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Clover Street School Receives Arts Learning Grant
Educational opportunity made possible in large part by a $5,670 Arts Learning Grant from the Connecticut Office on the Arts
Just as the grey chill of March arrives, students at Clover Street School in Windsor will have a spring in their step as they learn about art masterworks, rhythmic soundscapes and poetry-out-loud. This rich educational opportunity is made possible in large part by a $5,670 Arts Learning Grant from the Connecticut Office on the Arts, part of the CT Department of Economic and Community Development. The artist-in-residence program is designed to reinforce and extend the District’s curriculum standards, especially in the areas of literacy and multicultural education.
“We are very fortunate to receive the highly competitive state Arts Learning grant that, combined with other funding sources, is making it possible for Connecticut Master Teaching Artists to come into our school and work with our students,” explains Lisa Thomas, Clover Street School’s Challenge Resource Teacher. Each of our fourth grade classes will spend a week working with musician/songwriter, and former CT State Troubadour Thomasina Levy, and with award winning author Leslie Johnson. As part of this special teaching program, Clover Street School’s fourth grade students will visit the New Britain Museum of American Art where they will interpret works of art through their own poems and soundscapes.
For more information about Clover Street School’s Artist-in-Residence program, contact Lisa Thomas at (860) 687-2050, ext. 4103. For information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of the Windsor Public Schools, visit www.windsorct.org or call (860) 687-2000.
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About Windsor Public Schools:
Windsor Public Schools serves nearly 4,000 students in the community of Windsor, Connecticut, a town located in north central Connecticut between Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. Windsor Public Schools is comprised of six schools: Oliver Ellsworth School, Poquonock School, Clover Street School, John F. Kennedy School, Sage Park Middle School, and Windsor High School. The mission of Windsor Public Schools is to develop the genius in every child and to create lifelong learners. For more information about the Windsor Board of Education and any of its schools, please visit www.windsorct.org.
