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"Art is the indispensable medium for the communication of a moral ideal."
Ayn Rand |
Vision: A comprehensive and diverse visual and performing arts education for every student in the Orinda Union School District and at Miramonte High School.
Mission: To champion and support visual and performing arts education in Orinda's schools, working with OUSD and other community organizations, to ensure program synergy and effectiveness.
Rationale: Arts education is a critical component in the development of students' understanding, perception and interpretation of the world in which they live. Through arts exploration, students develop respect and appreciation for the diversity that exists within our immediate and greater society, increasing their self-awareness, developing creativity and expressing individuality.
From OASIS to the Orinda Arts Council Schools Committee
In 1996, an Orinda Parent Education program entitled "Art: the 4th R" caused several parents to mobilize in support of visual and performing arts in the schools. That same year, the California Department of Education introduced a new Visual and Performing Arts Framework.In 2001, thanks to funding from the Education Foundation of Orinda, Orinda Union School District took steps to move forward on an arts curriculum.
The idea was conceived to have an Art Liaison on each Parent Club Board to advocate for and support the arts programs and the teacher specialists who provide them. Del Rey Parents' Club Art Liaison, Sandra Earl proposed the acronym, OASIS, to stand for Orindans for Arts Support in the Schools.
This group of interested parents met, and arranged for the 1997 Mayor's pronouncement of "Celebration of Arts in the Schools Month" to call attention to OASIS' first community exhibit of student art. The Art Liaisons met regularly, to share information about the differing arts programs in place at their respective school sites. They also began meeting with individual School Board members and the District Superintendent, to discuss the possibilities and their hopes for a stronger, articulated K-8 program of arts education.
Contacts
Membership
If you would like to support the arts in our schools, please consider joining the Orinda Arts Council and being a member of the Schools Committee. Membership is $35.00 a year, and meetings are held the last Friday of each month at 11:45 A.M. at the Orinda Library. Please contact Petra Michel (925-258-1993).
Mission: To champion and support visual and performing arts education in Orinda's schools, working with OUSD and other community organizations, to ensure program synergy and effectiveness.
Rationale: Arts education is a critical component in the development of students' understanding, perception and interpretation of the world in which they live. Through arts exploration, students develop respect and appreciation for the diversity that exists within our immediate and greater society, increasing their self-awareness, developing creativity and expressing individuality.
From OASIS to the Orinda Arts Council Schools Committee
In 1996, an Orinda Parent Education program entitled "Art: the 4th R" caused several parents to mobilize in support of visual and performing arts in the schools. That same year, the California Department of Education introduced a new Visual and Performing Arts Framework.In 2001, thanks to funding from the Education Foundation of Orinda, Orinda Union School District took steps to move forward on an arts curriculum.
The idea was conceived to have an Art Liaison on each Parent Club Board to advocate for and support the arts programs and the teacher specialists who provide them. Del Rey Parents' Club Art Liaison, Sandra Earl proposed the acronym, OASIS, to stand for Orindans for Arts Support in the Schools.
This group of interested parents met, and arranged for the 1997 Mayor's pronouncement of "Celebration of Arts in the Schools Month" to call attention to OASIS' first community exhibit of student art. The Art Liaisons met regularly, to share information about the differing arts programs in place at their respective school sites. They also began meeting with individual School Board members and the District Superintendent, to discuss the possibilities and their hopes for a stronger, articulated K-8 program of arts education.
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OASIS members participated in the OUSD Strategic Planning Effort of 1998-99 through representation on the Curriculum and Facilities Planning Action Teams. |
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Following OASIS advocacy, and with support from the Educational Foundation of Orinda, OUSD created and filled an Arts Coordinator position to assist the District's Curriculum Coordinator. |
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In September 2000, OASIS joined the Orinda Arts Council, to serve as its direct link to each school site. |
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In April 2005, the Orinda Arts Council Board adopted Bylaws incorporating OASIS into the Active membership, as the Schools Committee of the Orinda Arts Council. |
| Ongoing Activities of the OAC Schools Committee | |
| Arts Within Each Orinda School: | |
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Provides support to their school site art and music specialists |
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Advocates for and secures Parents' Club funding for school site art programs |
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Displays student artwork in the Orinda Library |
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Maintains Arts Liaison positions on Parents' Club Boards |
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Communicates with parents and teachers through Parents' Club newsletters and OUSD web site to keep them informed about school arts programming |
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With the OIS Parents Club, solicits volunteers for docents in OIS Art Docent projects |
| Arts Curriculum Within the District: | |
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Advocates for treating the Arts as core subjects, as expressed in the California Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Framework |
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Advocates for the adoption of VPA Standards and Benchmarks |
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Assists OUSD in identifying continuing education opportunities for staff, and sources for grant monies for arts education |
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Assists the district in securing renewals of California Dept. of Education grants for building the arts into the K-8 curriculum |
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| Arts Education in the Greater Community: | |
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Acts as advocate in the school district, Educational Foundation of Orinda (EFO), and Parents' Clubs for the funding of program needs of visual and performing arts teachers |
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Serves the Orinda Arts Council as liaisons to OUSD school sites, both in the transmittal of funding requests and funds to support the arts programs, and to keep the Council apprised of developments at the schools |
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Maintains relationship with the Miramonte VPA Board (Visual and Performing Arts Club, a parent support organization) |
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Del Rey |
Suzanne Hinman |
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Glorietta |
Arabella Georges |
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Glorietta |
Heather Andersen |
anderhus@pacbell.net |
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Sleepy Hollow |
Robin Felton |
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Wagner Ranch |
Gina Barretta |
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Wagner Ranch |
Petra Michel |
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OIS |
Ann Mordine |
mordinegrewal@sbcglobal.net |
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Miramonte |
Susan Mautner |
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Membership
If you would like to support the arts in our schools, please consider joining the Orinda Arts Council and being a member of the Schools Committee. Membership is $35.00 a year, and meetings are held the last Friday of each month at 11:45 A.M. at the Orinda Library. Please contact Petra Michel (925-258-1993).
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