Creative Infusion (formerly the Summer Institute) is a week long course, offered 3 times during the summer. The course presents a series of hands-on workshops which illustrate how to incorporate arts into established curriculum by creatively addressing the State and NYC Standards as well as multiple Blueprint Strands. Examples of sessions include: Art of Reuse- an introduction to materials and problem solving; Bookmaking- the creation of book structures to complement a multitude of subjects; Theatre Arts (hats, masks & costumes) and Puppetry- a spotlight on the communication of stories through various mediums. Participants will utilize reused materials from the MFTA warehouse to create all of their projects. Lunch is provided each day.
NYC DOE educators can receive "P-Credits" by registering for this course on the http://www.nycenet.edu/aspdp/ website. For Non Credit-seeking educators you can sign up using the MFTA event sign up. There are 5 slots open for Non-Credit seeking educators each week. When signing up be sure to sign up for the specific week you are interested in attending.
Classes for non P-credit participants are full. Please e-mail Susan Anderson at sspringer@mfta.org to add you name to the wait list.
Week 1: July 7-11
Week 2: July 14-18
Week 3: July 21-25
Courses run Monday- Friday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM each day
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Date
Creative Infusion: Week One (July 7 - 11)
Monday, July 7, 2008, 9:30 am - July 11, 2008, 4:30 pm
Creative Infusion: Week Two (July 14 - July 18)
Monday, July 14, 2008, 9:03 am - July 18, 2008, 4:30 pm
Creative Infusion: Week Three (July 21 - July 25)
Monday, July 21, 2008, 9:30 am - July 25, 2008, 4:30 pm
Guest Artist(S)
Joy Suarez has over twenty years experience as a teaching artist and educator. After graduating from Florida State University with a degree in Anthropology, Joy moved to New York City, building a strong career designing and implementing programs and curricula for educational organizations including the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, New York City Housing Authority, New York City Department of Education, The Fashion Center, Children for Children and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. Joy has been Friends of Materials for the Arts' (FOMA) lead teaching artist designing and conducting workshops for art educators since 1995. Joy’s other full time passion is working with her partner Louie Miranda in Jerry Joy Music where together they co-write and co-produce studio recordings of their own brand of informational music that is for children and their families to grow with. Currently they have six CD recordings. Louie performs their music nationwide.
