For Immediate Release
February 27, 2002
Contact:
Brent Sverdloff 781/259-3628, bsverdloff@decordova.org
Sarah Smith 781/259-3663, ssmith@decordova.org
Susan Striker @ DeCordova: Educational Programming
LINCOLN- The Education Department at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is proud to announce a series of lectures and workshops by renowned child development specialist Susan Striker on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28. Listed below is the full suite of events for families, children, parents, teachers, and educators.
Ms. Striker is an award-winning art educator renowned for her best-selling Anti-Coloring Book series, books that inspire creativity and promote critical thinking by helping children draw their own pictures-and their own conclusions about their surroundings. She is also the author of Young at Art, which teaches the value and significance of early childhood art, and Please Touch, a guidebook for parents and educators seeking to stimulate creativity through movement, music, art, and play.
Currently, Ms. Striker teaches elementary school art in Greenwich, Connecticut, one of the country's best and best-known school districts. She has had a long, successful career teaching art to young children and education methodology to university students. A regular contributor to art education-related publications, Ms. Striker is also the founder of Young at Art®, a private art school in Manhattan that offers classes to young children. In 1995, Ms. Striker received Connecticut's Celebration of Excellence Award for creativity in the classroom. In 2000 she won the Distinguished Teacher Award in Greenwich.
Teachers' Professional Development Workshops
Susan Striker: Using Literature and Art in Your Classroom
Workshop #222A & B
A. Saturday, April 27 from 10:30 am - noon
(for those teaching children 6 years of age and under)
B. Sunday, April 28 from 10:30 am - noon
(for those teaching children over 6 years of age)
Join author and educator Susan Striker, creator of the Anti-Coloring Book series and author of Young at Art, for a morning of exploring how to bring together children's literature and art projects. Susan will have comprehensive lists for you of what books she's found to be successful with particular age groups and areas of the curriculum. You'll then get the opportunity to make one of her projects and have time for questions, answers, and brainstorming as to how you too can add this element to your lesson plans.
DeCordova Members $48/Non-Members $58
Registration information at 781/259-0505 or www.decordova.org
Susan Striker Lecture and Book Signing
Creating the Creative Child: Lessons in Optimizing Inspiration and Expression
Sunday, April 28 from 2 - 3 pm
Discover what children's books can capture your child's imagination, when to encourage or pull back, and, most importantly, what's appropriate for what level of development. We will ensure enough time for questions and answers. A book signing follows at The Store @ DeCordova; copies of Young at Art and the Anti-Coloring Book series will be available for purchase the day of the lecture.
DeCordova Members $6/Non-Members $8
Registration information at 781/259-0505 or www.decordova.org
Just for Families: Coloring Outside the Lines with Susan Striker
Workshop #401A & B
A. Saturday, April 27 from 1:30 - 3 pm
(for ages 3-5)
B. Saturday, April 27 from 3:30 - 5 pm
(for ages 6-9)
Join Susan Striker for an inspired workshop of storytelling and art making. Each workshop will feature age-specific stories to inspire the creation of a related artwork. Discover the key tips, tricks, and strategies she uses to help children open up to their creativity and explore their potential as artists. This family workshop is for an adult and child, and for a supplement of $10 you can add an additional person with a maximum of four registrants.
DeCordova Members $35/Non-Members $45
Registration information at 781/259-0505 or www.decordova.org
General Information
DeCordova Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm and on selected Monday holidays. Admission is $6 per person, $4 for senior citizens, students, and youth ages 6-12. Children age 5 and under, Lincoln residents, and Active Duty Military Personnel and their dependents are admitted free. The Sculpture Park is open year round during daylight hours and is free. The Store @ DeCordova and the School Gallery are open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm, Friday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, and Sunday 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. The Café @ DeCordova is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am to 3 pm. Free guided public tours of the Museum's main galleries take place every Wednesday and Sunday at 2 pm. Free tours of the Sculpture Park are given on Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm from May to October. Visit www.decordova.org or call 781/259-8355 for further information.
