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| Diane McGhee, Program Director | 
I welcome you to the inaugural edition of the Arts for Children Interdisciplinary Program e-newsletter. For alumni who may be separated from SUNY Brockport through time or distance, please know that integrated and interdisciplinary arts education remains the hallmark of our unique program. New research continues to document the importance of arts education in the lives of children and particularly in the training of new teachers for the classroom. |
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In the first of our series of alumni spotlights, we're featuring Barbara Bashaw (MA, CMA), a 1989 graduate of the Arts for Children Program and currently interim director of the Dance Education Program at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. She's the winner of the 2005 Emerging Visionary in Dance Education award presented by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). Last summer her dance education program was selected by NDEO to be a national center for dance education research. |
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Congratulations to Sarah Harrington who was selected as top scholar in the Arts for Children Program. Sarah (visual art specialty) is pursuing state certification as an early childhood educator. She has pioneered an interdisciplinary program in the NIOGA Library System of Western New York and created a “Visiting Summer Storyteller” position. Sarah is president of the Arts for Children Club. |
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This year SUNY Brockport students provided valuable services to Project U.N.I.Q.U.E., one of Rochester's well-established cultural organizations. United Now for Integrated Quality Urban Education is an arts learning lab founded in the 1960's. One of UNIQUE's premiere programs is Visual Integration of Technology, Arts, and Language (V.I.T.A.L.) which has created a partnership with the George Eastman House, Rochester Public Schools #42 and #2 and Leary Elementary School in Rush-Henrietta. |
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The Rochester Broadway Theatre League and SUNY Brockport Arts for Children Program have joined forces to provide a roaring good time for students in Rochester area schools. In association with RBTL’s Broadway touring production of The Lion King, the League’s Introduction to Theatre Middle School Program introduces sixth graders to master classes centered on themes from the play. This spring, student interns Christy Fisher (theatre) and Caitlin Philpott (dance) accompanied RBTL’s education coordinator, Robert Sagan, to teach in area schools. Intern lessons focused on African drums, dance and how students can use improvisation to become a character in a play. |
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Dr. Juanita Suarez, associate professor of dance, recently received an invitation to teach in China. Dr. Suarez will participate in Theater for Environmental Awareness (TEA), to be held at the Wolong School in Tianjin this summer. TEA works to promote environmental and social awareness through the performance arts. |
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Do you want to network with other colleagues who have similar interests in arts education? Are you looking for resident artists to work with your children? Do you need help advocating for the arts in your neighborhood, town or state? Then check out the following Web resources - they're chock full of useful information! |
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