Programs
 Visiting
Performers—Assumption School Celebrates the Fine Arts
At Assumption School we value the Fine Arts. We believe that taking part in Arts activities is crucial for the aesthetic and cultural development of our children. The benefits of a good arts education are many - improved confidence, improved self esteem, enhanced sense of community and even improved math performance. But the arts are valuable in their own right - they teach us to appreciate beauty, to feel deeply, to know what it is to be human.
As a school we have the opportunity to provide arts experiences for our children that are designed especially for them and at a greatly reduced cost. We want to take advantage of these opportunities and make them as convenient and affordable as possible. We are preparing an exciting slate of activities for this year - opportunities that are just too good to pass up. Rather than inform you and collect money prior to each event, we are presenting them to you all together and asking for a "Fine Arts Fee" for the year. Paying for these activities as one "Fine Arts Fee" saves you from sending in money on a fairly constant basis and saves the classroom teacher from collecting and calculating money numerous times throughout the year.
Here are just a few of the many exciting activities/performers booked for the 2009-2010 school year:
Programs/Activities we are working to book for 2009/2010
Justice Theatre – Anti-Bullying Presentation
4 Hip Hop Dance Lessons and a Mini-Concert – back by popular demand! Sue Cejalvo will teach each class a new Hip Hop Dance and then we’ll share them in concert!
Infinitus String Quartet – Classical Music is NOT Boring! A string quartet made up of three award winning young musicians will share their repertoire which includes both classics and popular music and will help us to hone our musical listening skills.
Story Theatre presents “The Adventures of Pinocchio” – This theatre troupe will “delight audiences with its unique and infectious style of storytelling” as they tell us the story of how a wooden-headed, self-centered marionette learns to think about other, resist peer pressure and be true to himself.
Masabo Culture Company – Celebrate Africa! “This dynamic ensemble of hereditary West African master musicians and dancers fills the air with soaring melodies and driving rhythms as the ancient arts of West Africa are brought to life.”
Dance Theatre of Oregon – Broadway to the Silver Screen. The diversity of dance is featured in this high-energy journey with two of the Dance Theatre of Oregon’s dancers. We will be treated to excerpts of ballet, modern dance and jazz from famous Broadway Shows.
Trent Arterberry – Think Bigg. “It’s comical storytelling, masterful mime, compelling music and hilarious puppetry”. You won’t want to miss it!!
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