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MONTHLY E-BLAST

April 2012

Arts Event Calendar - Planning Ahead!

           Mon, April 2nd 4-6 pm
Teacher Action Network

Thurs, April 5th  5 pm
Deadline for all submissions:
Young Artist Showcase

     

Mon, April 23rd  4-6 pm

Secondary Teacher Network  

 

Fri, May 4th  8:30-10 am

County Arts Network Meeting 

Food for Thought! 

 

Thought you might like to read a recent article from EdWeek that talks about national and state creativity indices. They are marking the direction the arts are moving and its an interesting conversation.  

   

Golden Gate Bridge
Arts Competition
The "Vision of the Golden Gate Bridge" arts competition has been extended to April 16, 2012. Info is here.
 
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The US Gymnastics Trials for the 2012 Olympics

Headed to San Jose!
The Santa Clara County Office of Education is proud to be co-sponsoring a poster contest for the 2012 Olympic trials that are headed to San Jose in June. Great awards including a school visit by an Olympic athlete before school ends this year. Check out the flyer and registration forms - deadline is May 11th, 2012.
 

Santa Clara County's Arts Education Initiative

    GUESS WHAT? We are so excited to announce the creation of a week-long Summer Arts Institute. From July 30th - August 3rd, experience a week of art-integration that ties visual arts and theatre into the Common Core State Standards. Learn about the 4 C's of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical-thinking in the arts. The cost? Free! Get continuing education credits and over $100 in art supplies for use in your classroom. Limited to the first 30 teachers signed-up. Click HERE for more information and to register.

     We just celebrated our 10TH ANNUAL ARTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM CONFERENCE. Held this past Saturday in Saratoga, dozens of attendees were thoroughly impressed with the workshops and keynote speaker, Jeff Raz, and the many break-out sessions hosted by teaching artists and classroom teachers from around the valley.
                               
  

Young Artist Showcase - Last Call!

       This is the last call for artwork from grades PreK-12 in Santa Clara County public schools to be considered for this year's Young Artist Showcase. Deadline is Thursday, April 5th at 5 pm here at the Santa Clara County Office of Education.  

   

Have You Read Our Blog????  

     Artspiration has an amazing blog and many of our districts and teachers are highlighted. Check out Scholarships, Making Meaning Through the Arts, TheatreWorks Visits Oak Grove, and

 

Need Help?
       If you have information that would be valuable to share with others, pass it on to us and let us know! Are you in a school district and need arts assistance or customized professional development? We're here to help you!  Call (408) 453-6572.

Sincerely,

  
Check out more arts information!
Creative Industries

New report out this month on the Creative Industries and the levels of employment of Americans in the field of the arts. The report offers a research-based approach to the value of the arts to our communities AND the economy.
Start Planning for Summer

Click below for summer camp information:
CSMA
Montalvo Arts Center
San Jose Jazz
 San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose REP
San Jose Taiko
TheatreWorks
   

 
Scholarships Available!

 CALSA (the CA Association of Latino Superintendents & Administrators) and AdvancePath Academies have graciously provided $500 scholarships to be awarded to 3 graduating seniors in Santa Clara County public high schools to further their studies in the arts. Click HERE for applications.