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In looking at our final year partnering with Alice Ott Middle School for the private lessons from 45th Parallel teaching…
Reflection #15 What went particularly well this year? Why? Were you able to make progress regarding the principles you selected?…
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Reflection – Research Question: Does Math-Arts integration at HMS impact Classroom Learning? A story of Trimester 1 & 2. Trimester…
How has the learning community impacted your organization? How do you think it might shape your work going forward? The learning…
Leather Tooling at Crane Middle School
Extension of social studies lesson The First Unification of India
Math Art Integration – Lesson Plans and Reflections from Hines Middle School, 2018-2019 School Year.
Listed below are Math Art Integration Lesson Plans and Reflections from Hines Middle School – Stained Glass Lesson Plan and…
Hi all, A new tool was released this week by Americans for the Arts– the Arts + Social Impact Explorer….
“World of Wonder” highlights many of the art and music programs that are thriving within the Sisters School District through…
Many of you requested a copy of the Problems of Practice Protocol, which you used in small group discussions during…
Hines Middle School YES Video
Fishtrap Story Lab “How To” Training Guide 2014-2018 Hi all, here is a rough draft of Fishtrap’s “How To” Training…
Sell an Molecule Poetry Reading – Lesson Plan Molecule Poetry Assignment link – Student Comments
RIVERSTARS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: SUPERREAL Our Town, Onstage! RiverStars Performing Arts, a program of the Illinois Valley Community Development…
During this trimester, my students were exposed to a variety of art concepts during their science lessons. Students in STEM…
Listed below are Art Lesson Plans from Hines Middle School: Planets – 6th Grade STEM Lesson Plan – Grades 6-8…
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Dear 2017 Studio to School Team, Hello, from the future! It’s been a few years since our official, paperwork-documented partnership…
Cavetown Underground culminates three years of work creating RiverStars Performing Arts, which is made possible by funding from the Oregon…
Collaboration. Communication. Self-Awareness. Creativity. Oaklea Middle School students are painting these words on a tiger mural they created on their…
Student showcase from March 21, 2017 shown at Joseph Charter School assembly for K-8, where some parents, high school students…
2015-2016 Wallowa County Student showcase shown at Josephy Center for Arts and Culture on April 24, 2016.
During a two-week study of Scratchboard, the students at HMS had a great time. All students learned how scratchboard is…
Listed below are Art Lesson plans from Hines Middle School: Fall Poem Tough Turkey Veterans Day Trash Art Jelly Lanterns…
Greatest strengths and assets in this partnership: Committed administration and board…
The Heart of Winter-a dance theatre feast written by and for our Illinois Valley Community
A Day In Paradise October 2015 In the fall of 2015, Caldera teaching artist, Julie Keefe, Peninsula art teacher, Lori…
THIRD YEAR FOCUS The Sunriver/La Pine Studio Project Team will concentrate on developing and refining two key projects – band…
Check out our programmatic vision logic model we created with Steve Patty and what we want to learn next below.
This season will mark Year 3 of our Studio to School project, which serves to promote equal access to music…
“River Celebration: Connection” Video E-Journal Assignment #7 The Studio to School initiative continues to be a comprehensive effort in changing…
Watch Oaklea Middle School students participate and engage in ArtCore! Students draw, measure, paint, construct and explore in a classroom…
ArtCore at Oaklea Middle School is opening up new paths for students and teachers to own and…
Our first attempt to support the integration of arts education into the core curriculum went well. In the words of…
DDSD Elementary students involved through S2S increased from 400 to 2,700 through curricular resources In the OSA/David Douglas Studio to School Year…
The students at Hines middle school finished a color unit of study. During that unit, students learned about color theory…
During the week of May 9th the Missoula Children’s Theatre was in Burns for the production of Peter and Wendy. …
The students at Hines Middle School were treated to a special concert by “The Show Ponies” who were in Burns…
During the month of April the students at Hines Middle School learned how to make pine needle baskets using natural…
The students at Hines Middle School were able to have Producer/Director, Sue Arbuthnot, as a Artist in Residence for one…
After returning from the McMenamin’s rendezvous, my head was spinning with thoughts. I felt encouraged by the progress we’ve made…
In December, the entire Oaklea staff met to begin a visioning process for Oaklea. Where have we been? Where do…
Due to a redesign in Oaklea Middle School’s 2015-2016 schedule, middle schoolers now get to end their day with an…
During its tour of schools in Oregon, the traveling division of the Portland Opera to Go, stopped by Hines Middle School to teach students…
Hines students are working on the ABC’s of Ancient China and have made books, cutting out paper letters and using colored pencils. They are…
During Enrichment Day at Hines Middle School, students were given an opportunity to sign up for an activity of interest….
All 8th grade students were assigned a delegate from the Constitutional Convention, as part of our unit on the Constitution. …
On Tuesday December 8th, veteran school change agent, Michelle Swanson, led the entire Oaklea staff through a visioning process of…
During a two-week study of Scratchboard, the students at HMS had a great time. All students learned how scratchboard is…
Days 7 & 8 During the last two days with Mr. Walther, the students at HMS put their creativity into…
Day 1 – Introduction to Puppeteering with Mr. William Walther! The students at Hines Middle School enjoyed a wonderful opportunity…
Day 5 Today, Mr. William Walther showcased some of his personally hand crafted puppets. All the students were very excited…
Students continued to work on making their puppets. The students learned how to utilize butcher paper and wheat paste to…
A Scrooge Story: an original play written and adapted by members of our team. Praise for A Scrooge Story
The 2015-16 ArtNova’s first day included a Silent Feast. The rules: you must be silent, you can not feed yourself,…
Students at Sunset School began the school year by creating a design for the front of their art portfolios. Each…
Oaklea Teacher quotations on their first year of ArtCore “I feel a lot more comfortable than I was. I was…
Student Interview Quotes Why do you like ArtCore? “Well I don’t like people like when they are teaching it….
The format: audition, write, cast, rehearse, and perform five 10-minute plays in 24 hours. The theme was 2115-100 years from…
The students at Hines Middle School began the 2015-16 school year with a lot of excitement! In Art students began…
Three Rivers Studio to School 2015 Partners: Lorna Byrne, Evergreen, Illinois River Valley Arts Council, Illinois Valley Community Development Organization,…
Oregon Community Foundation Studio to School Grant Illinois Valley Performing Arts Phase 1 Activities, September Arts educator’s weekly schedules…
In order to use the remaining budget, our team took a field trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland,…
We are at the inaugural year of the Summer Institute. Twenty-six teachers enter the institute with varying degrees of artistic…
“I want to bring my mom back and watch it again!” “(watching professional actors) makes me want to do that…
The OCF Studio to Schools Rendezvous in Sisters, OR was fantastic. The town emulates a perfect example of seamlessly integrating…
The Hollywood Theatre is bringing internationally renowned artist INSA to Portland for a month-long residency in September! INSA will create a GIF-ITI…
These three questions guided an end of the year gathering of the ArtCore Oaklea team at Betsy Wolfston’s studio. What…
Are you an artist? “Before ArtCore, I probably would have said no,” states one Oaklea teacher. “Now, I am an…
On June 3rd, all students at King School participated in a showcase featuring student performing arts groups. The King School…
From February through June, Oaklea students had the opportunity to participate in several artistic disciplines in the ArtCore After-School program…
Students were asked who their favorite teachers were and why. Click the image below to hear about all that the Open…
This amazing new video was produced in the Hollywood Theatre Studio at Open Meadow School. Click the picture below to…
Christopher “Play” Martin spoke to Open Meadow students about what it means to stay engaged in school and education while presenting…
From January to June, ArtCore “Weaver” Betsy Wolfston worked weekly with four sixth grade teachers and their 130 students to…
“Had to reply to the whole group to say that “Cavetown” was one of the finest theatre experiences I have…
ArtCore in Action! What have you learned about the resources (both monetary and non-monetary) needed to be successful in implementing…
Student Showcase film from last Wednesday’s gathering at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture to celebrate student work from…
When you slow down, you concentrate better. You do better and you have more stamina. It’s like in sports with…
