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Education has Changed
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 Schools have changed since Winslow Homer's days, and today's children live in a much more complex world. Visual literacy is basic to a universal language that our kids will need in school and in the workplace. As students learn to observe at a deeper level and analyze subtle messages, they will be better prepared to think about complex issues and analyze multiple viewpoints. The skills stressed by the Common Core standards encourage Critical and Creative Thinking. These are the same skills Art in Action lessons have been emphasizing for 30 years. Art in Action opens children's eyes and minds, engaging them in active learning. Life in mid 19th century New England contrasts with the war-torn South, where Homer also recorded daily life. Read more
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Friends of Art in Action Tours
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Scholarships for New Schools
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 Schools new to Art in Action in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties can get started with help from the SanDisk Community Sharing program. Apply for a Scholarship |
Get Custom Training at your School
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 Learn to lead interactive discussions that teach critical thinking. Discover ways to integrate art lessons with other core subjects. Get to know other docents at your school. Learn more
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Welcome New Schools
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 Joining our Bay Area family of schools:
Horrall Elementary, San Mateo: They are bringing the program to all 20 classrooms through partial scholarship from our SanDisk Scholarship Program!
St. Ambrose Seabreeze School, Foster City is bringing the program in their Kindergarten classes.
Sequoia Preschool, Redwood City is starting kids off on the right foot with our Kindergarten program.
Stonehedge Charter School, Hillsborough will use Program Levels 4, 5, and 6 programs to integrate art into their core curriculum areas.
We also welcome our new school from the Eastern U.S., PS 124Q from South Ozone Park, New York!
See complete list of Art in Action schools
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| Advocate For Art Education | |
Visualize a World Where
Support for the Arts Abounds...
Use this flyer to tell your community about the importance of high quality art education. Let your child's school know that you feel that a strong visual arts education is a requirement, not an option.
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| Museum Shows to See with Kids | |
New York Metropolitan Museum: 
George Bellows
de Young Museum, San Francisco: Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal
Brooklyn, New York: NEW: Brooklyn Children's Museum |
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E-magination is a monthly art resource for teachers and parents to connect with current happenings at Art in Action, museum shows, events, and teacher resources. Art in Action advocates for all children to have access to a quality art education. Submit articles or give feedback. Subscribe. See previous newsletters.
Copyright 2012 Art in Action
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Apple for the Teacher
Inspired by
Winslow Homer
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In this lesson 5th grade students observe the tiny details of an apple, eating as they draw and color each stage. Homer's art is full of fascinating details, and sharpening observation skills is one of the most important ways students can increase their IQ levels. |
Celebrating
30 years of bringing
art education
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Support Art in Action
in our schools!
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| Art Destinations for Families |
reCREATE.org is "where creativity and conservation meet". Kids can create art from other people's trash. Roseville, CA
Art Institute of Chicago has an Artist's Studio where students can create a masterpiece to take home. Led by guest artists and staff, projects are thematically linked to special exhibitions and items in the museum's collection.
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| Book of the Month |
A Weekend with
Winslow Homer
by Anne Beneduce
The story of Homer's life tells of his art techniques and his love of nature. This first-person account tells about his education, travel, family, and growing success as an artist.
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Art in Action@home
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11/10/12 - 
Second grade artwork will be displayed in public library art shows 
