Our Mission: Making learning fun
for everyone through dance.
Many thanks to Joy Taubner for her wonderful
photographs of our young dancers!
http://momentsbyjoy.com | http://momentsbyjoy.blogspot.com
REGISTRATION FOR FALL TERM IS NOW OPEN!!!
Founded in 2004 as a public charity, Sparkplug Dance provides ongoing scholarships to kids and families who need them, free residencies to schools, free trainings for teachers and free classes for kids in a variety of settings. We offer articles and lesson plans, free, on our website.
And we do all this with your support.
Thank you!
Sparkplug Dance is a 501(c)(3) organization, and contributions to Sparkplug Dance are deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Multiple Intelligences in Motion: A lively workshop in Arts Integration for Adults
Aug 18-21 *REGISTER NOW*
We've been receiving lots of inquiries about this four-days of fun, so, in greater detail:
Concept-based brain-compatible dance:
Each morning, we'll do two sample classes in concept-based creative dance, across a variety of ages, and interwoven with reading, math, science, language arts.
We'll make connections among social, emotional and physical learning across the lifespan.
Arts integration across disciplines:
Each afternoon is a little different, as we explore story making and storytelling, creating dramatic tableaux, using math to do some visual art, and finding ways to bring together public art and integrative learning. It's like camp for grown ups!
Guest teachers and field trips:
We'll be trained in the usage of fabulous Arts for All equipment by inclusive recreational art instructor Patty Prather,
Kelly Thibodeaux, fiddler and teaching artist will have us all playing tunes on our own little fiddles in one hour,
One of the founders of Magnet Arts Elementary School, Gwen Curran (see this month's newsletter article "Meet the Board Member") will come in to enliven the local and national history of arts integration,
We'll take a field trip to the UO Art museum to learn some visual thinking strategies and gain experience leading inquiry-based discussions that promote critical thinking, social learning and arts appreciation.
This is a three-credit course, offered through Lane Community College. Last year's participants included classroom teachers, college students, reading specialists, dancers, preschool directors and teachers and home-schooling parents. And this year, we'll widen the scope to connect to a variety of interests - in the arts, education, the sciences, and the humanities - Join us.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE LCC CLASS INFO
Radio presentation on Creative Movement, Brain Development and Why the Schools need the Arts.
If you missed Monday night's on-air re-broadcast of Rachael's City Club of Eugene presentation (64MB MP3), you can find it archived at KLCC.ORG:
http://www.archive.org/details/RachaelCarnesAtEugeneCityClub2112008theBrainDanceWhatLittleKids
If you have questions, send us an email at admin@sparkplugdance.org or call 541-689-3233 and leave a message - a real person will call you back! We're excited to help you find just the right class!
Read all about our Sparkplug teachers.
A Great Location!
Most classes at Washington Park Community Center, in Eugene. Click for directions.
Sparkplug Dance
PO Box 10955
Eugene OR 97440
541-689-3233
Staff:
Administrative Director/Registrar: Amber Dennis, admin@sparkplugdance.org
Executive Director: Rachael Carnes, info@sparkplugdance.org
