YASD FAMILY PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY BUILDING AT THE KROC CENTER

FREE FAMILY ARTS & LITERACY CONNECTION
A partnership between The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center and Young Audiences presents The Family Arts and Literacy Connection: Inspiring the Reluctant Reader. These free evening programs foster a cooperative spirit and enables parents and children to create and learn together–for free! Funded by the Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation, each evening has a specific social science theme and includes a 30-minute performance , a 50-minute “hands-on” activity, and at the end of the evening each family receives a new book.

When/Where:
Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Kroc Center multipurpose room

2006-2007 dates:
October 11 – Fiesta Mexicana!
November 8 – Native American Heritage Celebration
January 10 – An Evening in Africa
February 7 – Brazilian Carnaval
March 13 – Youth Arts Month
May 15 – Literacy Comes Alive

OUR GOALS: enhance intergenerational and cross-cultural understanding, identify and showcase neighborhood cultural leaders, enrich and inspire participants to engage actively in the visual and performing arts.

For more details about scheduling an assembly, workshop, or Family Arts Night after school contact Program Manager Sherrie Brown at 619/282-7599 ext. 114. For more details about scheduling a residency program, contact Education Director Jennifer Oliver at 619/282-7599 ext. 113.