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January 19, 2012

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  1. Area  Art  Displays   Week  of  the  Young  Child  

      April  22-­‐28,  2012   Created  by:  Debora  Pletzke   South  Suburban  AssociaDon  of  the    EducaDon  of  Young  Children    
  2. The  Week  of  the  Young  Child  is  a  4me  to

     recognize   that  children's  opportuni4es  are  our  responsibili4es,   and  to  recommit  ourselves  to  ensuring  that  each  and   every  child  experiences  the  type  of  early   environment-­‐-­‐at  home,  at  child  care,  at  school,  and  in   the  community-­‐-­‐that  will  promote  their  early  learning.    
  3.             South  Suburban  AssociaDon  of

     the   EducaDon  of  Young  Children         SSAEYC  early  childhood  professionals  working  together  to   improve  professional  prac4ce  and  working  condi4ons  in   early  childhood  educa4on,  and  to  build  public  support  for   high-­‐quality  early  childhood  educa4on  programs.       SSAEYC  is  an  affiliate  of  NAEYC,  the  largest  organiza4on  of   early  childhood  educators  and  others  dedicated  to   improving  the  quality  of  early  educa4on  programs  for   children  birth  through  age  eight.  Founded  in  1926,  NAEYC   has  more  than  80,000  members  and  a  na4onal  network  of   over  300  local,  state,  and  regional  affiliates.     hCp://ss-­‐aeyc.org/  
  4.     SS-­‐AEYC  has  chosen  to  support  the  posiDon  that

      the  Early  Years  Are  Learning  Years  through   various  art  displays  throughout  the  southwest   region.       •  Many  libraries,  village  halls  and  businesses  have  agreed  to  work   with  area  schools  and  child  care  providers  to  display  art  work   during  the  month  of  April.       •  WOYC  is  sponsored  by  the  Na4onal  Associa4on  for  the  Educa4on  of   Young  Children  (NAEYC)and  is  an  opportunity  for  early  childhood   programs  across  the  country,  including  child  care  and  Head  Start   programs,  preschools  and  elementary  schools,  to  hold  ac4vi4es  and   create  displays  to  bring  awareness  to  the  needs  and  abili4es  of   young  children  in  the  community.          
  5. The  sub-­‐themes  for  2012  are:     •  Play:  Where

     Learning  Begins     •  Embracing  Diversity     •  Teaching  and  Teachers  MaCer     •  Encouraging  Health  and  Fitness     •  Inves4ng  in  Young  Children  Benefits  All     •  Prevent  the  Achievement  Gap:  We  Know  How   For  2012,  we  would  also  like  to  offer  you  a  variety  of  sub-­‐ themes.  These  sub-­‐themes  can  be  used  as  a  means  of  tailoring   the  Week  of  the  Young  Child  to  your  specific  program,  school,   or  community.  
  6. Step  1        Contact  loca4ons  by  phone  and

     inquire  about  availability  for  art  displays.  It  is  important  to   men4on  SS-­‐AEYC  is  coordina4ng  the  event  in  the  area.     Step  2          Enlist  schools  in  the  area  to  ac4vely  par4cipate  in  the  event.  This  also  promotes  awareness  of  the   learning  opportuni4es  for  young  children  in  the  community.     Step  3          Work  with  the  art  providers  and  display  loca4ons  through  follow  up  leCers  giving  detailed   informa4on  and  including  names,  phone  number  contacts  and  loca4ons  and  thanking  them  for  their   par4cipa4on  in  this  awareness  campaign.     Step  4              Take  pictures  of  the  art  displays  and  email  them  to  SS-­‐AEYC  and  send  a  descrip4on  of  the  art,   par4cipants  and  loca4on  to  be  featured  in  the  newsleCer.       Steps  for  a  successful  art  display  
  7. Sample  leCers  to  school  personnel  responsible  for  submicng  art  work

     and  to   contact  persons  responsible  for  the  art  display  loca4on.  These  templates  can  be  used  to  format   your  personal  leCers.     School  Name   Director/Principal/Teacher   12345  Street   Town,  IL  60462   (708)  423-­‐5000       Dear  ________________,       Thank  you  for  expressing  interest  in  par4cipa4ng  the  Month  of  the  Young  Child  by   crea4ng,  collec4ng  and  displaying  art  created  by  children  at  the  _____   library  during  April  2012.    The  display  will  be  no4ced  by  all  the  patrons  who   visit  the  library  and  it  will  bring  an  awareness  of  the  programs  for  young   children  in  the  community.    Please  contact  the  library  to  learn  their  bulle4n   board  policy  guidelines;  ex.  tape  may  be  used  on  windows  but  not  on  walls.   I  would  also  recommend  viewing  the  display  area  at  the  library  to  see  what   type  of  art  media  can  be  accommodated.  The  library  requested    a  small   sign  displaying  the  name  of  the  dona4ng  school  be  posted  and  only  first   names  of  the  ar4st  in  the  lower  right  hand  corner  be  used.           On  _________-­‐__________  the  art  display  needs  to  be  removed.  Please  contact   the  library  to  set  up  a  4me  to  agree  on  dates,  4mes,  display  details  to   create  the  display.                 Library   Contact  Person   Address   Phone       Thank  you  for  suppor4ng  the  event  sponsored  by  the  South  Suburban  Associa4on   for  the  Educa4on  of  Young  Children  and  please  visit  your  website  at   hCp://ss-­‐aeyc.org/  for  addi4onal  informa4on.  If  there  are  any  ques4ons  or   specific  direc4ons  for  us  to  follow,  please  call  me  at  __________.       Sincerely,       Your  Name:  SS-­‐AEYC  Month  of  the  Young  Child  CommiPee       Library   123456Street   Town,  IL  60462   (708)  423-­‐5000       Dear  ________________,       Thank  you  for  expressing  interest  in  par4cipa4ng  the  Month  of  the  Young   Child  by  displaying  art  created  by  children  in  the  community  in  April   2012.    The  display  will  be  no4ced  by  all  the  patrons  who  visit  the   library.    I  have  given  local  schools  your  contact  informa4on  and   have  suggested  they  contact  you  to  clarify  and  specific  condi4ons   on  your  policy  for  displays  and  to  set  up  a  4me  to  create  the   display.         The  following  school  has  commiCed  to  displaying  child  created  art  at  your   loca4on.  The  art  will  be  brought  between  _______  and  __________   by  the  school.    They  will  build  the  display  during  an  agreed  upon   4me  in  April.             School  Name   Director/Principal   Address   Phone       Thank  you  for  suppor4ng  the  event  sponsored  by  the  South  Suburban   Associa4on  for  the  Educa4on  of  Young  Children  and  please  visit   your  website  at  hCp://ss-­‐aeyc.org/.  If  there  are  any  ques4ons  or   specific  direc4ons  for  us  to  follow,  please  call  me  at  __________.       Sincerely,       Your  Name:  SS-­‐AEYC  Month  of  the  Young  Child  CommiPee            
  8. Week  of  the  Young  Child  is  a  4me  to  focus

     our   aCen4on  on  bringing  our  community  together  for   children.     10  Lessons  the  Arts  Teach   •  1.  The  arts  teach  children  to  make  good  judgments  about  qualitaDve  relaDonships.   Unlike  much  of  the  curriculum  in  which  correct  answers  and  rules  prevail,  in  the  arts,  it   is  judgment  rather  than  rules  that  prevail.   •  2.  The  arts  teach  children  that  problems  can  have  more  than  one  soluDon   and  that  ques4ons  can  have  more  than  one  answer.   •  3.  The  arts  celebrate  mulDple  perspecDves.   One  of  their  large  lessons  is  that  there  are  many  ways  to  see  and  interpret  the  world.   •  4.  The  arts  teach  children  that  in  complex  forms  of  problem  solving   purposes  are  seldom  fixed,  but  change  with  circumstance  and  opportunity.  Learning  in  the  arts  requires  the  ability  and  a   willingness  to  surrender  to  the  unan4cipated  possibili4es  of  the  work  as  it  unfolds.   •  5.  The  arts  make  vivid  the  fact  that  neither  words  in  their  literal  form  nor  numbers  exhaust  what  we  can  know.  The  limits   of  our  language  do  not  define  the  limits  of  our  cogni4on.   •  6.  The  arts  teach  students  that  small  differences  can  have  large  effects.   The  arts  traffic  in  subtle4es.   •  7.  The  arts  teach  students  to  think  through  and  within  a  material.   All  art  forms  employ  some  means  through  which  images  become  real.   •  8.  The  arts  help  children  learn  to  say  what  cannot  be  said.   When  children  are  invited  to  disclose  what  a  work  of  art  helps  them  feel,  they  must  reach  into  their  poe4c  capaci4es  to  find   the  words  that  will  do  the  job.   •  9.  The  arts  enable  us  to  have  experience  we  can  have  from  no  other  source     and  through  such  experience  to  discover  the  range  and  variety  of  what  we  are  capable  of  feeling.   •  10.  The  arts'  posiDon  in  the  school  curriculum  symbolizes  to  the  young     what  adults  believe  is  important.   •    SOURCE:  Eisner,  E.  (2002).  The  Arts  and  the  Crea8on  of  Mind,  In  Chapter  4,  What  the  Arts  Teach  and  How  It  Shows.  (pp.   70-­‐92).  Yale  University  Press.  Available  from  NAEA  Publica4ons.  NAEA  grants  reprint  permission  for  this  excerpt  from  Ten   Lessons  with  proper  acknowledgment  of  its  source  and  NAEA.