Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Moreland Arts and Health Sciences Magnet School in West Saint Paul will reteam with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to expand their Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness program to three sets of learners: Kindergarten students, their families, and all K-4 teachers.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
ACHF Arts Education
Kindergarteners will learn theater skills of using their face, body and voice to express emotions while gaining creative tools for finding calm. Evaluators will observe first and last classes, and use a rubric to rate students' skills to use face, bodies and voice to express emotions. Teachers will share observations of student growth and retention via written and verbal surveys. 2: Adults in family workshops and teachers in professional development will increase their confidence for using art at home and/or in classrooms. Participants will complete written self-assessments on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions (parents) and in classroom (teachers).
A majority of the students demonstrated an increased ability in basic theater skills and comprehension of ZPR's creative tools for finding calm. Evaluator observed and rated student participation on 5-point scale. The rubric focused on K-arts standards for theater: using body, voice and face to express feelings and ideas. Moreland Magnet Coordinator followed up with teacher interviews. 2: Both teachers and parents stated that this project strengthened their confidence and tools to do art activities with their classes and families. Participants completed written self-assessments and interview on a 5- point scale re: growth in their artistic skills, comfort with art making process and frequency of using art at home in between sessions (parents) and in classroom (teachers).
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