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Education"I have always believed firmly that a good education is the most cherished gift an individual can receive..." --William Rand Kenan, Jr. Join our email news list! Get updates on all upcoming Kenan Center events, programs and classes by email!
Kindermusik Spring Classes for Adults & Children Nursery School Institutional Scholarship Program
For Teachers
Kenan Board Member/Teacher in the SpotlightAl 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. 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 ClassesThe 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.
REFUND POLICY Nursery School
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. For TeachersARTiculations On-School-Time Visual & Performing Arts Experiences
2007-2008 ARTiculations Programming: Physics, History, and Literature Come To LifeDOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE 2007-2008 ARTICULATIONS BROCHUREThis is a large file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. You may wish to save the document to your computer and open it offline. 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:
ARTiculations features four primary components:
MOVING WORKS
Learning Standards 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
TALKING PICTURES 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
Kenan Center Arts and Education Advisory Committee
Student GalleryThe 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:
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.
Institutional Scholarship ProgramThe 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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Living Voices actress Rose Canto with students from North Park Middle School
Matthias Kuchta with students following Oct. 28, 2005 performance
Year 2 teachers on Globe stage, London.
