Adventure FINE ARTS - Archdiocese of St. Louis

VOLUME 41
ISSUE 10
4445 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
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FINE
ARTS
Adventure
Mary Kinsella’s 6th Grade students from St. Roch have work included at the exhibit “The Robots Are
Coming” at the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Artist Bill Christman, the curator of the
display, currently displays his own robot creations (as “Otto von Bismark Schnarr”) at the
“Robotorium” exhibit in the City Museum. Mr. Christman visited St. Roch to advise and assist the
students in robot making, and selected the seven robots to include in the airport display. The exhibit
will be open until August 8 and is located in Terminal 1 at the baggage claim area near Concourse C
LETTER from the Director
Dear Fine Arts Educators,
Relax! The semester is nearly over! I know that every summer seems like it gets shorter and
shorter, but enjoy the time you have so that you can refresh and come back in the fall excited and
rejuvenated! This summer, take some time to be an artist, perform, create, and enjoy all the art
that St. Louis has to offer! Don’t forget about your classroom: make time to read and even take a summer class
to hone your skills.
Pulitzer prize-winning poet Mark Van Doren once said, “The art of teaching.is the art of assisting discovery”
This is an excellent quote with which to end another school year. As you close up your classroom, remember
that you are important to your students and that the work you accomplished with them this year will guide them
to become better people in the future. Thank you for all your hard work this year!
Don’t forget: There will be an August edition of the Fine Arts Adventure, so let me know through phone calls
and emails of any of your school’s end-of-the-school events (and any summer happenings) so they can be
featured in the August newsletter. Also, as you clean up at the end of this year and come across lessons you
think other teachers would like to try, please send them to me so that they can be included in the Fine Arts
Adventure during the 2015-2016 school year!
Finally, if your contact information is changing this summer, please let me know so I can keep an updated list of
teachers and contact information. This will ensure that you receive pertinent summer opportunities I may run
across . . . as well as the August newsletter.
May God bless all you do!
Kenneth Lederle, Director of Fine Arts
314.792.7324
[email protected]
Join the Choir!
Everyone is welcome to join the Religious Education Institute Choir ̶ no experience is
needed and you need not be registered for the Institute. The goal is to create a choir
that includes ALL teachers and administrators in singing high quality 3 to 4-part works.
Help celebrate the Mass at the largest and most important event conducted for teachers and administrators to pray, celebrate, plan and prepare for the new academic year.
What:
When:
Rehearsal:
Where:
Religious Education Institute Opening Mass
Monday, August 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 7-9pm
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
St. Louis University Campus
How? See the enclosed Choir Registration sheet or
http://archstl.org/education/page/fine-arts-curriculum
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Art Show
Jr. High Musical
Spring Concert
Viragh Palooza
Art Show
Jr. High Musical
Spring Concert
Band and Choir Spring Concert
Art Show
Spring Concert and Dance Recital
Spring Band Concert
Fine Arts Night (grades K-8)
Spring Choral Concert
Willie Wonka, Jr.
Spring Concert and Art Show
Spring Band Concert
Kindergarten Opera
Spring Concert
800 Years of the Magna Carta
Advanced Drama Showcase
Talent Show
Welcome Back:
Songs from the 70s and 80s
One-Act Play Contest
Performance Arts Night
Spring Musical
Spring Musical (Grades 7-8)
Band and Choir Spring Concert
Elementary School Musical
Spring Program (Grades 5-8)
Festival of the Arts
Spring Concert
Kindergarten Farewell
St. Clement of Rome
St. Margaret of Scotland
Rosati-Kain High School
Chaminade College Prep
St. Clement
St. Margaret of Scotland
Rosati-Kain High School
St. Joseph - Cottleville
Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School
Chaminade College Prep
Ste. Genevieve du Bois
St. Gabriel the Archangel
St. Gerard Majella
Bishop DuBourg High School
St. Gabriel the Archangel
St. Simon the Apostle
St. Mark
St. Roch
Chaminade College Prep
St. Mark
Parish Center
8am-3pm
Church basement
7pm
Gym
7:30pm
Viragh Center for the Arts
3pm
Parish Center
10am-1pm
Church basement
7pm
Gym
7:30pm
2pm & 4pm
5pm
7pm
Viragh Center for the Arts
3pm
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Gym
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Gym
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Gym
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Gym
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Gym
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Parish Center
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Gym
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Viragh Center for the Arts
7pm
Parish Center
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St. Joseph Academy
Trinity Catholic High School
St. Margaret of Scotland
Villa Duchesne Oak Hill
St. Patrick
Imm. Conception - Dardenne
St. Vincent Elem. - Perryville
Holy Spirit
Barat Academy
St. Dominic High School
St. Clement of Rome
Performing Arts Theater
Theatre
School
Parish Center
7pm
Park Center
Gym
Theater
Parish Center
7pm
6:30pm
7pm
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2015-2016 calendar
Aug. 10
Sept 17
Oct. 19
Oct. 27
Jan. 25-29
Jan. 24-Feb. 6
Feb. 11
Feb. 21
Feb. 23
March TBA
March 6
March 16-17
Religious Education Institute Choir
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
Elem. Music Workshop on Apps and Technology w/Dr. Jennifer Mishra
UMSL
Elementary Art Workshop
St. Clement of Rome
Elementary Art Workshop (repeat of Oct 19th workshop)
St. Joseph - Imperial
Catholic Schools Education Concerts at the Sheldon
Sheldon Concert Hall
Catholic Schools Week Mall Art Displays
Chesterfield Mall (2 weeks), Plaza Frontenac, St. Louis Galleria,
St. Louis Mills (2 weeks), South County Mall (2 weeks), West County Mall
Archdiocesan Choir Festival
John F. Kennedy High School
Archdiocesan Elementary Instrumental Festival
Bishop DuBourg High School
Archdiocesan Secondary Instrumental Festival
St. Dominic High School
Archdiocesan Jazz Band Festival
St. Louis University High School
Archdiocesan High School Art Show
Sheldon Concert Hall
Archdiocesan Elem. Song Festival (1st & 2nd Grades)
Various schools
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COMMUNITYresources
Empire Brass in Concert
http://www.cathedralconcerts.org/events/empire-brass/
Cathedral Concerts presents Empire Brass, with organist Douglas Major, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. The Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation as North
America’s finest brass quintet, renowned for its brilliant virtuosity and the unparalleled diversity of its
repertoire. Tickets may be purchased for $19, $29 or $39.
PLAN AHEAD FOR FALL 2015!
2015 Jazz St. Louis Youth Concerts
www.jazzstl.org
Admission is free to the following performances, held at the Anheuser-Busch Hall of the Touhill Performing
Arts Center at UMSL. (Subsidies for transportation also available.)
Poppin’ - The Story of Blue Note Records - September 28 at 9am (Grades 5-12)
Jean-Michel and the Be-Bop Kings (celebrating the American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat) - September 28
at 11:30 and September 29 at 9am (Grades 3-6)
Yes Indeed! Celebrating the Great American Blues Tradition - September 29 at 11:30am (Grades 5-7)
Dance St. Louis 8th Annual Spring to Dance Festival
www.dancestlouis.org
See the best dancers on May 22, 23, and 24. This year, purchase tickets for $10 for Lee Theater
performances (no more guessing if you have a seat and no more waiting in line), or $15 for Anheuser-Busch
Performance Hall performances. $20 gets reserved seats in both sites when purchased together!
2016 Jazz St. Louis Regional Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival
http://www.jazzstl.org/education-outreach/essentially-ellington-regional-festival/
The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival will take place on Thursday, January 16, 2016 at
Webster Groves High School. Applications will be available and accepted beginning at 10 am on Monday,
August 31. Only 10 bands will be accepted and will be chosen on a first come-first, first-served basis. (The
festival is free.)
Circus Flora Performance Opportunities for Jazz Groups
Circus Flora, in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, is performing “One Summer on Second Street” May 28-June
28, 2015. School jazz bands are invited to demonstrate their talents as part of the circus’ front-of-house
entertainment -- and to attend the show afterwards! Shows are usually held Monday-Thursday at 7pm,
Friday and Saturdays at 1pm and 7pm, and Sundays at 1pm and 5:30pm. Bands are asked to arrive one
hour prior to the show. Contact Ann Dillon at [email protected] or 314.604.1280 for more information or
to schedule a date for your school jazz ensemble to perform.
Celebrate 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015
http://archstl.org/education/page/fine-arts-curriculum
Worldwide celebrations of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta are being held, and your music class can
join in! St. Roch music teacher Regina Morris has matched Rudyard Kipling’s poem about the Magna Carta
with the public domain tune “Nashville.” Visit the Archdiocesan Fine Arts Resources page online to download
a PDF of this song and share it with your students as you study the Magna Carta!
Art and Virtue Workshop
Friday, June 12 from 8:30am-2:30pm
Cardinal Rigali Center
$50 includes all materials and meals
Art and classroom teachers are invited to this workshop to learn fun and engaging ways to integrate
virtue in everyday experiences through art making through the Art and Virtue Workshop.
The workshop will cover topics such as Art and Spirituality, Divine Pedagogy and Studio Experience.
For more information or to register, visit http://rdtraining.org.
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CONTESTS andGrants
The Awesome Foundation Grants
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en
Have a crazy brilliant idea that needs funding? The Awesome Foundation awards $1,000 grants every month.
The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted
to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe. The Foundation’s chapters are autonomous and
organized by the trustees around geographic areas or topics of interest.
Good Works Fundraising
http://www.originalworks.com/good-works/
Each month, Good Works from Original Works™ awards $50 in art supplies, an Original Works Arts apron, and
a check for $25. Participation in the program is simple: just fill out a short online form with your name, school
and email address and share a brief description of what inspires you about teaching art. Submissions will be
posted on Original Works’ Facebook page.
Inspirational Poster Giveaway
http://www.weareteachers.com/grants-contests/giveaways/inspire-u-poster-pack-giveaway
Creative Teaching Press, a company started by a teacher for teachers, is excited to celebrate their 50th year of
helping educators in the classroom with a special giveaway of five motivational posters to 50 teachers. Just fill
in your name and contact information online. Winners will be announced June 8.
PROFESSIONAL development
Kansas City Art Institute Summer Teacher Institute
http://www.kcai.edu/continuing-education/course-listings/art-educators
Kansas City Art Institute is offering a Summer Teacher Institute, an opportunity for art educators of all grades
to spend a week working with renowned faculty from our Bachelor of Fine Arts program. The program includes
a one-week studio course in painting or graphic design, two graduate level credits, events and meals. The cost
is $600 for non-residential enrollment and $800 for residential enrollment. Enrollment is open now. For more
information, please contact Lauren Park, associate director of continuing education at [email protected].
IL-ACDA Summer Retreat
www.il-acda.org
This “retreat” at Illinois State University in Normal, IL (with clinicians Nick Bjella and Carol Krueger) includes a
director’s chorus, master class with 9th grade mixed chorus, reading and interest sessions, singing the winning
selection of the annual composition contest, and networking with colleagues.
St. Louis Art Museum Teacher Workshop
http://www.slam.org/education/enews.php
Art integration is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to allow your students to reach the highest levels
of Bloom's Taxonomy. “Visual Literacy Across the Curriculum” workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 5 from
5-8pm at the St. Louis Art Museum and will take participants through the process of art integration at three
levels of depth. It is the perfect workshop for teachers who would like to integrate art more effectively into any
curriculum. Participants will be taken through the process of creating vibrant lessons from start to finish, and
will leave with concrete methods that they can implement in any classroom. Upon registration, participants are
welcome to submit a subject or lesson that they would like help with. A lucky participant will have his/her
request used by the group during the workshop, and will leave with great ideas for that lesson. The workshop
is presented by Jen Kavanaugh, a teacher at St. Margaret of Scotland. To register, email
[email protected]
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PROFESSIONAL development
Advanced Placement Teacher Development
http://www.semo.edu/aptd/schedule.html
Southeast Missouri State University and Truman State University offer high-quality, low-cost faculty
development opportunities this summer through their Advanced Placement Institute, including Studio Art 2-D
Design at Hazelwood West High School, July 13-17. There is no course fee for teachers living and teaching
in Missouri, graduate credit is available, and the small class provides for an intensive, interactive experience,
led by a Kathleen Blake. For registration information or to enroll online, go to http://www.semo.edu/aptd or
http://ap.truman.edu.
Free Workshops from DESE
Tom Tobias, the Director of Arts Education for DESE will offer the first in a series of workshops designed for
all art teachers and arts coordinators in grades K-12 to strengthen instruction in all arts disciplines. The series
is free and is designed with the expectation that teachers and leaders will coach others in their districts. The
workshop will be held on July 13 from 10am - 2:30pm in Jefferson City. Follow-up sessions will take place on
October 15, January 14 and March 16 during the 2015-2016 school year. Contact Tom at
[email protected] for more information or to register.
COCAedu Summer Institute for Arts Integration
www.cocastl.org/reigster
The 2015 COCAedu Summer Institute for Arts Integration provides educators with strategies on how to use
the arts to connect to curricular areas, meet Common Core standards, increase student engagement, deepen
student comprehension, and identify alternative assessment opportunities. This year, there will be an
additional intensive track specifically for early childhood educators. Workshops are held July 27-29 from
8:30am-4:30pm at the Regional Arts Commission. Contact Sarah Bliss at 314.561.4898 or
[email protected] for more information.
Intensive Track One with Sean Layne
Acting Right: Drama as a Classroom Management Strategy (K-8)
Living Pictures: Reading Comprehension and Assessment through Drama (K-8)
Intensive Track Two with Melanie Rick
Reading Art as Texts Across the Curriculum: Observe. Infer. Inquire. (K-8)
Intensive Track Three with Randy Barron
Integrating Dance and Science (K-8) and Math on the Move (K-8)
Intensive Track Four with Kassie Misiewicz
Acting Right for Early Childhood (PreK-2)
Tiny Toy Tales: An Integrated Storytelling Strategy for Early Childhood (PK-2)
Harmony University for Educators
www.barbershop.org/outreach
This week-long workshop (July 27-August 2) in Nashville, Tennessee is for practicing music teachers who
wish to learn more about Barbershop and to grow in their knowledge of A Cappella styles. Start each day with
a music teachers seminar, then choose from dozens of course offerings that tweak your interest. Continuing
education credits are available.
St. Louis Art Museum Workshop
http://www.slam.org/Education/enews.php
“Voyage of Learning” (Tuesday, July 14 - Friday, July 24 from 8am-3pm) is an experimental outdoor academy
that introduces teachers to the many facets of park-based ecology and environmental education. Workshop
registration begins approximately one week prior.
2012 NAEA National Convention Call for Papers
https://naea.eventready.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=papers.login&event_id=1454
NAEA invites diverse proposals from members that inform and inspire art educators to challenge assumptions
and, through the cross pollination of ideas, to see their critical work through the prism of leadership.
Presentation topics should fall under one of the five goals within the Strategic Framework for advancing the
NAEA mission.
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SUMMERcamps
Teen Filmmaking Camps
http://cinemastlouis.org/filmmaking-camps-and-teen-workshop
Cinema St. Louis and the St. Louis Public Library will present basic filmmaking camps on Monday-Friday,
Aug. 3-7 at the St. Louis Public Library's Central Library (1301 Olive St., 63101). There are two camps
available.
Live Action Camp Aug 3-7, 10 a.m.
Working in small groups, campers will plot, shoot, and edit a video based on one of three examples:
library commercial, public service announcement, or book trailer. The Live Action Camp is scheduled
from 10 am-1 pm and participants must be between 12 and 18 years old. The camps are free; admission
is on a first-come, first-served basis, so early application is encouraged. Deadline to apply is Friday, July
3.
Animation Camp Aug 3-7, 1:30 p.m.
Webster University's Chris Sagovac leads campers through several different styles of animation,
culminating in each camper creating a hand-drawn animation. The Animation Camp is scheduled from
1:30-4:30pm and participants must be between 14 and 18 years old. The camps are free; admission is on
a first-come, first-served basis, so early application is encouraged. Deadline to apply is Friday, July 3.
Be a Summer Teen Intern at Craft Alliance
http://www.craftalliance.org/education/teeninterns.htm
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design’s Summer Studios Camp program is looking for teen volunteers (ages
15-18) who want to learn new creative skills as well as develop communication skills, gain knowledge about
the arts, and further their experience working with children as they assist Artists/Instructors with the younger
campers. They also can earn valuable community service hours required by some area high schools.
Student STEAM Session
http://extension.missouri.edu/communityarts/documents/ArtScienceCamp3_31_15.pdf
The University of Missouri is offering a week-long summer camp that will let students interact with MU arts
faculty: Milbre Burch (storytelling), Lee Ann Woolery (visual language), and Suzanne Burgoyne (theatre).
Students will learn about plants that sense vibrations and galling insects that trick plants into making homes
for them from MU science faculty Heidi Appel and Jack Schultz. Most importantly, the students will combine
these two experiences to use visual images, storytelling, and theatre to communicate the science story to a
wider public.
National Catholic Youth Choir Summer Camp
www.CatholicYouthChoir.org
St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota is a two-week choir camp for high school freshmen,
sophomore and juniors. The camp includes a one-week concert tour. Axel Theimer will conduct.
Come learn about St. Louis Dancing Classrooms AND cheer on
5th grade students at the Colors of the Rainbow event May 12 at
7pm (location to be announced). The following Catholic
Schools have qualified to participate in the event:
Blessed Theresa of Calcutta
Holy Trinity, St. Ann
St. Gerard Majella
St. Louis the King
St. Margaret of Scotland
Dancing Classrooms is a in-school residency program for 5th
graders that teaches students how to respectfully communicate
with each other through social dances. If your school is
interested in participating during the 2015-2016 school year,
contact Ken Lederle at [email protected] or 314.792.7324.
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SUMMERcamps
CARDINAL RITTER COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL
www.cardinalritterprep.org
Praise: Vocal and Spiritual and Cheer/Dance camps for boys or girls entering 3rd-9th grade
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP
http://www.chaminade-stl.org/summer_academy/summer_academy/index.aspx
Wheel Throwing Camp M-Th, June 8-12 and 15-18 from 9am-11:30am (girls and boys entering grades 3-12,
limit 12 students) - $200
Complete Musician Band Camp July 13-17 from 9am-3pm (girls and boys entering grades 5-10) - $200
Total Percussion Band Camp July 20-24 from 9am-3pm (girls and boys entering grades 7-12) - $200
Drama Camp: Chaminade Comedy Camp June 1-5 from 9am-Noon (girls and boys entering
grades 4-8) - $150
Drama Camp: Acting- Building the Character June 22-26 from 9am-Noon (girls and boys entering
grades 7-12) - $150
Digital Photography Camp 1 July 13 from 9am-Noon (girls and boys entering grades 6-9) - $40*
Digital Photography Camp 2 July 14 from 9am-Noon (girls and boys entering grades 6-9) - $40*
*(Enroll in both digital photography camps for $70)
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.cbcsummeracademy.org/
Band Camp June 8-12 & June 15-19 – 8am-11am (boys entering 6-8 grade) - $100/week
Theater Camp June 15-19 & June 22-26 – 8am -11am (boys entering 6-8 grade) - $100/week
Enrichment Classes 11:45-2:50pm - includes two 80-minute classes daily - $150/week
Rock ‘n’ Roll History June 8-12 or June 22-26
Painting June 8-12 or June 22-26
3D Art Studio June 8-12 or June 15-19
Juggling June 8-12, June 15-19 or June 22-26
Design (visual art) June 15-19 or June 22-26
Broadcasting June 15-19 or June 22-26
COR JESU ACADEMY
https://www.corjesu.org/camps
Creative Crafts June 8-12 from 8am-10am (girls entering grades 5-8) - $125 ($150 after May 15)
Express Yourself! June 15-19 from 10:15am -12:15pm (girls entering grades 5-8) - $100 ($125 after May 15)
Let’s Get Dramatic… Put a Little Drama in Your Life June 8-12 from 10:15am-12:15 pm OR June 15-19
from 8-10am (girls entering grades 5-8) - $100 ($125 after May 15)
Say Cheese! The Ins and Outs of Digital Photography M-F, June 8-12 from 8-10am or M-F June 15-19
from 8-10am (girls entering grades 1-8) - $125 ($150 after May 15)
DESMET JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.desmet.org/grade-school-summer-programs.html
Exploring the 3rd Dimension June 1-5 or June 22-27 from 8:30-11:30am (boys entering grades 5-8) - $100
(materials included)
Music Making 101: Creating, Sequencing and Recording June 1-5 from Noon-3pm (boys entering grades
6-8) - $100
DUCHESNE HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.duchesne-hs.org/grade-school-academic-camps.html
Boys and Girls Arts Camp “THE Mouse and More” June 22-26, entering 4 grade from 5-6:30pm; entering
6 grade from 6:30-8pm - $55
Danceline Camp June 8-11, 8:30am-11am (girls entering grades 1-8) - $60
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SUMMERcamps
JOHN F. KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.kennedycatholic.net/pages/Kennedy_Catholic/News/Grade_School_and_High_School_S
A Cappella Camp - $65 July 13-17 from 11am-2pm (girls and boys entering grades 5-8)
Theatre Camp - $200 June 11-19 from 10am-2pm (girls and boys entering 5-8 grade)
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.ndhs.net/s/999/index.aspx?sid=999&gid=1&pgid=424
Rebel Clef - Song and Dance June 1-5 from 9-11:30am (girls entering grades 5-8) - $75
Storytelling June 8-11 from Noon- 2pm (girls entering grades 5-9) - $60
ND Summer STEAM June 15-18 from Noon-2pm (girls entering grades 5-8) - $60
ROSATI-KAIN HIGH SCHOOL (all camps for girls entering grades 6-8)
www.rosati-kain.org
Introduction to Chorus June 1-4 from 9-11:30am - $100
Introduction to Theatre June 8-11 from 9-11:30am - $100
Beginner Instrumental June 15-18 from 12:45-3pm - $100
Advanced Instrumental June 15-18 from 3:15-5:15pm - $100
Photography June 15-18 from 9-11:30am - $110
Dance June 22-25 from 12:45-3pm - $100
ST. FRANCIS BORGIA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.borgiasummercamps.com/index.cfm
Drama Camp June 8-12 from 8-11am (boys and girls entering grades 5-9) - $55
Starry Knights Dance Camp June 8 and 9 from 5:30-7:30pm (boys and girls entering grades K-8) - $30
ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY
http://www.stjosephacademy.org/about/summer_at_sja/middle_school_camps_for_girls/
Angel Art June 15-19 from 8:30-11:30am (girls entering grades 6-8) - $150
Creative Dramatics Camp June 22-26 from 8:30-11:30am (girls entering grades 6-8) - $150
Dance Camp July 6-10 from 8:30-11:30am (girls entering grades 6-8) - $150
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.sluh.org/academics/summercampsandprograms/
Acting: Improvisation June 8-July 2 from 8-10am (girls and boys entering grade 7) - $175
ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.stpius.com/03-04-15-summer-camps.html
Art Camp June 1-5 from 10am-Noon (for boys and girls entering grades 5-8) OR Noon-2pm (for boys and
girls entering grades 9-12) - $50
Theater Camp Mon-Fri, June 15-19 from 9:30am-Noon (for boys and girls entering grades 5-9) - $50
URSULINE ACADEMY
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eak0tkbn12b848fa&llr=mbl9b6dab
Summer Performing Arts Camp: Seussical Jr. M-Sat, June 22-27 from 8am-5pm (boys and girls entering
grades K-8) - $350
VILLA DUCHESNE AND OAK HILL SCHOOL
http://www.vdoh.org/page.cfm?p=8808
From Broadway to LA July 6-10 from 7:30am – 3:30pm (for boys and girls grades PreK-6) - $275
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MUSICactivities
Found Folk Music
Grade 7
http://20thcenturyclassical.com/Lesson%20Plan%20-%20Partch.htm
Applicable Common
Core Standard: RL 7.4 Analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse
or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Applicable NCAS: Cr3.1.7 Evaluate their own work, applying selected criteria such as appropriate application
of elements of music including style, from, and use of sound sources.
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Objectives: Using the concepts of instrument creation and found instruments, students will create a styleappropriate rhythm accompaniment to a familiar folk song.
Materials:
Selection of folk songs that students have previously learned
Items from the students’ homes and various classroom instruments
Paper
Pencil
Procedure:
Day 1:
1. Divide students into groups of 4-5. Have each group select from list of songs they have learned in class.
2. Explain that students must create a 4-measure rhythmic accompaniment to the piece, to be repeated
throughout the song. Let students create these in class, and practice them when completed.
3. Once students have created their rhythmic patterns, inform them that they will be performing these
accompaniments on instruments made by combining one object found at home with one of the classroom
instruments. No two people in a group may use the same items. Students must create a sound that will fit
their song. Have students examine the lyrics of their songs. Is there a mention of a specific kind of
sound? Does the song contain metallic noises, such as a bell or a hammer? What about wooden
sounds? What items do they think would work with this piece? Will every instrument play every note, or would
some sounds work well in a solo section?
4. Give students the following homework assignment: Each student must find an item to bring into the next
music class to use with a classroom instrument, and he/she must write a paragraph about why the combined
items and instruments fit the group’s song.
Day 2:
5. Collect the paragraph assignments, then arrange students into their groups with their instruments.
6. Give students an opportunity to share their instruments with group members and to practice performing their
rhythm patterns on their instruments.
7. Bring each group to the classroom’s performance area and let them introduce their song and their
instruments. Students will perform their accompaniments solo (just one time through four measures), and then
perform while the rest of the class sings the song.
Assessment:
The students successfully create and perform a 4-measure rhythm pattern. The students bring in instruments
and defend their choice of instrument in its relation to the folk song.
NOTE: If desired, the teacher may follow performances by introducing composer Harry Partch and his instrument
creations and by playing Partch’s Delusion of the Fury as an example.
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ARTactivities
Robot Portrait
Grade 1
http://jlpatern.weebly.com/1st-grade-robot-portrait-lesson-plan.html
Applicable Common Core Standard: 1.MD.A.1 Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
Applicable NCAs: Cr2.1.1a
Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
Objectives: Students will identify and describe an element (pixels), which may be found in visual works of art
and discuss these materials, express his/her ideas in the creation of their robot portrait using a
variety of materials, and decipher between warm and cool colors.
Materials:
Newsprint/newspaper
Bowls of pre-cut 1"x1" construction paper - warm and cool colors
Glue sticks
Googly eyes
16"x10" piece of white construction paper
18"x12" stack of assorted colored construction paper
Safety scissors
Correlating worksheet
Washable colored markers
PowerPoint found at the link above
Procedure:
1. Review mathematical concepts of measurement (e.g., what units are, how to find length, that you can
measure things with a ruler or blocks, etc).
2. Review terms: symmetry, additive process, shape, warm colors, cool colors, pixel, measure, measurement,
units, and length. (Definitions are found at the link above.)
3. The teacher asks the students if they have ever played with Legos or played a video game. Explain to the
students that those are units that can be found in art.
4. On the PowerPoint (see link above), introduce the artists that form the artist connection to this lesson.
5. Teach new art vocabulary (“pixel”) in relation to art.
6. Ask students where they have seen robots before, and show them examples (Pixar
movies, etc). Discuss what robots are used for in today’s world (building cars,
vacuuming, etc.)
7. Explain to them that they will be creating robots portraits out of units, just like other
artists have.
8. Show teacher exemplar (pictured at right) to the students and explain what they will do.
9. Each student will use the 16"x10" piece of construction paper as their background.
10. Students will be given the option of using cool or warm-colored1"x1" squares.
11. Students will be instructed to design, by laying out, the shape of their Robot. They will
be told that their robot either needs to have legs or arms, but not both if they choose
not to.
12. Once students lay out their robot, they will glue them down to the paper; they will be
given more squares of colored construction paper as needed.
13. Have students glue googly eyes on their robot.
14. Students will use the washable colored markers to add details to their robot.
15. Once they have finished their robot portrait, students will choose a warm or cool colored background
(opposite of what their robot was) on which to matte their portrait. Have the students sign their artwork.
16. Give the students the correlating worksheet (or, create a workshop that asks for the robot’s name, how many
units the robot’s arms OR legs are made of, how many units the entire robot body is made of, and
background information (robot’s use/ purpose) about their robot.) When they have completed the worksheet,
students will attach it to the back or bottom of the portrait, as the teacher instructs.
17. Assess the finished robot portrait projects by using the rubric found at the link above.
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