The arrival of the month of May means many things. The beginning of summer, the end of the school year, and if you’re a racing fan, the Indianapolis 500. In celebration of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,The 500 Festival Foundation is generously supporting AYS with a grant that has been implemented to create AYS Racers Week. According to their website, The 500 Festival is a “nonprofit … [Read more...] about AYS Racers
ArtReach – AYS partners with the Indianapolis Art Center
For two hours each Monday afternoon, AYS participants at Southeast Neighborhood School of Excellence (SENSE) are visited by artists from the Indianapolis Art Center through the ArtReach program. The artists lead lessons on a variety of techniques, and the children are able to make their own art creations using their newly learned skills. Some of the artwork is taken home and some are saved for … [Read more...] about ArtReach – AYS partners with the Indianapolis Art Center
Arts for Learning apprentices help combat the ‘summer slide’
Last week, we, and hundreds of others across the country, celebrated National Summer Learning Day. Of course, for Camp AYS, every summer day is dedicated to continued learning, and combatting the so-called “summer slide” – the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. Among the great … [Read more...] about Arts for Learning apprentices help combat the ‘summer slide’
ArtForce at Camp AYS at School 84
School’s out for summer, but for Camp AYS kids, the learning never stops. Take what’s happening at School #84 in Indianapolis, for example. As part of their summer camp experience, the kids at 84 have been benefitting from a tremendous partnership we have with Arts for Learning, the Indiana affiliate of Young Audiences, Inc. Through its ArtForce apprenticeship program, Arts for Learning … [Read more...] about ArtForce at Camp AYS at School 84
Kids’ Reflection on Summer Camp Adventures
What we loved about: Passport week Learning origami Pretending to travel around the world Creating passports Making walking tacos Eating ramen noodles What we loved about: Circus week Making paper plate clowns and balloons Making balloon animals Playing pin the nose on the clown Drawing clowns What we loved about: ECO week Observing a beaver damn Making bug … [Read more...] about Kids’ Reflection on Summer Camp Adventures