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Russell School Family Arts Night
Held October 25, 2011
Families and students of the
Russell Elementary School, a PK-5 Boston Public
School in Dorchester spent the evening of October
25, 2011 engaged in art-making with graduate
students of the Tufts University
Master of Arts in Teaching, Art Education program.
This was the second annual Russell School Family
Arts Night which was launched as part of the
Step-Up Initiative of School-University
partnerships in Boston. Patty Bode, Director of Art
Education for Tufts University, and 19 graduate
students worked closely with Carmen Rodriguez,
Family and Community Outreach Coordinator and Tamara
Blake-Canty, Principal of the William E. Russell
School to facilitate the event that was attended by
over 300 participants. After enjoying a pizza
dinner, the grandparents, parents, siblings and
Russell students collaborated to make marbelized
paper, hand-crafted kites, painted gourds, autumn
trees, leaf prints, a hand-print-garden mural, two
large murals depicting their school, and much more.
All activities were presented with bilingual
Spanish-English signs and translators floated
throughout the activities to support full
participation. Everybody went home with lots of art
work, a big smile, and just a little bit of paint on
their hands.
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Department of Education, Paige Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 |
Tel: (617) 627-3244 | Fax: (617) 627-3901 |
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