The Siskiyou Arts Bus Project - Movement & Music For Toddlers & Babies

Get Involved!

Volunteers needed-- there are many ways to be involved with this rewarding project. We are looking for help with:

- Arts Bus scrap book
- Cleaning & organizing buses
- Window washing
- Website updates

Our Teaching Artists from 2008 thru 2010 have included:

Andrea Marchyok

Carla Glinka

Claudia Carpenter

Donna May

Gloria Cooper

Haruki Sasaki

Jill Gardner

Linda Vivas-Houghton

Maggie Woodard

Miguel Mesa

Nadine Aiello

Patricia Aulick

Phoebe Fazio

Rajiv Hotek

Ron Cooper

Stephanie Shaver

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Movement & Music For Toddlers & Babies

Movement & Music Class for Toddlers and Babies

We've completed our Spring 2010 classes.
Please check back with us as Autumn approaches as we will begin sessions then.

Children ages 1-3yrs, and their parents, are invited to join teacher Claudia Carpenter for a fun-filled time experiencing the power of music and the positive effects of motor development and socialization, in these parent-participation classes. Come have a good time exploring and learning with rhythm, movement, percussion and singing!

Cost is $10 per class or all six for $55.; includes snack for child & 45 min class.

Held at the Mt. Shasta Community Resource Center, 109 E. Lake St. Classes often fill quickly; pre-registration advised- register in person at the resouce center, (530) 926-1400. Some partial scholarships are available.

For program information: (530) 859-2309.

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Happy Summer! Fun for Kids!

The Siskiyou Arts Bus invites you to

Kids Art Day at the Park

This Saturday, July 24th from 12:30 to 3pm.

The Siskiyou Arts Bus will be offering T-Shirt painting for kids and arts & crafts fun for those ages 5 and up.
A suggested donation of $10 per child if possible.
The location is the Mount Shasta City Park, lower parking lot.

Please call 859-2309 for more information.
Or just come by on Saturday.
Come Join The Fun!

Movement & Music For Toddlers & Babies

Come join the fun!

New class series in the fall of 2010.
Please check back with us!

Art Club at Mount Shasta Library

Art Club is a free drop-in after school fine arts program for youth.

Location: Mount Shasta Library, 515 East Alma St.
We're open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 3-5pm during the school year.
(No sessions on school holidays.)
Last day for this program for this school year is June 8th!

Children can come aboard the The Siskiyou Arts Bus at the Mount Shasta Library after school to enjoy art instruction in a fun youth-orientated art studio space.

"I love the arts bus - it is so awesome. There is clay, oil, pastels, probably any kind of art you could want. I try to come everyday because I love art. I will never forget the arts bus."

~Joshua C.

Donations

Keep the Bus Rolling!

Your recurring financial donations help our youth programs flourish; they also sustain us. Donations of art supplies are also appreciated and allow children to express themselves in positive ways.

Children All Over The World Need Art!

Here's Why:

Art stimulates both sides of the brain.
Thirty percent of children are visual learners.
Art enhances perceptual development.
Children who experience art read better and do better in math and science.
Art enhances self-esteem.
Art helps develop hand-eye coordination.
Children with early art and music training are better able to visualize complex mathematical problems and solve them creatively.
Art develops awareness of the physical environment.
Art teaches children to engage in creative problem solving and open-ended thinking.