Education

"I have always believed firmly that a good education is the most cherished gift an individual can receive."--William R. Kenan, Jr.

For Teachers
Music Arts Program
Arts In Education
Student Gallery
Music Arts Program

Lifelong Learning Programs

Fall Kindermusik--Registrations for fall are closed.

Ballroom Dancing--Registrations for fall are closed.
REFUND POLICY
100% of class fee refunded up to 7 days before a one-day class or workshop or first week of a multi-week class. No refunds if less than 7 days prior to the class starting date. Materials fees are non-refundable.

Nursery School

The Kenan Center campus provides a unique learning environment. Children will have many opportunities to encounter art, performances, and history; to play and enjoy physical exercise in the Kenan Arena and Nursery School playground; and to enjoy the beautiful gardens that surround the historic 19th century Kenan house.

Children will participate in half-day programs depending on their age: 2 1/2 and 3 year-olds attend Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11:45 am; 3-5 year-olds* attend Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-11:45 am.
*Children must be three-years-old by June 30 of the registering year to be accepted into the three-day class.

For complete details including application process and tuition, download a Nursery School brochure.
Download an application form for the 2008/2009 school year.

For Teachers

New! Music Arts Program

Music Arts Program Names Paul Monaco as Coordinator

“I’m very excited to be selected as the Coordinator for the Music Arts Program,” says Monaco. “This program will be a wonderful addition to the Kenan Center, as well as give students of the Lockport City School District more opportunities for musical enrichment.”

MAP String Instructor On Board
The Kenan Center has hired Anneke Ieda as the string instructor for the newly launched Music Arts Program. A native of Lancaster, PA, Anneke received her undergraduate degree in Music Education from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and went on to a Masters Degree in orchestral Conducting from SUNY Fredonia which is well noted for its music program. Anneke taught strings to grades 5-12 in Jamestown Public Schools and also Suzuki violin at Global Concepts Charter School in Lackawanna. We're thrilled to have Anneke join us!

Designed as a partnership between the Kenan Center and the Lockport City School District, the first phase of the Music Arts Program will provide string instrument instruction, rehearsal and performance in schools starting at the third grade level.

A complete summer program to take place on the Kenan Center campus will begin in 2009 consisting of individual and group music instruction, rehearsal and performance in instrumental, string and choral music, as well as technical theatre training.

Funding for this program is made possible by monies from the Thelma and Milfred Beck Bequest administered by the Niagara Area Foundation and by a grant from the Grigg Lewis Foundation.

MOVING WORKS LIVE PERFORMANCES--JUST $5/STUDENT, TEACHER OR CHAPERONE!

Matthias Kuchta with students following Oct. 28, 2005 performance

2008-2009 Performances

Dates and Performances:
March 31: The Right to Dream. Grades 5-12. The Right to Dream follows Ruby, a young African American woman coming of age in Mississippi during the 1950s. Through her experiences, she becomes aware that segregation and inequality must be ended. Ruby joins a student movement in its civil rights struggles and dedicates her life to fight intolerance and racism. Curriculum Connections: Civil Rights, Civics, American History, Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Standards Supported: Arts-Theatre 2, 3; ELA 1,2,3,4; SS 1,2, 5; MST 6.

April 1-3: Island of Hope. Grades K-5. This story of immigration was created especially for younger audiences. Leah is a 10 year old Russian Jewish girl growing up at the turn of the 20th century. She and her family are forced to immigrate to America, but once at Ellis island, Leah is detained and fears being sent back alone. Students will experience life at Ellis Island during its busiest years, and the fears and dreams of every hopeful American. Curriculum Connections: Immigration, Early 1900s American History, Cultural Diversity. Learning Standards Supported: S.S. 1, 2, 3, 5; Arts-Theatre 2, 3, 4 ; ELA 1, 2, 3, 4; MST 6.

April 1-3: The New American. Grades 4-12. Students experience America’s story of immigration through the words of a young Irish girl named Bridget who recounts her journey across the Atlantic through Ellis Island and into the bustling city of New York. Curriculum Connections: Immigration, Early 1900s American History, Cultural Diversity, Immigrant Labor, Citizenship. Learning Standards Supported: S.S. 1, 2, 3, 5; Arts-Theatre 2, 3, 4; ELA 1, 2,3, 4; MST 6.

April 1-3: Hear My Voice: Win the Vote. Grades 4-12. The story of women’s struggle to obtain the right to vote is told through the character of Jessie Barclay, the daughter of an important political journalist growing up in Washington, DC during the early 1900s. She dreams of being as important to her father as her younger brother Will is, but learns from an early age that boys and girls are not considered equal. Through her suffragette aunt, Jessie becomes deeply involved in the National Women’s Party and participates in efforts—including being jailed—to win the right to vote. Curriculum Connections: American History, Civics, Women’s Suffrage Movement. Learning Standards Supported: Arts-Theatre 2, 3; ELA 1, 2, 3, 4; SS 1, 2, 5, MST 6.

TALKING PICTURES VISUAL ARTS EXPERIENCES

For more information on Kenan Center on-school-time programs, join our email list by sending a request to info@kenancenter.org or call the Business Office at 433-2617.

Support for ARTiculations is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the Grigg Lewis Foundation, and the Kenan Arts Council.

Learning Standards
ARTiculations is designed to provide schools with affordable and accessible arts experiences that help teachers to meet curriculum requirements as well as New York State Learning Standards. Many of our programs address multiple standards, not only in the performing and visual arts, but also Social Studies, ELA, LOTE, Health and Physical Education, and Math, Science and Technology.

Character Education
ARTiculations offerings complement your school's character education efforts in many ways. The Kenan Center used the 40 Developmental Assets outlined by the Search Institute as a guideline. We encourage educators to visit their website at www.search-institute.org.

Tops Field Trip Fund
The Kenan Center is a participant in The Tops Field Trip fund which provides private and public schools throughout Erie, Niagara and Monroe Counties with low cost bus transportation. The program is a collaboration between the Buffalo Alliance for Education and Tops Markets. For more information, contact the Buffalo Alliance at (716) 845-6500 or visit www.buffaloalliance.org. For schools that meet the criteria, participation in ARTiculations is BOCES aidable.

Bus Assistance
If the high costs of transportation cannot be covered by your school or subsidized by an existing program, please talk to us. We may be able to help arrange financial assistance.

Student Gallery

Institutional Scholarship Program