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Re: art enrichment program

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From: Sarai KosterMockeridge (SKosterMockeridge.MIDD_PO.CVILLE_DOMAIN_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Fri May 04 2001 - 04:42:05 PDT

The university I graduated from offered an art education course that was basically art enrichment for the community. We had students from area schools come to us one day a week for the semester and the art ed students were responsible for designing and implementing a curriculum for their group of kids. Perhaps there is a university close by that would be willing to coordinate with you. They can provide the art ed teachers and curriculum, you provide the space and materials, and everyone benefits!
Sarai. 28 days left.

>>> Maggie White <mwhiteaz@cybertrails.com> 05/03/01 08:07PM >>>
> Tom Ruzicka wrote:
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> I am looking for whatever advise I can get. I am the PTA chairperson
> in charge of the art enrichment program at our elementary school. The
> only problem is that we have no art enrichment program! For the past
> two years, the PTA has contracted an "art teacher" (really a graduate
> student in fine arts) who has come and taught six or seven
> varied lessons to our students in grades 1-6. Our teachers and
> students have been less that satisfied with this approach <snip>

Aha! While the fine arts grad student may be a fine artist, he may know
very little about teaching young children, setting up a curriculum, how
to sequence the lessons to maximize learning, how to deal with
discipline problems, etc. See if you can find an *art education*
student who would be willing to help you; it would give them some
practical experience and look good on their resume. Or perhaps there's a
retired teacher who would like to stay active and could assist you in
setting something up.

Your school is to be commended for perservering in finding a way to
enrich the students' lives with art. You've come to the right place for
help.

Maggie 

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