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"I have always believed firmly that a good education is the most cherished gift an individual can receive..." --William Rand Kenan, Jr.

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For Adults & Children
Kindermusik
Spring Classes for Adults & Children
Nursery School
Institutional Scholarship Program

For Teachers
Arts In Education
Student Gallery
Shakespeare Lives!



Kenan Board Member/Teacher in the Spotlight

Al Franco, an English teacher at Starpoint Central High School, and a Kenan Center board member, has much to be proud of these days. One of his students, Jasmine May, was bitten by the Shakespeare bug, and thanks to Franco and the Shakespeare club he started, May will be going to New York City, April 26-29, to compete in the English Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition. Franco was one of the first group of teachers to participate in the Kenan Center's Shakespeare Lives!, a teacher enrichment program, in partnership with the Globe Theatre in London and Shakespeare in Delaware Park, which the Kenan Center administered. Congratulations to both Franco and May for turning the Shakespeare Lives! training into such an outstanding accomplishment! Click here to read the story by Lockport Union Sun & Journal writer Joe Olenick.

Storrs All High Photo Show: Deadline to Receive Registrations is March 21!

If you're a high school art teacher in Western New York, we invite you to submit your students' photography for this prestigious show that now celebrates it's 23rd year. Typically, more than 300 images are exhibited. More than $600 in cash awards are presented in 16 categories, along with merit awards to one student from each school, and a Best School award. The show runs April 20-May 11, 2008. Applications are being mailed the week of February 18, or you can download an application form here. Please let us know if you do not receive an application by mail so that we can update our school database. Registration forms are due March 21.

To read more about last years' show including a list of award winners, go to the Gallery page.
Download application form here. This is a large file. We recommend saving to your desktop to open.

Community Education Programs

Winter Kindermusik Now in Session!

Kindermusik is a national program using music to encourage early learning and creativity in young children. Kindermusik classes are offered from infant to age 5, and now includes Kindermusik Sign and Sing for ages 6 months to 3 years, in which children and parents learn simple signs proven to speed language devlopment in hearing children. Watch this page or the Lockport Community Education catalog for start dates of new sessions.

The Campus at the Kenan Center Spring Classes

The Kenan Center will be offering our more-popular-than-ever Ballroom Dancing Class for beginners and internediate this spring along with watercolor painting classes for children ages 7-12 and adults. See class fees and schedules below. To register by phone, call 433-2167. To register in person, stop in the Kenan Center Business Office at 433 Locust Street, Monday-Friday.

Ballroom Dancing with Jackie George. Wednesdays beginning April 30 for 10 weeks. Beginning class, 7-8 pm. Intermediate, 8-9 pm. Fee: $55 Kenan members/$75 non-members.
After School Watercolor Workshop for Kids Wednesdays starting May 21 for 4 weeks. 3:30-4:30 pm. Ages 7-12. Fee:$25 Kenan members/$35 non-members, plus $10 materials fee.
Beginning Watercolor for Adults. Wednesdays starting July 2 for 6 weeks. 10 am-12 noon. Fee: $35 Kenan members/$45 non-members, plus $15 materials fee.

REFUND POLICY
100% of class fee refunded up to 7 days before a one-day class or workshop or first week of a multi-week class. No refunds if less than 7 days prior to the class starting date. Materials fees are non-refundable.

Nursery School

Applications now being accepted for Fall 2008!
The Kenan Center's Nursery School for 2 1/2 to 5-year-olds is an early childhood program dedicated to developing the "whole child." We subscribe to the theory that young children learn best through experiences that are hands-on and which encourage them to interact with their environment. Children are actively involved inthe learning process through developmentally appropriate practices compatible to their developmental growth, cognitively, socially, aesthetically, emotionally and physically.

The Kenan Center campus provides a unique learning environment. Children will have many opportunities to encounter art, performances, and history; to play and enjoy phsyical exercise in the Kenan Arena and Nursery School playground; and to enjoy the beautiful gardens that surround the historic 19th century Kenan house.

Children will participate in half-day programs depending on their age: 2 1/2 year-olds attend Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 am-12 pm; 3 year-olds attend Tuesday and Thursday, 9-11:45 am; 4-5 year-olds attend Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-11:45 am.

For complete details including application process and tuition, download a Nursery School brochure.
Download an application form for the 2008/2009 school year.

For Teachers

ARTiculations On-School-Time Visual & Performing Arts Experiences

2007-2008 ARTiculations Programming: Physics, History, and Literature Come To Life

DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE 2007-2008 ARTICULATIONS BROCHURE
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A wild-haired Einstein who expounds on the Theory of Relativity is just one of the ways classroom studies come to life this school year as the Kenan Center presents the fifth year of its MOVING WORKS program for grades K-12.

Performer Marc Spiegel is the epitome of Albert Einstein in his original show, EINSTEIN ALIVE!, which will be presented November 29 and 30 at the Kenan Center Taylor Theater. Younger students will learn about motion, matter and energy, while older students will delve into such scientific principles as speed, electromagnetic radiation, and the infamous E=MC2. Einstein Alive! is for grades K-8. There is a 10:00 a.m. and 12 Noon performance on both days. Cost is $5/strudent, teacher or chaperone. Seating is limited! Call to reserve your seats now!

The Big Wooden Horse Theatre from England takes to the stage at Lockport High School on February 1 with Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, based on the Caldecott-winning book by Mo Willems. Then on March 28, ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents two morning performances of Madeline and the Bad Hat at the Taylor Theater.

APRIL 2-4 IS HISTORY WEEK! We're proud to preent six extraordinary “Living Voices” productions oby TheatreworksUSA. These productions combine audio, video, personal discussion and live performance to narrate significant moments in history.

Performances scheduled are The New American, A Journey into Immigration for grades 4-12; Island of Hope, a story of immigration for grades K-5; Through the Eyes of a Friend: The World of Anne Frank for grades 4-12; Hear My Voice, a new production on the fight for women’s right to vote for grades 4-12; The Right to Dream, a look at the Civil Rights Movement for grades 5-12; and Native Vision, focusing on the Native American experience in the 1930s and 1940s, for grades 5-12. All performances take place at the Taylor Theater on the Kenan Center campus.

MOVING WORKS is the performing arts component of the Kenan Center’s ARTiculations program. MOVING WORKS gives students the opportunity to experience outstanding performances by national touring artists who are selected for their ability to relate to young audiences while presenting them with positive role models. Performances are also selected to help teachers to meet national and state learning standards, as well as complement school character education programs.

A Visual Arts component is also offered called TALKING PICTURES. Students can engage in a gallery tour and hands-on activity with Artist Educators, participate in docent-led gallery tours or docent-led historical tours of the turn-of-the-century Kenan Center House. An exclusive gallery space is also available for exhibition of student work, and schools are encouraged to apply for exhibition in the 2008 school year.

For complete details and fees, teachers and homeschool parents can request the ARTiculations On-School-Time Visual and Performing Arts brochure by calling 433-2617. All performances, except where noted, take place at the Kenan Center at 433 Locust Street, Lockport.

Support for ARTiculations is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the Grigg Lewis Foundation, Target, and the Kenan Arts Council. Visit the Kenan Center website at www.kenancenter.org for more programming and events.

Great reasons to choose ARTiculations for your school field trips:
*Exposes students to quality performing & visual arts
*BOCES Aidable
*Tops Field Trip Fund participants
*Helps teachers meet NYS Learning Standards
*Supports Character Education

ARTiculations features four primary components:
Moving Works offers live theater performances by national touring artists who are chosen for their ability to relate to student audiences while presenting a positive role model;
Talking Pictures, a visual and language arts experience, combines learning in a gallery exhibition space with hands-on activities that help students understand the relationship between visual and language arts;
Enrichment Workshops, geared to teachers, artists, adults and families, stimulate creativity through interaction with professional artists, and
the Student Gallery, an dedicated space for the exhibition of student artwork.

MOVING WORKS
Moving Works, the performing arts component of ARTiculations, gives students the opportunity to experience outstanding performances by national touring artists presented on school time at the Kenan Center's Taylor Theater. This year we will offer 12 exciting choices with a wonderful variety for all grade levels. Cost is $5.00 per student, teacher or chaperone.

Learning Standards
ARTiculations is designed to provide schools with affordable and accessible arts experiences that help teachers to meet curriculum requirements as well as New York State Learning Standards. Many of our programs address multiple standards, not only in the performing and visual arts, but also Social Studies, ELA, LOTE, Health and Physical Education, and Math, Science and Technology.

Character Education
ARTiculations offerings complement your school's character education efforts in many ways. The Kenan Center used the 40 Developmental Assets outlined by the Search Institute as a guideline. We encourage educators to visit their website at www.search-institute.org.

Tops Field Trip Fund
The Kenan Center is a participant in The Tops Field Trip fund which provides private and public schools throughout Erie, Niagara and Monroe Counties with low cost bus transportation. The program is a collaboration between the Buffalo Alliance for Education and Tops Markets. For more information, contact the Buffalo Alliance at (716) 845-6500 or visit www.buffaloalliance.org. For schools that meet the criteria, participation in ARTiculations is BOCES aidable.
BUS ASSISTANCE. If the high costs of transportation cannot be covered by your school or subsidized by an existing program, please talk to us. We may be able to help arrange financial assistance.

TALKING PICTURES
Talking Pictures is the visual arts component of the Kenan Center's ARTiculations program that combines viewing art in a unique gallery setting with interactive creative activities designed to stimulate inquiry, enhance critical thinking, and improve stuents' abilities to apply learning in various contexts. Through small group workshops, students get to: *See a variety of art works in a non-intimidating gallery setting
*Learn about the artists' process from trained Artist Educators
*Create their own art using a variety of techniques and materials
*Explore critical thinking and communication exercises to correlate what they've experienced with their classroom studies.

Each Talking Pictures workshop is designed to connect visual arts to curriculum-related themes. First, trained Artist Educators guide students through the exhibit to learn about the processes, techniques, and skills used by the artist. At the same time, the discussion focuses on relevant subject matter related to the selected theme such as Chinese culture, architectural geometry, or the science of pottery. After the tour, students get to apply what they've learned in hands-on, interactive activities that can include creating their own art or exploring other forms of self-expression.

Visual Arts and Architectural Heritage in One Tour! From its carved plaster mouldings and rare mahogany doors, to crystal chandeliers and an ornate, gold-leafed ceiling, the Kenan House is a spectacular experience in historical architecture.While touring the exhibit, students get to see and learn about the inside of a turn-of-the-century home and the exceptional artistry that was employed by master craftsmen of another era.

Talking Pictures workshops are $5 per student, teacher or chaperone. You and your students are also welcome to visit the gallery without a workshop! Docent-led tours are just $2 per person with a 15 person minimum. Self-guided tours for groups are always welcome. Since the Kenan Center Gallery is provided free to the public, we suggest a donation equivalent to $2 per person, or $25 for a group of 15 or more, to assist us in our mission. Gallery Tours or Historic House Tours can also be combined with a MOVING WORKS performance for just $2 more per peron. Please contact us at least 4 weeks in advance to reserve a date for your visit.

WORKSHOPS
ARTiculations frequently offers opportunities for teachers to provide workshops to students in class, or to take a workshop, themselves, with our professional touring artists.

Kenan Center Arts and Education Advisory Committee
Andrea Holden, Art Teacher, Emmet Belknap Elementary School and Chair of the Art Departments, Lockport Middle Schools
Marcia Stoll, Teacher, Warren P. Towne School, Medina
Sue Tannehill, Educator, Author and Storyteller; Coordinator of Spin-A-Storytellers
Patricia Turner, Special Education Teacher, Middleport Elementary
Margaret L. Kaiser, Executive Director, Arts in Education Institute of WNY
Ginny Lohr, Artist and Coordinator of Education, University of Buffalo Anderson Gallery

Student Gallery

The Kenan Center Student Gallery, located in the community meeting room adjacent to the Taylor Theater, provides an exclusive space for the display of student artwork during the school year. To be considered for an exhibit, teachers must submit an application detailing the theme, type of media and date preference. For additional information, call Holly Grant at (716) 433-2617, ext. 213.

Upcoming Exhibits:
April 7-28. Niagara Home School Association
May 24-June 4. Kenan Arts Council Art Grants recipients Show.

SHAKESPEARE LIVES!

SHAKESPEARE LIVES! Buffalo Niagara is a unique program that was developed in conjunction with the Globe Theatre in London, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and Shakespeare in Delaware Park with the goal of improving the teaching of Shakespeare in the classroom.To date, twenty-six Western New York teachers have completed the program. Participants have applied their skills to their own schools in a variety of creative ways, such as Al Franco, an English teacher at Starpoint Central.His Shakespeare Club recently led to one student going to NYC to compete on a national level in the English Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition. We owe tremendous thanks to the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust and numerous individuals from the community for their support of this program.

To read the following previously published articles about SHAKESPEARE LIVES!, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Kenan Connections article Winter 2004
Kenan Connections article Fall 2003

Institutional Scholarship Program

The Kenan Center Institutional Scholarship Program offers 23 academic scholarships each year. These include:
Kenan Arts Council Scholarships, which go to students pursuing higher education in the arts
Kenan Center Soccer Committee Scholarships, which are given to Kenan soccer alumni pursuing higher education
Thomas S. Kenan III Scholarships, given to three high school students each year in the areas of physical education, arts and horticultural studies
Kenan Center Program Scholarships, given to young people and adults in need to allow them to participate in Kenan Center programs.

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