Page 2 January 17, 2013 People Artistic Learning Thrives CONGRATULATIONS Cinematic Arts: Production degree in Bachelor at Cabrillo Elementary Elyse Goodman,an Inglewood resident, of Fine Arts on Saturday. December 15, 2012 graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a at the winter commencement ceremonies. By Dylan Little would like to implement more arts learning. Cabrillo Elementary School Principal “I hope we can do more art education,” said Calendar campus’ involvement with P.S. Arts during Martinez. “I’d love to do it more.”While State funding for the arts has beenMargaret Lynch gave a presentation on her last week’s Wiseburn School Board meeting. practically nonexistent, the Wiseburn School All Cities (310) 412-8750. The nonprofit has led all the students at the District has turned to grants to keep arts in the thursdAy, JAnuAry 24 wednesdAy, JAnuAry 23 school in lessons about famous painters like classroom. The P.S. Arts program was funded • Quarterly Meeting of the Metro • Library Computer Class: Social Frida Kahlo and Mark Rothko, while helping by a $20,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Crenshaw/LAX Corridor Project Community Networking, 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., them understand those artists’ styles. Foundation. Superintendent Tom Johnstone Leadership Council, 6-8 p.m., First Church Inglewood Main Library. For more For eight weeks, teaching artists worked credited the School Board for its fiscal prudence of God, 9550 Crenshaw Blvd. Confirm information or to enroll call (310) 412-5380. with students of all grade levels for an hour and willingness to look for alternative funding attendance by Jan. 18 to oscompdt@aol.com ongoing a week to complete four projects that not sources. Despite the economic slowdown or Donald Taylor at (310) 308-2136. • Social Justice Learning Institute’s 2013 only taught advanced art techniques like resulting in years of cutbacks to education sAturdAy, JAnuAry 26 Fruit Tree Distribution Program: Free fruit working with reflections and pointillism, but and an incentive to make cuts to arts (and • Free Residential Hazardous and E-Waste trees available to Inglewood residents. For also informed the students about the artists other non-core curriculum), Wiseburn has Roundup open to all L.A. County residents, 9 additional information call (323) 952-3466 and the ideas behind the works. prided itself on keeping art in the classroom. a.m.- 3 p.m., Clark Stadium on Valley Drive, or email dsteele@sjli-cp.org. First grade teacher Lorrie Cariaga described “We’ve gone through five tough years, but Hermosa Beach. For more information call lAwndAle how the arts program made an important we’ve always had the arts,” said Johnstone. (310) 781-6900. sAturdAy, JAnuAry 19 impact for one of her special needs students. From art, the Board moved to a report from MondAy, JAnuAry 28 • Garden Workdays: Kids (Compost By giving that student an area that he could Budget and Accounting Director Dave Wilson • South Bay Chapter of Calif. Republican Tea), 10:30 a.m., Lawndale Ocean Friendly excel in, art deeply enriched his education. “It about Governor Jerry Brown’s new budget. Assembly Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., El Segundo Garden, 14616 Grevillea Avenue. Please was absolute therapy for him,” said Cariaga. Overall, the report had good news for Wiseburn. Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave. For more bring water, gloves, pruners (teens and “I felt like it was a healing process. It really With the passage of Proposition 30, Brown information call (310) 406-5429. adults), and a hat if available. met all the needs of all the students.” vowed to increase funding for California’s hAwthorne tuesdAy, JAnuAry 22 The eight-week program ended with a Family primary and secondary schools and his budget FridAy, JAnuAry 18 • City Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 14717 Art Night, where not only could Cabrillo’s shows he was true to his word. His budget • Final Day for Christmas tree disposal Burin Ave. For more information call City students show off their art projects, but also added $2.7 billion to the State’s education locations, Memorial Center Parking lot (Doty/ Clerk (310) 973-3212. learn with their parents about other artistic fund, bringing it to a total of $56.2 billion. El Segundo), Holly Park (120th/Ness Ave.), wednesdAy, JAnuAry 30 methods. Cariaga thought that getting parents Wilson believes the additional funding will and Holly Glen Park (Glasgow/136th St.). • Sheriff’s Symposium, 6-6:30 p.m., and students to work together on art was a go towards reducing the State’s longstanding For more information call (310) 349-2980. Centinela Valley Center for the Arts, 14901 highlight of the program. “Family Art Night practice of deferring payments to school districts tuesdAy, JAnuAry 22 Inglewood Ave. For more information call had a huge sense of community,” said Cariaga. to more convenient times, regardless of how • City Council Meeting, 6-10 p.m., City Deputy Thompson at (310) 219-2750. “To see that at Cabrillo, it was priceless.” inconvenient it is to the school boards (and Council Chambers, 4455 W 126th St. For ongoing The students’ excitement at the event was the teachers who have to be paid). Wilson said more information call (310) 349-2915. • Lawndale Certified Farmer’s Market, 2-7 equally priceless, as Lynch shared stories that this additional investment in education is inglewood p.m., every Wed. on the lawn of the Lawndale of the children showing off their artwork not only a financial boon but a moral victory sAturdAy, JAnuAry 19 Library, 14615 Burin Ave. and challenging their parents to find their as well, showing that California’s voters will • 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King • Commodities Food Program distributed expressionist self-portraits. “Children came accept higher tax rates to protect education. “We Day Celebration, commemorative service at every Wed. at 10 a.m. at the community into the performing arts center and said, ‘See see it as proof that California holds education 9 a.m. (auditorium), family festival begins center, 14700 Burin Ave. Open to people of if you can find me,’” said Lynch. as a priority,” said Wilson. at 11 a.m., Crozier Middle School grounds, all ages in need of food. For more information While the P. S. Arts teaching artists have However, the report wasn’t all cheerful 120 W. Regent St. For more information call call (310) 973-3270. • moved on to another of Wiseburn’s schools, news. The new budget still results in districts students at Cabrillo are already awaiting a return receiving only 78 cents in funding for every visit. First grade teacher Liza Hough-Skovron dollar allocated to them. The budget also marks described the P. S. Arts volunteers as stars to the beginning of the Governor’s “New School her students. “The kids are already asking when District Funding Formula.” Little is known are they coming back,” said Hough-Skovron about how this plan will distribute funding for “They are like celebrities on campus.” schools, but it is changed from the Governor’s Plug in and Go Metro. the students in the classroom, Lynch noted funding to the number of English Languageoriginal “Weighted Funding Formula” that tiedWhile the volunteers focused on teaching that Cabrillo’s teachers also got a solid lesson Learners and socio-economically disadvantaged on bringing art to the classroom. “Having a students. Still, Wilson is optimistic about the teaching artist in the classroom allowed that future of school funding. “We’re still quite a teacher to have individualized professional ways away, but it’s the right direction,” said development,” said Lynch. 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