|
Area
youth participating in ecological learning through art are:
-
visiting the Indiana Dunes to get actual dune sand
between their fingers (and in their shoes)
-
taking a closer look at creatures living in lake, dune
and wetland areas
-
discovering how the teeny tiny microscopic animals as
well as large mammals are part of a much larger food
chain – by eliminating even one small organism, many
other animals may be affected.
|
 |
About the
Great Lakes Summer Eco-Art
View Eco Art
|
Great
Lakes Summer Eco-Art project (GLSEA)
is using a curriculum developed by the
Alliance for the
Great Lakes. The age-appropriate “Great
Lakes In My World” curriculum has been adapted to
include development of children’s eco-artwork and
personal reflections. An Environmental Instructor and
Art Instructor team guide experiential activities, group
discussions and field trips to the Indiana Dunes
National Lakeshore. Art will be used as a hook to anchor
learning of local ecology and environmental issues.
|
 |
The
GLSEA project is a collaborative venture between the
Lubeznik Center and the
LaPorte County Youth Serving
Agencies Coalition
Coalition
members involved in GLSEA include:
From
July 1st through August 11th, 2005
GLSEA participants will attend weekly ecology
lessons. Student Eco-Artwork will be on display at
two location over the summer:
-
July 7th - August 7th -
Summer Camp Artwork at Purdue University
North Central in the LSF bldg, Room 2. Contact Carol
Connelley for room availability (800-872-1231 x 5267), the
room is not always open.
-
August 20th - 21st at the Lubeznik
Center’s
24th Annual Lakefront Art
Festival in Washington Park.
These two displays are part of PNC's
Find Provence Here! Visit
www.pnc.edu/provence for a full schedule of Provence
events.
|
The
Great Lakes Summer Eco-Art is integrated into the
Coalition’s ongoing multi-site camp program. Selected
agencies from the coalition are involved with the GLSEA
program. For six weeks, approximately 450 students are
studying a major issue in their community: lakeshore
ecology of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Instructors actively engage students in weekly
environmental curriculum lessons. Students are
developing their own Eco-Artwork and reflection
statements as they investigate the ways personal and
community decisions affect the lakeshore. |
 |
GLSEA
encourages youth to engage in critical thinking about local
environmental stewardship. Students are learning about
lakeshore ecology as it impacts Lake Michigan and the
LaPorte County community. By viewing student work at the Art
Festival, parents, family members and the general public
will be able to learn about lakeshore environmental concerns
through the eyes of community youth.
The
Lubeznik Center for the Arts
has an active community outreach component in LaPorte
County, and a history of providing ecology-focused art
experiences to youth and underserved community populations.
During the past three years, the Lubeznik Center has
conducted multiple successful projects, including: Wildly
Wonderful Wingeds Summer Art & Recycling Camp, Faux Fish
Factory, Free Saturday Clay Classes, Lakefront Art Festival
children’s activities, and art classes for incarcerated
teenagers. See out-reach programming
Funding
for Great Lakes Summer Eco-Art was funded by an
Environmental Education grant from the
EPA
How can I get
my child involved in future environmental programs
associated with the Lubeznik Center for the Arts?
|
Contact the agencies below in late spring or early
summer of 2006 to inquire/register for youth summer programming.
The Lubeznik Center provides art programming for these
organizations during the LaPorte County Youth Serving
Agencies Coalition Summer Adventure Camps. (2005 Summer
Adventure Camps are already in progress. |
|
| |
●
Helping
Our People Excel (HOPE) |
(219-874-4606) |
| |
●
Imagination Station Child Care Center |
(219-872-6723) |
| |
●
LaPorte YMCA |
(219-325-9622) |
| |
● Leadership LaPorte |
(219-325-8223) |
| |
● Michigan City
Boys & Girls Club |
(219-873-2298) |
| |
● Michigan
City Parks Department |
(219-873-1506) |
| |
● Michigan City YMCA |
(219-872-9622) |
| |
● Northwest
Community Center |
(219-872-3764) |
| |
●
Safe Harbor Afterschool
Program |
(219-873-2026) |
Contact
eshelton@lubeznikcenter.org to inquire about art
programming for your organization, scheduling an art party,
or arranging field trips to the Lubeznik Center.
How can I
learn more about the environment?
Environmental Protection Agency
-
The EPA
awarded funding to the Lubeznik Center for the GLSEA
grant.
Alliance for the Great Lakes
-
This
organization created the curriculum materials used for
GLSEA.
-
Serves as an advocate for the Great Lakes.
Indiana
District of Natural Resources
-
Provided educational posters for 10 sites of the GLSEA
program.
The LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District
-
The
Lubeznik Center has been generously supported by the Solid
Waste district for educational programming,
environmentally friendly flooring and air conditioning
units.
What can I do
to protect my community’s ecology?
Visit the
projects and activities page of the LaPorte County Solid
Waste Districts
website for more
information.
|
