by concera | Sep 22, 2021 | 2021, Arts@EarlystART, Community Partners
An old friend is bringing a new program to our centers! Alex Espy, the Mesner Puppet Theater’s Education Director, was the UICS-St. Mark Center Arts Coordinator for four years. The puppets Alex helped former little learners create still greet current students as they...
by Mariah Roady | Apr 26, 2021 | 2021, Arts@EarlystART, In the Classroom
Flowers are blooming. The days feel longer. Spring is here! In tandem with new life emerging and a sense of renewal that the spring season brings, little learners at UICS have been active in exploring the natural world around them. This includes creatures they find on...
by Mariah Roady | Mar 16, 2021 | 2021, Arts@EarlystART
At UICS, creativity means that an ordinary box is not just an ordinary box. It is a treehouse, a rocket ship, or a secret hiding place. It can even transform into a kind Robot…. UICS-St. Mark Center Arts Coordinator, Brianne (Bri) Pegg encourages little learners to...
by Mariah Roady | Feb 17, 2021 | 2021, Arts@EarlystART, In the Classroom
What’s your favorite color? Blue. Green. Yellow. Pink. Purple. Red. These are typical responses. But have you ever heard anyone respond that brown is their favorite color? Probably not. UICS – St. Mark Center’s recent art project might have you looking at the color...
by Mariah Roady | Oct 16, 2020 | 2020, Arts@EarlystART, Community Partners, Community Performances
Beethoven’s 9th. Mozart’s Requiem. Baby Shark? Baby Shark, a trending children’s song, might seem like a strange musical selection for the Kansas City Symphony to play in concert. But when your audience of little learners makes a special request, you play Baby...
by Mariah Roady | Sep 25, 2020 | 2020, Arts@EarlystART, In the Classroom
At some point during our school age life, many of us proudly shared a completed creative project with our families. Sometimes our masterpieces adorned the refrigerator, hallway wall, or mom or dad’s desk at work. Those memorable accomplishments and experiences are...