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BALLROOM MADNESS

Fifth grade students from John Muir Elementary, Webster Elementary and Will Rogers Learning Community compete in the Ballroom MADNESS Elementary School Team Match at Santa Monica High School's Barnum Hall on Friday, December 11, 2009. They competed in the meringue, foxtrot, rumba, tango, swing and waltz. Webster Elementary came in first place, Will Rogers Learning Community was second place and John Muir Elementary came in third place. Ballroom MADNESS school dance was a  ten-week program.

 
The students, who study the geography and cultures of the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Cuba, Eastern Europe and the U.S., write essays about their first impressions and finally, what they learned throughout the program, giving them an appreciation for a much larger world.

Ballroom MADNESS is a nonprofit organization that brings ballroom dance to under-served school children. A truly transformative experience, Ballroom MADNESS fosters respect and teamwork in classmates by teaching  them to work together to build a solid foundation of trust and partnership. The program provides students with a creative and expressive artistic outlet within an environment that is safe and constructive, during school hours. Since its inception in 2007, more than 600 children in 12 Southern California schools have been inspired to be the best at something— they have learned they are important and that their actions matter.

 

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 01:39PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | Comments1 Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

TREE PEOPLE

Ron Durgin from TreePeople helps Kindergartners plant a Fern Pine Tree at Grant Elementary School on Friday, November 6, 2009. TreePeople is an environmental nonprofit that unites the power of trees, people and technology to grow a sustainable future. TreePeople’s mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the results as a model for the world.

Posted on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 06:11PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Jog Mustangs Jog

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Kindergarten students run laps during Will Rogers Elementary School's third annual Jog-a-thon on Friday, March 20, 2009. Their goal was to raise $15,000.00.

 

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Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12:00AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Dear Mr. President

(1) Will Rogers Elementary School Third-grader, Fiona O'Callahan, 8, reads her letter to president Barack Obama while being filmed by CNN on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. "I have been thinking about pollution and since I love going to the beach I wanted you to help stop it." she said. The segment, titled "Dear Mr. President," airs weekdays on "No Bias, No Bull," anchored by Campbell Brown on CNN. (2) Third-grader Dean Carr, 8, reads his letter to President Obama, "You should tell all the rich people to give the poor people money."  (3) Ryan Rooke, 9, (left) and Pablo Cosio, 9, show their hand written letters. (4) CNN Senior Photographer shows Will Rogers Elementary School's third grade students their videos.

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 12:01PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Duck and Cover

(top) SMASH School Kindergartners Sadie McGee, 5, (left) and Jovana Perdomo, 5, (right) duck and take cover under their desks during the Great Southern California Shakeout on Thursday, November 13, 2008. (above) Kindergartner Milan Ladman, 5, (left) and first grader Morgan Jarow, 7, take cover during the drill. Over 5 million people throughout Southern California participated in the Shake Out Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! Families, school children and business workers participated in the drill.

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 at 12:05AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Hundred Dresses

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(1) As part of the Youth Education/Entertainment Series, Quinn D'Andrea, 11, who plays the lead role of  Wanda -  a poor and friendless Polish-American girl, sits alone during a scene of Santa Monica Theatre Guild's production   “The Hundred Dresses” at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. (2) Cast left to right: Rebecca Sherouse, 13, Molly Quaranta, 13, Franky Garces, 13, and Alice Kors, 13. (above) Kindergarten students from Overland Elementary school, many of who's first time to see a live play, stretch during the intermission.The Morgan-Wixson partners with SMMUSD Visual and Performing Arts to present school shows and introduce kids to the wonders of live theatre. The Hundred Dresses is a 1944 children's book by Eleanor Estes. The book is about Wanda Petronski, a poor and friendless Polish-American girl. Her teacher, outwardly kind, puts her in the worst seat in the schoolroom and does not intervene when her schoolmates tease her mercilessly. One day, after her classmates laugh and tease her over the faded blue dress she wears to school every day, Wanda claims to own one hundred dresses. The story follows these students as they learn a lesson about their moral values when faced with prejudice.

Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 03:57AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Recording Academy

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1) Neil Portnow, (right) President and CEO of  the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (better known as The Recording Academy) presents Santa Monica Fire Department representative Sam Ruiz, (center) and Police Activity League representative, SMPD Officer Austin Brown (left) with toys during The Recording Academy's Community Holiday Party and Gift Drive on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. 2) Neil Portnow welcomes the guests during the holiday party. 3) Second and Third graders from Grant Elementary School sing holiday songs during the party.  4) (right to left) Alan Friedenberg, principal at Grant Elementary, Neil Portnow, President and CEO of The Recording Academy and  Chairman of the Board, Jimmy Jam, pose with the Grant Elementary Choir during the event.  5,6,7) Santa Monica Firefighter Sam Ruiz hauls away the gifts received  from  The Recording Academy  on Wednesday. The Recording Academy, provides arts advocacy, outreach and education, and support services to professionals in the recording industry.
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 09:02PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Día de los Muertos

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Children look at the altar during Edison Language Academy's  Fifth Annual Day of the Dead Exhibit on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrating and honoring the lives of the deceased, and celebrating the continuation of life; the belief is not that death is the end, but rather the beginning of a new stage in life. Día de los Muertos dates back 3000 years.
Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 08:45PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint
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