As part of the Active Afterschool Program from South East Connections the CFY Afterschool Art Program hosted Mrs. Margaret Bell to teach active drama to students for the month of February. Children were taught some silly games, improve acting, script reading and live performing skills. Ages 6-13 participated.
Active Afterschool Programs: February Round Up
Unfortunately for our blog posts there aren't a lot of photographs from our February Active Afterschool Programs. The reason for this is that it is nearly impossible to stop playing dodge ball to take a good photo (without being hit, anyway). This month we played some very active games in Manor, Arcola and Carlyle - … Continue reading Active Afterschool Programs: February Round Up
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Clowning Around
On February 19th CFY hosted FUNTAZM entertainment for a Clowning Around workshop. We all had a great time learning the art of acting silly and some balloon twisting. It was a really neat experience for all of the kids and their grown ups. Thank you to South East Connections for making this event possible!
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Active Afterschool Program: January Round-Up
January brought many fun afterschool activities to both Carlyle and Manor Elementary. The weather co-operated enough for some fun outdoor activities, cooking, art and science activities. We also did plenty of running around. Kids from Kindergarten - Grade 6 participated from both schools participated weekly. Please check-out the slide-show below to see what we have … Continue reading Active Afterschool Program: January Round-Up
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Art Class: Zentangle Balloons
Our Zentangle Balloons were so fun to make! If you don't know what a Zentangle is then click here. I had the kids use some practice worksheets from my Zentangle 1 book. Which got them going in the right direction. The key to this activity is to get the kids used to the idea of … Continue reading Art Class: Zentangle Balloons
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An Artful Afternoon
On January 24th CFY and the Carlyle Public Library with help from the RBC Foundation celebrated Family Literacy Day with an Artful Afternoon Family Event. The art was provided by the Afterschool Art Classes that have been working hard on projects since last October. Families were invited to view the art, listen to stories, play … Continue reading An Artful Afternoon
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R-tworx – Puppet Theatre Round-up
All of December the kids at R-tworx have been working with Mrs. Bell (our resident theatre guru) on shoebox puppet theatres. This project was simple in theory but took a long time to execute. We started by cutting a square out of the front of a cereal or shoebox and then a small rectangle from … Continue reading R-tworx – Puppet Theatre Round-up
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Merry Christmas from CFY playroom
The month of December, thanks to help from Pinterest..love Pinterest, has been all about Christmas...love Christmas! Our themes were gingerbread, elves and Christmas. This week is the last week of playroom until the new year so I made it a literacy day/Christmas party/playroom. We sang our songs, did craft and had snack but then we … Continue reading Merry Christmas from CFY playroom
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Girls Circle: Round-up
The last six weeks have flown by! The girls have come a long way together since we started. It has been great to get to know each one and watch them open up and enjoy the program. Next week will be our last meeting of 2014. We will be celebrating our time together creating small … Continue reading Girls Circle: Round-up
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R-tworx: November Art
Sometimes some of the best art is unplanned. These pictures were created when the students were finished their other projects. They were given simple instructions such as: Draw yourself, your family, your house, etc. I wish I had taken more pictures as I let the kids take home their sketches. The last picture by Mady … Continue reading R-tworx: November Art
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