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(Community Artists in the School Program - 2003/04.) |
In January, 2004, students in grade 8 at The Valley Senior Public School in Mississauga learned about typography and painting techniques through a mural making project inspired by different letter forms.
“The mural project shows different letters from the alphabet representing literacy.” - student
"I enjoyed working with an artist." - student
“It was a really fun experience and I hope to do something like this again some day.” - student
"I learned how to use a paint brush properly." - student
| C.A.S.P. (Community Artists in the Classroom Program) |
| The purpose of the C.A.S.P. project was to connect professional, community artists with schools, students and teachers. C.A.S.P. provides a support and extension of the visual arts curriculum that engages students in quality arts activities while modelling appropriate processes for the classroom teacher. Sixteen C.A.S.P. projects were launched across the Peel District School Board in the 2003 / 2004 school year, connecting a wide variety of artists with sixteen different schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon. |
| This innovative project was funded by a grant from The Centre for Education and Training through a partnership with Curriculum and Instruction Support Services, the Brampton Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga and community artist, Judy Willemsma. |
| See also www.peelsb.com |