Dear Key Communicators,

Thank you for volunteering your time to enrich your students education with arts and humanities programming at more than 45 member sites this school year.  Due to your diligence, nearly 12,000 students are registered to experience the power of arts and humanities education programming  this fall throughout the city.

This edition of the Key Communicator Newsletter contains: 

• Free Professional Development opportunities for you and your colleagues;
• Rooftop party benefiting the DC Collaborative;
• Free Bach in Time Arts for Every Student field-trip opportunity for your school;
• Free Kids Euro Festival Tickets field-trip opportunities for students.

Transportation and ticket costs for these events are provided!  Please share this with your colleagues! 

All best,

The DC Collaborative Team

Upcoming Professional Development Workshops!

 Any D.C. public or public charter school teacher may register for up to three Professional Development workshops per year!

 View the complete list of Professional Development opportunities HERE.

Printmaking

10/15/14: The Children's Art Studio

Metro: Tenleytown-AU (Red Line)

Over the course of the three hour workshop educators will make a series of linoleum prints and simple block prints using wood and found objects on large paper and fabric.  We will also look at many books and examples from art history to inform our practice. Educators will learn how to successfully implement printing techniques into your classroom.

Integrating Music Education for Children with Special Needs

10/23/14: Levine Music

Thursday, October 23, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

2801 Upton Street NW
Washington D.C. 20008

Metro: Van Ness (Red Line)

Participants will be provided with an overview of the unique needs of students with special needs as well as a variety of practical applications, adaptations, and modifications that can be used within music interventions to enrich the educational experiences of children with special learning needs. Refreshments will be provided to all attendees.

 
 Carter Brown Memorial Evening with Educators: Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In

11/12/14: The National Gallery

REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, November 12, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

6th St and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Metro: Archives (Yellow, Green Lines)
 'Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In' highlights the Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania artist's fascination with windows - a theme he explored over several decades in more than 300 works in oil, tempera, and varied media on paper. A time-honored motif for artists, the window has long signified the artist's vision and functions as a metaphor for representational painting, which offers a 'window' on the world. Tour this special exhibition of more than 50 objects at the National Gallery, its only venue worldwide, from May 4th to November 30th, 2014. Bring a colleague and enjoy this evening of art, food, and fun!

 
Bridging the Gap: Using Metaphor to Increase Learning in the Classroom

11/13/14: The American Poetry Museum

716 Monroe St NE, Studio 25
Washington, DC 20017

Metro: Brookland CUA (Red Line)

The Metaphorical Thinking Workshops demonstrate strategies for engaging metaphor in instructional settings, for constructing metaphor to increase student comprehension, and for employing metaphor to improve student writing skills.

Art Buzz at Sunset 

Bach in Time 

Please follow the "Register Here" links to reserve tickets for your school and for more about the program.  Transportation and tickets are provided through the DC Collaborative.

10/21/14 at 10:30am: The Sitar Arts Center

REGISTER HERE

10/21/14 at 12:00pm: The Sitar Arts Center

REGISTER HERE

10/22/14 at 10:30am: THEARC

REGISTER HERE

10/22/14 at 12:00pm: THEARC

REGISTER HERE

10/23/14 at 10:30am: THEARC

REGISTER HERE