artists. I hope to be learning about the workings of a non-profit organization."
