Would you like to know what schools have participated as Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Sites? Would you like to see if your school is eligible to participate as a Dream-Makers or Mini-Site School for the upcoming school year? Below is the History of Imagination Celebration Site Schools from 1989 - Present.
Continuing as an Active Alumni-Site School
Any school that has completed their three-year commitment as a Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration (Imagination Celebration) Mini-Site and/or Crayola Dream-Makers Site school may apply to continue its affiliation with Imagination Celebration as an active Alumni-Site. A school that has been away from Imagination Celebration for five years or more may apply for a new three-year commitment to Imagination Celebration in the same way as any new school.
Click here for a complete list of Alumni Schools
Benefits of Being a Imagination Celebration Alumni-Site School:
CONTINUE AS PART OF THE Imagination Celebration FAMILY – Continue the many benefits of being associated with the Imagination Celebration program. Attend informational/networking Imagination Celebration Working Committee meetings. Learn in advance of the public about educational opportunities and sign up for programming or performances in a timely fashion.
RECEIVE HANDBOOK - Receive a Imagination Celebration organizational handbook to be used by your building committee.
PUBLICITY – Receive publicity for March/April/May school events and through the Imagination Celebration Program Brochure.
ATTEND Imagination Celebration PERFORMANCES - Attend FREE or low-cost performances for students and families.
Imagination Celebration WEB SITE - Use Imagination Celebration Web Page – www.imaginationcelebration.org that was recognized by the Independent Newspaper as the “Best Community Education Site” to access curriculum, calendars of events, chats and student/teacher recognition programs.
WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES – Attend low-cost or FREE educational workshops designed to tap into the teachers’ own creativity in order to use the arts effectively with classroom techniques and after-school activities.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS- Receive FREE Imagination Celebration generated educational materials, classroom resources, activity materials, and bibliographies. Teachers are welcome to visit the Imagination Celebration office and access information in the Imagination Celebration Resource Center
DREAM-MAKERS PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR GRADES K-8. Focus on the Visual Arts. Work as a school community to integrate the visual arts into the curriculum. Encourage hands-on student learning activities.
CRAYOLA DREAM-MAKERS TEACHER’S GUIDES –Each Dream-Makers Site School receives (free of charge) several copies of this nationally produced Dream-Makers teacher’s guide from Binney & Smith, Inc. This is a rich resource of ideas and activities. Enclosed parent communication letters can provide a link between school and home. Purchase additional guides by contacting Binney & Smith directly. In addition to the guides, schools receive an assortment of Crayola products at no additional cost.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITYWIDE,
REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS - Art
exhibitions sponsored by the Imagination Celebration and Crayola Dream-Makers programs recognize
hundreds of student accomplishments during the year. This recognition
calls attention to the creative work of children and teachers. Accompanying
“Dream Statement” cards give students the additional opportunity
to communicate, through a literacy component, their subject, ideas and
creative process.
School Commitment:
ATTEND THE WORKING COMMITTEE MEETINGS - Send a teacher and/or parent coordinator to represent the school at all eight (8) monthly Imagination Celebration Working Committee Meetings during the year. Meetings are generally held on the third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at the Imagination Celebration office (also---unless otherwise noted), from 8:45-11:00 a.m. Principals and additional committee members are always welcome.
HOLD A SCHOOL EXHIBITION – Participating schools grades K-8 will hold a school-wide Crayola Dream-Makers Art Show in the spring (March, April or early May), complete with accompanying “Dream Statement” cards (see Dream-Makers guidelines).
SUBMIT STUDENT ARTWORK TO THE CITADEL ART SHOW - Alumni Schools submit a total of three (3) pieces of art to the Dream-Makers Citadel Art Show which is held in March or April.
PARTICIPATE IN THE DREAM-MAKERS REGIONAL EXHIBITION - A juried Regional Exhibition is held every year. Dream-Makers schools are encourage to participate in this wonderful experience. In February, up to fourteen (14) pieces of art from each school will be collected for this competition and exhibition. Colorado Springs hosted the “Millennium Odyssey” Regional Exhibition in October 2000, the “Dreams, Design and Dimension” Regional Exhibition will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the “Drawing on Character” Exhibition will be held in Boulder, Colorado. Works selected for the exhibitions eventually become part of the Binney & Smith, Inc. permanent corporate collection.
SCHOOLS HAVE THE OPTION TO SUBMIT ARTWORKS FOR THE AIRPORT ART EXHIBITION – Join other Dream-Makers schools in showcasing wonderful art created by students for this exhibition. Imagination Celebration schools are invited to participate in this 3-month long exhibition.
ATTEND WORKSHOPS – Encourage teachers and parents to attend exciting Free or “low-cost” workshops, provided by Imagination Celebration and participating arts organizations. These workshops are offered throughout the year.
KEEP RECORDS FOR REPORTS – Please keep records of attendance, volunteers, volunteer time, and costs incurred. Submit this information to Imagination Celebration in May for the final report. Each school receives an organizational notebook for their use, which includes all the necessary forms.
WRITE THANK YOU’S - Each year we ask that schools help us thank the underwriters and sponsors of Imagination Celebration. Student thank you’s and artwork are so appreciated. A list will be provided at a later date.
CREATE A SCHOOL BANNER - Each school will be given a blank canvas banner to create a school banner for use at the Imagination Celebration Kick-Off Party, Free Family Festival Day, and The Citadel Dream-Makers Art Exhibition.
UTILIZE A SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD AND SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS – We encourage your school to feel a part of the total Imagination Celebration through the use of an informational school bulletin board and updates in the school newsletters.
Questions?
Call Jane Bennett, Imagination Celebration Schools & Dream-Makers Coordinator, at 597-3344