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Family Arts - Spring 2016

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
Project of
Metropolitan Library Service Agency Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Description for Hopewell Music Camps: Week-long intensive choir camps taught by professional musicians. Camp participants will be introduced to basic music skills, and experience hands-on learning with instruments. Description for Sing Play Learn: Hands-on musical play activities led by early childhood music specialists will let families experience music’s impact on learning and reading readiness. Together they will sing, rhyme, read, move and create!
Project Details
115 participated
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For Hopewell Music Camps: Materials to prepare for summer choir camps will be purchased. For Sing, Play, Learn: Patrons will learn about preparing their preschoolers for school. Patrons and their children will sing and dance together. Patrons will check out related library materials.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For Hopewell Music Camps: Materials to prepare for summer choir camps were purchased. For Sing, Play, Learn: 100% of patrons sang songs with their child. 90% shared books. 95% had or planned to check out library materials to share with their child. 100% rated the quality of the program as good or better. Selected comments: “We really enjoy this program! Our kids look forward to it every week. The instructor is great keeping the kids engaged & making it enjoyable for everyone. “Teacher Stacey is awesome. She brought a lot of creativity to sessions & introduced variety. Thank you so much, now we sing your songs at home.”

Source of Additional Funds

Hopewell Music Cooperative; MacPhail Center for Music

Project Manager
First Name
Ken
Last Name
Behringer
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
ken@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Education

Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200
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