Project Zero Waste.
OCEAA won a grant from 'Project Zero Waste' to help keep trash out of landfills. They are supplying OCEAA with a variety of art-making tools such as heavy-duty scissors, glue guns, tacky glue, large paintbrushes, etc. These tools will help OCEAA students create art out of trash materials.
What we need from you are your trash materials. Please click the 'Make Art' bags below for a list of items we need to make treasure from trash!
Proyecto Cero Basura.
Proyecto Cero Basura le ha ortogado una beca a OCEAA para ayudar a mantener la basura fuera del acopio del basural. Ellos proveerán una variedad de herramientas para trabajar en arte. Tijeras de alta resistencia, aplicador de pegamento, pinceles grandes etc. Estas herramientas ayduran a los estudiantes de OCEAA a crear arte usando elementos derivados de la basura.
Lo que necesitamos es que usted nos de la cosas que están destinadas a la basura. ¡Por favor haga clic las bolsas 'Haz arte' para una lista de artículos que necesitamos para hacer tesoros de la basura!
OCEAA Teachers Pilot Arts Curriculum.
Arts Advantage, in collaboration with Helena Hanna from The CA Arts Project, worked with teachers from throughout Orange County to write curriculum in dance, theater, music, and visual art. Each art form has 3 units that teach the key art standards. The standards are vertically aligned, which means the skills students learn sequentially build upon those they learned in previous grades.
Thanks to funding from sponsors, such as Boeing, the supplies needed to teach the curriculum were given to teachers at no cost to OCEAA. OCEAA had a handful of teachers that went to professional development trainings to learn how to write curriculum. Then, they were invited to write the curriculum, and teach it to other educators, so it can be implemented throughout Orange County.
The following past and current OCEAA staff members contributed to the creation and implementation of the curriculum:
Hester "Fritz" Petropoulos - Music
Tania Hernandez - Music
Krista Ratnaweera - Dance
Meg Teran - Dance
This curriculum is setting a presidence in the filed of arts education on a state and national level, because most schools lack an arts curriculum, especially at the elementary and middle school levels.
Our students are benefiting from this curriculum. A special thanks to Jim Thomas and Helena Hanna for supporting OCEAA in the implementation of this curriculum!
Celebrate the World Festival.
Students will perform and display their artwork at the 'Celebrate the World Festival' on September 24th, 2010.
We hope you will attend the event to see the talented artwork of our students!
Please visit this page again in the near future for more information.
Arts Committee.
OCEAA has a strong committment to the arts and we invite all parents and community members to attend our Arts Committee meetings.
We know your experience and insight can help us continue to lead our arts program into providing our students with rich experiences in the arts and through the arts, excel in all other subjects.
We welcome you and invite you to help us plan and run school-wide arts events, give feedback on the direction of the arts program, and assist teachers with understanding how to use arts in their classrooms.
The Arts Committee meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:10-7:50am.
Please see below for meeting dates;
14th September, 2010
12th October, 2010
9th November, 2010
14th December, 2010
11th January, 2011
8th February, 2011
8th March, 2011
12th April, 2011
10th May, 2011
Please email arts@oceaa.org for more information.