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Conversation with Award-Winning Art Teacher, Jana Kiwala

Posted on November 28, 2011 by in Art, Awards, Community, Special Areas, Teaching

How long have you been teaching at CLC? This August I began my 21st year teaching children art and my 8th year teaching at CLC. What made you want to become an art teacher?  A love of art, an inspiring high school art teacher, a passion for trying new things, an unending stream of creative project [...]

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Middle School Percussion: Hidden Treasure

Posted on June 7, 2011 by in Middle School, Music, Special Areas

Here is a recording of the middle school percussion ensemble’s final performance of the year, Hidden Treasure. Enjoy. wmd – hidden treasure

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Letter of Thanks from Alzheimer’s Project

Posted on May 24, 2011 by in Community, Core Virtues, Early Childhood Development, Field Trips, Music, Outreach, Preschool, Service Learning, Special Areas

This letter has been reprinted with permission. Dear Patty, I thought I would write and express my personal gratitude to you, your school and in particular, the children who come every now and then to sing, dance and brighten the lives of so many people. It seems like such a short time ago when you first [...]

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Finding Meaning in Art

Posted on February 4, 2011 by in Art, Learning, Special Areas

By Jana Kiwala, Art Teacher “One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, ‘What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?’” Rachel Carson In this way, first grade viewed a print of The Thinker by sculptor Auguste Rodin. They described what they saw. [...]

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Middle School Percussion

Posted on January 31, 2011 by in Middle School, Music, Special Areas

Below is CLC’s middle school percussion group performing “Carol of the Bells”. Click & enjoy. MiddleSchoolPercussion

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