Posted Saturday February 28 2015 at 10:19 am
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As we thaw out from this winter, VSA kicks off the spring with an innovative program for teaching artists and classroom teachers. Embodying Literacy - Early Childhood is a three-part workshop series that provides early childhood educators a unique opportunity to enhance and infuse their skill set with drama and dance integration strategies that support early literacy learning for students. Each workshop will give teachers the opportunity to brainstorm ways to adapt these activities and processes to use in their own practice.
Workshop #1: Entering Text
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Learn strategies that allow students to connect with and make meaning of text, both written and spoken, by using their bodies.
Workshop #2: Creating Text
Monday, March 30, 2015 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Explore movement and drama vocabulary as a vehicle to embody stories and how processes involved in drama and dance offer connections to text.
Workshop #3: Performing Text
Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Bring text to life through techniques such as mime, movement, shadow screen work and dramatic interpretation to help deepen student comprehension and connection to text.
ALL workshops held at Curley K-8 School, 493 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
To register or inquire further, please email nicoleagois@vsamass.org
Posted Thursday February 26 2015 at 10:42 pm
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I am an arts administrator from Richmond, California, and I am a Masters in Education candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Arts in Education Program.
What are your favorite pastimes?
"I am a poet and a dancer (trained in ballet, jazz, and modern.) I also enjoy knitting, yoga, and reading outside whenever I have the time."
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"Peppa Pig! (I have a three year old cousin. We watch a lot of Peppa Pig.)"
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"A luxurious tent, a fancy sun hat, and a kayak to paddle back to civilization after a few days."
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Posted Monday February 23 2015 at 12:31 am
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Families Creating Together (FCT) invites Boston-area children and families to join "The Power of our Stories" on Wednesday evenings, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2015 from 6 to 7:30 pm with sandwiches and beverages at 5:30 pm. Register for two, three or all five workshops. Pick the dates best for you! All workshops are free of charge.
This is a FREE multi-generational workshop series for children ages 6 to 12 years old with and without disabilities and their families. Children explore their life stories through sign language interpretation, movement, and visual arts. A creative team of teaching artists leads the program.
The workshops are held at Jamaica Plain Head Start, 315 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain. Enter through the Stop & Shop parking lot, bear left. The site is two blocks from the Orange Line Jackson Square T Stop and is wheelchair accessible.
Spanish and ASL interpreters provide assistance.
FCT is a program of Community Service Care/Tree of Life Coalition. To register and for more information, please call 617-522-4832 or email mfcabrera53@gmail.com.
