Education Programs FESTIVALS

All Kids Can Festivals!
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Boston Children's Museum
9:30 - 1:15pm on Thursday, June 12, 2008
Act up at KidStage! Create at the Art Studio! Drum and Dance to West African Beats!
VSA arts of Massachusetts invites your class to join us at the Boston Children's Museum to celebrate inclusion of students with and without disabilities in grades k-5. Come express, create, and share your unique abilities and talents with others during a day of hands-on art activities.
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Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
9:30 - 1:15pm on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Explore the outdoors on an accessible nature walk! Create original artwork! Express yourself!
VSA arts of Massachusetts invites your class to join us at the Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester to celebrate the inclusion of students of all abilities in grades 9-12. Come express, create and share your unique abilities and talents with others during a day of hands-on art activities and nature exploration!
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VSAM Worcester Festival at the Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester
May 17, 2006 - Grades K- 6
May 18, 2006 - Grades 6 -12

54 students in grades K-12 and 25 teachers and parents from Schools in and around Worcester participated in our Worcester Festival in May of 2006. Students had the unique opportunity to explore nature through a guided tour of the Audubon's grounds, and then participate in art activities through which they could document their learning and understanding. They had the opportunity to participate in SAORI weaving and visual arts and music workshops.

VSAM Festival at the Boston Children's Museum
May 4, 2006, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm; Grades K - 6

135 students in grades K - 6 from 5 Boston Public Schools attended the Festival, where they participated in a West-African Drumming and Dancing performance, a visual arts workshop at the Museum's Art Studio, a Theater Games workshop at KidStage and were also able to explore the exhibits of the Museum at their own pace.

The Festival was made possible thanks to contributions from the Linde Family Foundation and the Massachusetts Department of Education.

VSAM Festival 2005 at the Ecotarium, Worcester
"Animals on the Move: Exploring the Way Creatures Get Around"
April 15, 2005, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm; Grades K - 12

Students in grades K - 12 from 8 schools participated in our Worcester Festival at the Ecotarium in April of 2005.They met and greeted animals during "Animal Encounters", participated in a mural project, an "Underwater Fish Prints" session; music, theater and drumming and dancing activities; most of which explored the festival theme of how animals move around. The festival was possible through Contributions Worcester Cultural Commision, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and the Massachusetts Department of Education.

VSAM Festival at the Boston Children's Museum
June 10, 2005, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

VSAM had the pleasure after many years, of welcoming about 134 students in grades K-6 from 6 Boston Public Schools to our Festival on June 10. Students enjoyed making "Identity Masks" and creating new colors at the Museum's Art Studio; drumming and dancing to West African music and moving their bodies and acting during the Theater arts Workshop.

The Festival was possible due to contributions from the Massachusetts Department of Education.