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Classical music is used as a tool for punishing youth in U.K.

This article from the CBC News has sparked a great deal of debate… would be an interesting topic to discuss with colleagues and even your students. You don’t want to miss reading it and I invite you to comment below. Please click here for the article.

Thanks Barb for sending this link.

Heartwood College, Kennebunk, ME

Emma Christensen, Gold Portfolio winner, grade 12, Rangely Lakes Regional School, Sonja Johnson, art teacher

Heartwood College of Art in Kennebunk is pleased to announce they are hosting the  Scholastic Art Awards for 2010 for Maine High Schools and Middle Schools.

The Betterment Foundation is supporting the event for the second year.  Last year there were over 400 hundred entries from across the state and more this year.

Heartwood College of Art will host an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 13th, 11AM – 1:00 PM followed by by an awards ceremony and reception at 1:30 p.m. at the Coastal House in Wells. All the Gold, Silver and Honorable mention artworks will be on display at the college March 8 through March 17, Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Congratulations students and art teachers who are participating.

Thank you Sonja for sending me this information.

The CI2 Awards: Win $500 for Your School!

Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity, E=mc2, at the age of 26, and it became the most famous equation of the 20th century. In Maine, we have a new theory of prosperity for the 21st century, which is that prosperity is tied to education and education is only as good as our students’ creativity, imagination, and innovation.

In other words, E=CI2.

The Maine Design Team, a group of innovative thinkers from our local schools, higher
education, the legislature, the business community, the arts community, and the Maine
Learning Technology Institute (MLTI) has formed to kickstart Maine’s learning
environments and build on all the ways that we can teach our students to imagine,
innovate, and create.

With that in mind, the Maine Design Team would like to see what sorts of amazing work is already happening all around the state.  We invite students, teachers, and administrators from any Maine school to submit a digital video that highlights their most innovative, imaginative, and creative project.  The winning school will be chosen by the members of the Maine Design Team and receive $500.  Several other schools will have their innovative work publicly acknowledged.

Who: Any student, teacher, or administrator from a school in Maine

What: Submit a short digital video (maximum 2 minutes long) that demonstrates how
your students are being asked to imagine, innovate, and create.

Where: Email a link to Lindsay.rowe@maine.gov or send a DVD to Lindsay Rowe,
Maine Arts Commission, 193 State Street, 25 State House Station, Augusta, Maine
04333-0025.  Any questions can be directed to Lindsay Rowe at 207/287-6720 or
Lindsay.rowe@maine.gov.

When: Submit by April 1

Why:
• Because you want to show how creative, innovative, and imaginative your students
are and highlight the great work happening at your school
• Because you want to win $500 for your school’s next creative project