Sunflower Creative Arts
Notes from the Garden

November 2011  

In This Issue
Blog Survey
Need a babysitter?
Playful Yoga!
Important Dates
Shakespeare for Everyone
On the blog

 
Susan Caruso
Artistic Director 
  Jennifer Ligeti
Managing Director
Jaime Greenberg 
 Communications Director
Victoria Green
Social Media and PR Manager
Dorota Salas
Bookkeeper
Carol Vogt
Quickbooks Consultant 

Ellen Stone 
Cultural and Environmental Consultant
 
 
Sunflower Board of Directors
 

Crystal MacLean

President
Ani Smith 
Vice President 
Claire Teller  
Secretary/Treasurer
Sharon Baker
Bill Epstein

Lora McCoy

Edgar An

Keith Richardson

Russell Parker

Susan Caruso

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topGreetings!
 

The Holidays Are Coming...
Looking for the perfect gift? Gift Certificates to Sunflower's Playful Yoga Afternoon are a thoughtful choice! Support Sunflower and give someone you love the gift of relaxation--it's a win/win!

Sunflower's Playful Yoga Afternoon is Jan. 29, 2012, 2:30 pm, at Yoga Sol studio in Delray. This playful, relaxing, two-hour event is a fundraiser for Sunflower Creative Arts. Cost: $30, includes Yoga, tea, meditation, goody bag, and more

Gift certificates are available for purchase now! Contact Jennifer Ligeti in the Sunflower office, Jennifer@sunflowercreativearts.org  or 561 482-3412.
Important Dates
Check our website calendar often for updates! We update this page each Monday.
 
Share & Learn Park Playdate James A. Rutherford Park, Boca Raton, 600 Ne 24th St. (behind 5th Ave shops)
Friday, Nov. 18
9:30--10:30
RSVP on Meetup

Roots & Shoots Community Service Days

Pearl City Community Garden
Saturday, Nov. 19* AND Dec. 3
9:00--10:30 am

*Bring a bag lunch to eat at the garden on Nov. 19. We're going to the art museum afterwards! See below.

Museum Day with Roots & Shoots Boca Raton Museum of Art
Saturday, Nov. 19, Noon -- 1:00 pm (meet us here after gardening!)

Sunflower Thanksgiving Break No classes
Nov. 21--25


Boca Raton Holiday Parade 

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 5:30 pm

Sunflower Roots & Shoots will have a float in the parade. Come out and cheer us on!


Sunflower Winter Break No classes
Dec.
19 -- Jan. 6
Classes resume: Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
Sunflower Theatre Update
Photos from Shakespeare for Everyone's Nov. 14 performance at Village Academy in Delray Beach

View more photos from the performance on Sunflower Flickr.
 
Photos by Jaime Greenberg
Francis as a lion --Shakespeare for EveryoneMoonshine and Pyramus-- Shakespeare for Everyoneboys in costume --Shakespeare for Everyone

On the Sunflower Blog : The Language of Sunflower 
Catch up on our latest blog series about many of the ways we teach children and parents to communicate at Sunflower.

10-17-2011 by Jaime 

Let's talk about our feelings! How many of you cringed when you read that? The fact is, many (maybe most) people are not comfortable talking about emotion. [...]...»

Modeling Empathy 

10-24-2011 by Susan
"Say you're sorry!" ...or not Cheryl barrels through the playground and jumps on a swing. She's been waiting 20 long minutes for that swing and now she has it! In her wake a toddler has fallen and is crying with a mouthful of sand... [...]...»

Respect 

10-31-2011 by Susan, Jonathan 

Years ago a new child attended one of our after-school programs. The mother took me aside and with heartfelt gratitude said, "In the years my son has been in [...]...»

Praise 
11-07-2011 by Jennifer 

Sometimes mothers are incredibly wise. Mine sent me a piece of writing many years ago that has stuck with me to this day. It was perfectly timed [...] ...»

Anger 
11-14-2011 by Susan, Jaime, Jennifer, Victoria 

"All loving parents get angry at their kids; the goal is to express it without hurting or insulting them."  - Nancy Samalin, author At Sunflower, [...]...»  

 
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Susan Caruso
Sunflower Creative Arts