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Fund-A-Need 2008
Visual and Performing Arts Support at Las Lomitas and La Entrada |
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This
year’s Fund-A-Need supports Visual and Performing Arts at Las Lomitas
and La Entrada. Due to state budget cuts in education, local funding
for arts in our schools will be suspended in specific areas. Las
Lomitas and La Entrada teachers have requested money to make up the
funding gap and pay for needed enhancements to visual and performing
arts programs at both schools. |
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Visual
and performing arts complement and enhance the academic development of
children. Children who engage in artistic and musical activities
develop creativity, focus, logic, and reasoning skills. These skills
support academic growth, build confidence, and develop an understanding
of the arts. In many cases, this learning will ignite a life-long
passion for, and enjoyment of, visual and performing arts. |
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Las
Lomitas is losing funding to pay for its very popular
Artist-in-Residence program that enables students to enrich their art
experiences with experts while allowing core teachers to focus on
academic areas and provide art fundamentals in day to day lessons. In
addition, Las Lomitas would like to enhance the performing arts through
field trips to theater productions, symphonies or invite theater groups
to teach performing arts in the classroom. Complementing this
instruction is a need for equipment, such as remote microphones that
will allow audience members to better hear children during performances
in Cano Hall. Teachers also need money for scripts, costumes, and
props. If funds permit, teachers would also like to purchase more books
about artists and the arts as well as support field trips to
performances in the area. |
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At
La Entrada there is a need to make Jensen Hall a better venue for
performances. Jensen Hall is a multi-purpose room and as such is not
optimized for theatrical performances or musical concerts. With the
purchase of movable sound and stage equipment, Jensen will be more
suitable for performances while preserving it as a multi-purpose space.
These equipment purchases will be made using Fund-A-Need dollars and
benefit all La Entrada students for years to come. |
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La
Entrada teachers and staff would also like to create permanent and
semi-permanent art for the school. In addition to the science garden
(supported by Foundation dollars) and landscaping, there is a desire to
improve the school environment through art displays created by
students. This effort will involve La Entrada art teachers but require
guidance from artists experienced in school installations as well as
additional materials needed for children to create the art. La Entrada
will scale its initial efforts based on the Fund-A-Need dollars raised
this year. |
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| Las Lomitas Funding Needs |
Annual Cost |
| Artist-in-Residence Program - experts teach kids visual art fundamentals |
$15,000 |
| Remote microphones for Cano Hall performances |
$2,000-5,000 |
| In-class theatrical teaching by experts in drama |
$3,000-4,000 |
| Field trips to museums, symphony, or theatrical productions |
$12,000 |
| Costumes, materials, and props |
$3,000 |
| Musical instruments and library books about artists/arts |
$2,000 |
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| La Entrada Funding Needs |
Annual Cost |
| Improvements to Jensen Hall for performances in the form of movable sound and stage equipment |
$15,000 – 20,000 |
| Creation and installation of permanent and semi-permanent art at the school |
$15,000 – 20,000 |
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What is Fund-A-Need? |
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Fund-A-Need
helps meet the specific funding gaps and needs at each school in a
given year. The needs are identified by teachers and recommended to the
Foundation by principals. These needs change from year to year based on
projected budget shortfalls and identified opportunities. Donations to
Fund-A-Need can be made at the annual Spring Auction or via online
donation for those who cannot attend the auction but believe in supporting the arts in our public schools.
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What has been supported by Fund-A-Need? |
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To
date, Fund-A-Need has helped fund science equipment, classroom
technology, library books, textbooks, and playground equipment. Last
year, $66,000 was raised to fund science and technology related
purchases. |
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