| June 2011 |  |  Forward to a Friend |  | | IN THIS ISSUE
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Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center
Phone: 206.654.3186
WYCKOFF TEACHER RESOURCE CENTERA FREE lending library for all educators, the Ann P. Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center (TRC) offers more than 4,000 art- and culture-related educational resources.
Location: Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Street, Seattle WA, 98112
Hours: Thursdays & Fridays, 2–5 pm; School Year Saturdays, 10 am–5 pm; Summer Saturdays, 10 am–2 pm FEATURED TRC RESOURCEThe Pacific Northwest Landscape Each month SAM features a resource at the TRC. Get inspired and focus on our region with this summer's two amazing special exhibitions and The Pacific Northwest Landscape: A Painted History. With an introduction by Johnathan Raban and images of 140 paintings, this book is the perfect accompaniment to time spent outdoors and in the galleries of SAM Downtown—and the perfect way to recharge your own love of art after a busy school year! Look for this resource and others by searching for the keyword "northwest" in the TRC's online catalogue. DISCOUNTS FOR EDUCATORSTeachers receive 20% off membership to the Seattle Art Museum. Proof of current employment as an educator is required.
Teachers with valid ID also receive a 12% discount in the SAM SHOP all year round! |  | | SUMMER AT SAM
Summer break is quickly approaching and we know you are all excited to press the "refresh" button and take some well deserved deep breaths. BUT, before you close the books on the year, take some time to look over SAM's 2011–2012 school programs. Featuring exhibitions from around the globe, next year's schedule offers a wide range of imaginative learning opportunities for students of all ages.
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Global Resources For Your Classroom: Educator Workshop
Friday August 5, 2011, 10:30 am–3:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 East Prospect Street
Looking for new ways to integrate visual art and global cultures into your classroom? Come to SAM's summer curriculum boot-camp! We will share current best practices and provide information and training on how to use our free resources. Participants will build new lesson plans for the classroom and share feedback with their peers. Workshop participants will receive teaching materials, entrance to the museum, four Washington State Clock Hours and lunch. Costs: $40 regular/$32 students/$20 members.
Register for the Global Resources Educator Workshop today | | | SAM CAMP
See Art! Make Art! Have Fun!
Three fun-filled weeks of imagination and creativity for children in grades 1–5! Each week is a different experience. Kids can attend one week or all three. We guarantee they'll make art and new friends at SAM Camp 2011!
Week One: Globe Trotters, July 11–15
Week Two: Time Machine, July 18–22
Week Three: Planet Heroes, July 25–29
Register for SAM Camp today | | | JUNE ART PICK
Works Selected Just for Educators from SAM's Global Collections
Opening June 30 at SAM Downtown, Beauty and Bounty: American Art in an Age of Exploration features over 140 works of art that examine humankind's ever-changing relationship with the American landscape. This exhibition features depictions of the Pacific Northwest region as imagined and witnessed by artists. At the center of the exhibition is Albert Bierstadt's large scale painting Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast. This work will be displayed in a special presentation that reflects the viewing experience audiences first had in the 19th century. Come view this summer exhibition and gain a new appreciation for our local environment.
SAM's American art collection | | | ARTS EDUCATION IN THE NEWS
Good news from the White House! President Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities recently published a study that cites the importance of arts education in school reform. Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America's Future Through Creative Schools looks at data from schools across the nation and concludes that arts integration is an effective way to improve achievement across other subjects as well as improve attendance. For more information click here for the summary or full report. | | | COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP
Do you teach 8th graders? Do you know about the College Bound Scholarship? Through the College Bound Scholarship the state of Washington guarantees tuition to a public college or university in Washington for low-income students in the federal free and reduced lunch program, provided that they maintain a 2.0 grade point average or higher and don't commit a felony in high school. The only catch is that in order to be eligible, a student has to sign up by June 30th of his or her 8th-grade year. As of mid-May, only 52% of eligible middle school students in Seattle were signed up for the program. The goal is to increase that to 100% by June 30th! Please share the above information, or Mayor McGinn's blog post on the subject, as widely as you can. Please be sure to include this link to the application: http://hecb.wa.gov/collegebound. For more information, email collegebound@hecb.wa.gov or call 1.888.535.0747. | | | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will the Wyckoff Teacher Resource Center (TRC) be open this summer?
Yes. The TRC will be open this summer, with special summer Saturdays beginning June 25. The TRC will be open during this time on Thursdays and Fridays from 2–5 pm and Saturdays from 10 am–2 pm, but will return to full days on Saturdays (10 am–5 pm) after Labor Day. We are also open by appointment—just contact us at least a week in advance at trc@seattleartmuseum.org or 206.654.3186 if you need to come in at a different day or time. We will be open by appointment only for the Fourth of July weekend, June 30–July 2. | | | NEED HELP GETTING HERE?
Reduced School Program Fees
Need a discount? Schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program qualify for partial school bus reimbursement and half-price school tours, art studio workshops and Art Goes to School in-classroom visits. For more info, call us at 206.654.3123 or email schooltours@seattleartmuseum.org. | | | SPONSOR INFORMATION
Support for K–12 programs during the 2010–2011 school year is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, PONCHO, The Clowes Fund, Leona M. Geyer Charitable Trust, and the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. Sustained support is provided by an endowment established in 1999 by a National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant and the generous contributions of matching donors, including the Ann P. Wyckoff Education Endowment. The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs at the Seattle Art Museum has supported SAM K–12 programs since 1994. Support for discounted tours and buses provided by the Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS).
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Header: Art making in SAM's Nordstrom Art Studio, Spring 2010. Photo: Justin Gollmer. Left: Students explore the Olympic Sculpture Park on a SAM docent tour, Spring 2011. Photo: Catherine Anstett. | | | | | | | |  | | | Update profile Privacy policy Unsubscribe | |
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