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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

On Thursday, February 23rd at 5:30 pm the students and staff at the Denver Center for International Studies at Ford Elementary (DCISF) will open their doors to exhibit student work. Students in kindergarten, first grade and second grade will all present the material they have been exploring in both visual and performing arts.

Kindergarten students will walk their parents through the gym where the work they have been developing with their teachers and Community Artist, Adam Buehler, will be on display. Each kindergarten class will also present a brief puppet show exploring how we can make friends and solve problems with people who are different then we are. In the auditorium first grade students will be performing the material they have been developing with dancer Elise Butler and resident Global Arts teacher, Maria Segura. Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Grant’s classes will use their bodies to trace the lineage of break dancing around the world and Mr. Pazo and Mr. Rios’ classes will give action and movement to a traditional African folktale. In the school’s cafeteria all second grade students will explore the magnitude of our solar system and the density of the Earth’s materials through a percussion demonstration lead by African Drummer, Stephan Griffin. Finally, resident Arts teacher, Jordan Jensen, will display student work in the halls of the school. Families and friends are encouraged to take a “gallery walk” through the school’s main corridor, soaking in all that the students have learned while making their traditional African masks.

"We at The Harmony Project are delighted that DCISF students and teachers have been working with our three artists, Adam Buehler, Elise Butler and Stephan Griffin. Parents and other members of the community will be very pleased to see and experience the work these children have been doing in the arts, science and social studies.” - Hank Troy Executive Director of Harmony Project

Events in all locations at the school will occur on a rotating basis, and programs with “show times” will be provided to everyone attending the event. In this way, the community members attending the event will have the opportunity to see everything happening in the building at a time that suits them best. The event will conclude at 7:00 pm.

This event is made possible by our generous and talented community partner, the Harmony Project. Special thanks to the Colorado Creative Industries for co-funding events like these through an annual StART grant.