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February - March - April
2008
February
2008 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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Accepting applications for the After-School
Arts Club. Children with & without disabilities-ages 9-14
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Public Plan ahead for 99 Drums April 26-27,
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Plan ahead for 99 Drums April 26-27, 2008. Limited
to 75 children. Many volunteer opportunities!
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March
2008 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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April
2008 - Accessible Arts Calendar
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Plan ahead for 99 Drums
April 26-27, 2008. Limited to 75 children. $55.00. Many volunteer
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• Workshops for Early Education Fair, Great Bend Middle School
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Volunteer
Training 99 Drums
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Drums Late registration $75 through April 23.
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Drums Last day for $75 registration
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Drums, through 4:00 pm
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Public Closing Performance 2:00-4:00 pm in the gym
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Ms. Wheelchair Kansas Competition - This annual event will be March 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Topeka, Kansas. For more information,  |
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2007 Awards
Ceremony & Reception - Wednesday, March 12, 10:30 am at the Dining
Room, Kansas State School for the Blind - 1100 State Ave.; Kansas City,
KS. Accessible Arts and the Kansas State Board of Education present annual
awards for Educator of the Year (nominated by peers) and Distinguished
Service of the year, both in Arts and Disabilities. (See map of the campus.) We thank all the people who sent in such wonderful
nominations for Educator of the Year. Please remember to consider these
awards during 2008, and turn your nominations in by the next deadline,
December 31, 2008. Watch for more details about the Awards. For more information,
call 913.281.1133.
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Annual Fundraiser - will be Thursday, April 3, 2008, 5:30 - 9:00 pm. Be alert for breaking information about an exciting new event! Monet's Garden: An Evening in Paris will be held at Starlight Theatre. |
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99
Drums - April 26-27, 2008, Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon.
A weekend of hands-on music and dance and art workshops exploring the arts,
history, customs, and food of West African, Native American, Mexican,
and Caribbean cultures. For children ages 9-15 of all abilities and disabilities.
The cost is $55 (by April 15), $75 (after April 15), $100 (after April 23rd on a space available basis), and a few scholarships
are available (through April 15). This year all parent information, registration form and waivers can be downloaded online. Refer, also, to earlier information
under What We Do (Past Programming) and under Archives (newsletters and past programming). A
free public performance culminates the program 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday.
For more information, call 913.281.1133.
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After-School
Arts Club - Applications are now being taken for youth in the Kansas
City metropolitan area. Professional artists will engage children of all abilities in a variety
of arts projects. We also encourage educators and caregivers to schedule
sessions with their students for special projects or to observe our classes
as a part of their own development. Some scholarships will be available.
See the Spring 2004 newsletter for an article about the
Arts Club. For more information:
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STAR Class - A vocational training class for students at the Kansas State School for the Blind. Art activities improve fine motor skills required for doing pen assembly and similar jobs. |
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Discovery
Trails Trek in 2008 - June 4-June 19, 2008, fifteen teens with visual impairments will camp their
way along one of the early trails. Discovery Trails annual
summer treks and related arts programs began in 1998 and are a collaboration
between Accessible Arts and the Kansas State School for the Blind. For
more information, see Intrepid Teens in Spring '05 Newsletter, Fall '07 Newsletter, page 9, or under
"What we Do." For past newsletters .
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additional informatoin, call Eleanor Craig at Accessible Arts, 913.281.1133.
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Arts for All - Professional development training in arts and disabilities
focusing on adaptations for arts activities (music, creative dramatics,
movement, visual arts), universal design, arts integration across curricula,
and strategies to reinforce classroom and IEP goals. For classroom teachers,
teachers of the arts, artists, special education teachers, and paraprofessionals.
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