Each summer the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Division of Education offers a two-week, intensive course for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas. Now in its seventeenth year, the VAST program offers sixty teachers the opportunity to renew their spirit of inquiry as they immerse themselves in the Museum's collections and explore the special nature of art and its use as a resource in their classrooms.
Visualizing Words and Worlds: Writing, Literature and Art
Visualizing Words and Worlds, All grade levels, K-12
In this course, participants develop an understanding of the latest research on how the fine arts and verbal arts enhance the creation and understanding of each other. To strengthen student performance in both areas, teachers explore the links between the verbal and visual arts through the study and crafting of both. They work directly with local artists and work in groups to mount their own exhibits. After exploring strategies for integrating these media, teachers develop plans and materials to use with their students or for the museum to use with school groups. 3 graduate credits only.
8:30 - 3:00 July 14 - 17 & 22 - 25 (8 days) (Registration deadline 6/20) Held at the James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
see website ( www.wcupa.edu for more information)
The Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project
210 E. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
At the University of the Artsin Philadelphia
For Teachers Only
A week of renewal for creative educators.
August 4 - 8, 2003
You'll work with widely known Philadelphia artists and educators, dividing your time between two of the city's most famous landmarks -- the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The University of the Arts. Studio work in: Multimedia, Printmaking, Writing for Film, Fine Arts--Drawing and Sculpting the Human Form and Digital Photography.
3 credits $620, $40 lab/materials
For more information call
Assistant to the Director
At Kutztown University,
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