Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Meet The Artist Class - Peter Max
YAI students in our "Meet the Artist" class enjoyed exploring the artwork of Peter Max. Seen below are their versions of "The Yellow Submarine." Enjoy!
YAI Students Receive Handmade Hats!
We are so thankful to Carol Fine for hand-knitting so many beautiful hats for the children of Youth Arts Institute! Carol, as in previous years as well, has kindly knitted one hundred hats that were given to the many children in our Youth Arts program, as well as their family members.
Below are photos of some of our Youth Arts kids smiling big and displaying their special hats!
Below are photos of some of our Youth Arts kids smiling big and displaying their special hats!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The Science of Art!
The Science of Art is an exciting Youth Arts Institute class that merges science with art in unique ways. In many ways, science and art go hand-in-hand, and this class explores this very idea!
Below are photos of the young artists displaying work that they have created in this class, including fall leaf wax collages and shape sculptures!
Below are photos of the young artists displaying work that they have created in this class, including fall leaf wax collages and shape sculptures!
Pre-K & Kindergarten Art Discovery!
Each week, children age 4-5 years old enjoy Art Discovery, a class that bridges art, literacy and imaginative play. In recent weeks, the children in this class explored the following books:
Eric Carle's Draw Me a Star, Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon, Dr. Seuss' My Many Colored Days, Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed, and Leo Lionni's A Color of His Own. During each class, students listen to a story, view artwork linked to the book and create artwork themselves.
Recently, the young artists have been exploring primary and secondary colors as well as lines.
Recently, the young artists have been exploring primary and secondary colors as well as lines.
Here are photos of our students in action...enjoy!
Yoga!
Students age 4-8 have been enjoying yoga each week. They have tried a variety of challenging poses, including Mountain pose, Rock pose, Tree pose, Swan pose and more! They have also enjoyed trying different animal poses!Through the use of these yoga poses plus breathing and cooperative games, children learn skills that help manage anxiety and stress, identify positive coping strategies, and become more aware of their own bodies' reactions to stress and emotion.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Lutz Children's Museum: What Will it Become?
Thanks to Lutz Children's Museum, our Nature, Art and the Greenhouse class had a blast learning about different seeds, plants, nuts as well as frogs, bugs, butterflies, eggs and other things that "become" something else!
Rachel from Lutz brought many REAL life samples, taught us many fun facts and even brought a rooster for us to see and pet! Thank you to Lutz for such a great experience!!
http://www.lutzmuseum.org
http://www.lutzmuseum.org
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sept. 22, 5:00pm • Sukkah Decorating Party & Community Dinner • FREE!
Come, decorate our sukkah, the booth built to celebrate the Jewish fall harvest of Sukkot. Help us create our most beautiful sukkah yet! We will take this opportunity to rejoice in the fruits of our labors, the abundance of the beautiful organic garden we created this summer. Dinner (made with vegetables from our garden), including pizza & salad, will be served. Free.
For more information, please call (860) 249.1207
Sign Up Now for FREE After School Classes!
Charter Oak’s Youth Arts Institute is an exciting opportunity for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade to experience the magic of the arts. Classes are free and include Drawing, Painting, Martial Arts, Yoga, Fashion Design, World Art, Lyrics and Beats, Science and Art, Hip Hop and Breakdancing, Literacy and Art, Sign Language, and more! Fall semester classes will begin on Monday, September 20 and will continue until December.
Classes meet Monday-Friday from 3:45-5:00pm at Charter Oak Cultural Center. To receive a registration form or for more information, please contact Sarah Thompson, Youth Arts Institute Coordinator, at 860.249.1207 x111 or sarah.thompson@charteroakcenter.org . Space is limited.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Charter Oak Hip Hop Rocks Whole Foods
On August 22, Charter Oak Putting Down Roots and Hip Hop students put on an amazing show at Whole Foods Market! The show included a spectacular hip hop dance, graffiti art, spoken word, rap and artwork. It was a wonderful ending to a fantastic summer of fun at Charter Oak!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Organic Cooking Class at Whole Foods!
Some of students from Putting Down Roots were recently invited to visit Whole Foods Market and get a lesson in cooking with organic vegetables, just like the ones growing in our gardens! Chef Mitchell taught us about good calories, green leafy veggies, easy recipes that are full of goodness and more! A big thank you to Whole Foods in Bishop's Corner!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Putting Down Roots in Hartford: In the Words of our Young Gardeners
Many students, age 4-15, explored gardening, art, science and math through our Putting Down Roots program this summer, at 3 locations throughout Hartford.
Some of the students were asked to explain the importance that a garden has on it community, what the benefits of a community garden were and why we should continue to create gardens throughout our community. Here are some of their answers.
"It is because we could save the world because people could save more gas and save pollution because people come in trucks far away, so they could waste gallons of gas! And my favorite veggie is zucchini" - Kris, grade 4
"We need to eat healthy things like we wont have to eat alot of junk food. If we eat alot of junk food, we can get fat. If we eat from the garden, then we won't become unhealthy" - Pedro, grade 4
"We need a garden to make the world look better and cleaner. Then the world can be bigger and healthier. If we eat from the garden we will get strong" - Raekwon, grade 4
"The importance in a garden is that it gives more life to the world. It's easier to the people of this world. A garden is special" - Leelliam, grade 4
"I think we should have a big community garden so we don't pollute with gas. It will also help our community and make change" - Zenae, grade 4
"Having a garden is good because you can walk instead of drive and cause pollution. And you don't have to waste money" - Nevaeh, grade 4
"Because we need to make our people eat fruit and vegetables and water to drink because if we don't eat or drink we will starve to death" - Xavier, grade 4
"A garden is important because there are vegetables. They keep you healthy because there are no chemicals. Also when you have a garden you can save money and not always go to the store to get food" - Jada, grade 6
"We should continue the garden so others students can learn what we did and we get to try new things but the best thing is you have a great time" - Whitney, grade 6
"Because vegetables give you energy and we can get veggies to homeless people" - Marissa, grade 5
"Because you can make a garden if you don't have any food and so you can get healthy and strong" - Gabriela, grade 5
"I think it is important to keep having [a community garden] because it teaches you about food, it shows you tasty food, and I enjoy having a garden and food is alot of money so it is much easier to grow a garden" - Zakiyya, grade 5
"It teaches us about the planet and vegetables. We can draw about it. We can eat the vegetables. We can talk about the vegetables" - Maurice, grade 5
"Because we are trying to prove that is you have old grass that you think nothing can grow in it, we can!" - Israel, grade 7
"Because you can sell the vegetables for money, or you can trade them. A flower garden could make the community look better. Since food costs money, you could grow a garden" - Kasandra, grade 5
Some of the students were asked to explain the importance that a garden has on it community, what the benefits of a community garden were and why we should continue to create gardens throughout our community. Here are some of their answers.
"It is because we could save the world because people could save more gas and save pollution because people come in trucks far away, so they could waste gallons of gas! And my favorite veggie is zucchini" - Kris, grade 4
"We need to eat healthy things like we wont have to eat alot of junk food. If we eat alot of junk food, we can get fat. If we eat from the garden, then we won't become unhealthy" - Pedro, grade 4
"We need a garden to make the world look better and cleaner. Then the world can be bigger and healthier. If we eat from the garden we will get strong" - Raekwon, grade 4
"The importance in a garden is that it gives more life to the world. It's easier to the people of this world. A garden is special" - Leelliam, grade 4
"I think we should have a big community garden so we don't pollute with gas. It will also help our community and make change" - Zenae, grade 4
"Having a garden is good because you can walk instead of drive and cause pollution. And you don't have to waste money" - Nevaeh, grade 4
"Because we need to make our people eat fruit and vegetables and water to drink because if we don't eat or drink we will starve to death" - Xavier, grade 4
"A garden is important because there are vegetables. They keep you healthy because there are no chemicals. Also when you have a garden you can save money and not always go to the store to get food" - Jada, grade 6
"We should continue the garden so others students can learn what we did and we get to try new things but the best thing is you have a great time" - Whitney, grade 6
"Because vegetables give you energy and we can get veggies to homeless people" - Marissa, grade 5
"Because you can make a garden if you don't have any food and so you can get healthy and strong" - Gabriela, grade 5
"I think it is important to keep having [a community garden] because it teaches you about food, it shows you tasty food, and I enjoy having a garden and food is alot of money so it is much easier to grow a garden" - Zakiyya, grade 5
"It teaches us about the planet and vegetables. We can draw about it. We can eat the vegetables. We can talk about the vegetables" - Maurice, grade 5
"Because we are trying to prove that is you have old grass that you think nothing can grow in it, we can!" - Israel, grade 7
"Because you can sell the vegetables for money, or you can trade them. A flower garden could make the community look better. Since food costs money, you could grow a garden" - Kasandra, grade 5
Monday, August 2, 2010
Organic Gardening, Art, Science, Math & More!
Putting Down Roots in Hartford is well underway, and students are enjoying educational activities interwoven with visual arts, discovery and team-building. Putting Down Roots has grown to three locations in Hartford, and over fifty children have enjoyed the program at Charter Oak's main location so far this summer!
Young gardeners, age 5 to 14, work hands-on in the garden, tending to the vegetables, flowers, herbs and even fruit. Each day, the observe the changes in the garden and often throughout the week, record thoughts, observations, drawings and measurements in their journals. Students enjoy movement and stretching games, visual arts, creative writing, science experiments, teamwork through older students mentoring the youngest students, working in small groups and also have the option to attend yoga and hip hop workshops weekly!
Here are a few images of the amazing work produced over the last few weeks... more to come!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Sign Up Now for FREE Summer Programs at Charter Oak!
Putting Down Roots In Hartford
Charter Oak’s commitments to ending hunger in Hartford and to providing a safe and nurturing environment to the children in our neighborhood led to the creation of Putting Down Roots in Hartford, a program that welcomes children, free of charge, to participate in creating, maintaining and harvesting organic vegetables from the gardens in our courtyard.
Mondays-Fridays, 9am-12:30pm
July 6-Aug 20
An exciting, six-week summer youth gardening program for Hartford kids, age 7-13. The program in FREE and kids will learn how to tend to a garden, nurture plants and vegetables, and produce their own food. The food grown by participants will be distributed to their families and neighbors. Children also will create artwork, will experiment with science projects, do creative writing and will create a variety of projects all tied to the garden. Lunch is included each day.
Yoga
Tuesdays, 12:30pm-2pm, July 6-Aug 20
Charter Oak Cultural Center will have yoga for the children for 6 weeks in the summer as an extended day option for kids age 7-13. These classes introduce yoga to the students, incorporating the more traditional components (breathing and postures) with some games and creative movement. The goal is to introduce the kids to ways to quiet their minds and bodies, to stretch and get some physical activity, and to have fun!
Hip Hop Workshop
Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm, July 6-Aug 20
This is a once-a-week extended day option for children ages 7-13. Children will explore spoken word, creative writing, graffiti art and more!
Wadsworth Workshop
Fridays, 12:30-3:00pm, July 9-July 30
This is a once-a-week extended day option for children ages 9-13. Children will take a once-a-week field trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum to explore various artwork and then create a project in response to what they viewed in the museum.
For more information or to register your child for these FREE programs, please email Sarah Thompson at sarah.thompson@charteroakcenter.org or call 860.249.1207 x111
Charter Oak’s commitments to ending hunger in Hartford and to providing a safe and nurturing environment to the children in our neighborhood led to the creation of Putting Down Roots in Hartford, a program that welcomes children, free of charge, to participate in creating, maintaining and harvesting organic vegetables from the gardens in our courtyard.
Mondays-Fridays, 9am-12:30pm
July 6-Aug 20
An exciting, six-week summer youth gardening program for Hartford kids, age 7-13. The program in FREE and kids will learn how to tend to a garden, nurture plants and vegetables, and produce their own food. The food grown by participants will be distributed to their families and neighbors. Children also will create artwork, will experiment with science projects, do creative writing and will create a variety of projects all tied to the garden. Lunch is included each day.
Yoga
Tuesdays, 12:30pm-2pm, July 6-Aug 20
Charter Oak Cultural Center will have yoga for the children for 6 weeks in the summer as an extended day option for kids age 7-13. These classes introduce yoga to the students, incorporating the more traditional components (breathing and postures) with some games and creative movement. The goal is to introduce the kids to ways to quiet their minds and bodies, to stretch and get some physical activity, and to have fun!
Hip Hop Workshop
Wednesdays, 12:30-2pm, July 6-Aug 20
This is a once-a-week extended day option for children ages 7-13. Children will explore spoken word, creative writing, graffiti art and more!
Wadsworth Workshop
Fridays, 12:30-3:00pm, July 9-July 30
This is a once-a-week extended day option for children ages 9-13. Children will take a once-a-week field trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum to explore various artwork and then create a project in response to what they viewed in the museum.
For more information or to register your child for these FREE programs, please email Sarah Thompson at sarah.thompson@charteroakcenter.org or call 860.249.1207 x111
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Burr Elementary YAI Lyrics & Beats Class
Beamer Benz and Bentley Remix- Charter Oak Youth Arts Program- "Cant Get Me"
Friday, May 14, 2010
Youth Arts Institute Showcase and Gallery Exhibit
*** Thursday, June 3, 2010 *** 6:00pm *** Free
Join us as we celebrate the amazing work of Youth Arts students age 5-17!
Visual arts, dance, choreodrama, music, spoken word, theatre and much more!
Let's pack the house and support the hard work and talents of our amazing young Hartford artists as well as our community partnerships!
Free Parking :)
SEE YOU THERE & PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!
www.charteroakcenter.org
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