Professional Development for Educators

Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program

The Arts Center, the Arts Council of Beaufort County, and the Beaufort County School District are members of the Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program. This partnership team is part of a national network of arts centers and schools that demonstrate a commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts and participates in collaborative efforts to provide professional development opportunities in the arts for educators.

Learn more about the program at:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners/

Crayola Dream-Makers Program                                                                                      

In 1999 The Arts Center became a Crayola Dream-Makers program site. Over the years, hundreds of educators have attended Crayola Dream-Makers workshops at the Arts Center and integrated the program’s projects into their classroom curriculums, teaching thousands of students yearly. Each March, an exhibition is held in the Arts Center’s Walter Greer Gallery to showcase the student artworks that were created through this program.

PROGRAM GOALS:

Binney & Smith, maker of Crayola products, introduced the Crayola Dream-Makers program in 1984 to:

●Encourage the creative development and learning of kindergarten through sixth grade children through art activities;

●Emphasize the value of visual learning in cross-curricular areas;

●Provides practical, supplemental standards-based lessons to classroom and art teachers in the field;

●Provide exhibition opportunities for student artworks.

Crayola Dream-Makers Dreams and Explorations Exhibit

March 6 - April 26, 2008

Deadline for submissions:  Friday, February 1, 2008

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 5:30-7:00