From an Intern's Perspective: Wrapping Up Summer Mini Arts Camp

On July 29, 2010, the students from the summer mini arts camp attended their last day. The mini-arts camp has come to an end, they all will say goodbye with one last performance. All of their families were invited to attend a small gathering at the Cook Art Center lobby. This is where all their art work will be displayed for the parents to look at. There were snacks for them to enjoy along with a dance performance that both groups had worked on throughout the camp. The mini arts camp ended with a smile on everyone’s faces!

Written by Connie and Chelsea who are high school students interning at the Cook Arts Center through Project COOL this summer.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the Cook Arts Center.

Summer Mini Arts Camp

The fun continues this week with Summer Mini Arts Camp at the Cook Arts Center. On July 28th the students participated in two fun classes. The first was the "Art of Cooking" with Ms. Mari from the YMCA. In addition to a fun cooking project this week, the students also talked about healthy exercise habits. They even played a game that taught them the correct way to do push-ups and arm circles. In addition, students also had a great time with Mr. Jerry who brought in a ton of wooden cubes for a mixed media project. The students got very creative and made everything from a giant robot to a wall hanging with special art-related messages using the letters on the cubes.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the Cook Arts Center.

Soccer Mania!

Top readers in the Cook Library Center's Summer Reading Club are also
top athletes! Students who have been high readers this summer took a
trip to Clemente Park to play soccer. Great sportsmanship and great
athletic ability was shown by all!

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the  programs of the
Cook Library Center.

From an Intern's Perspective: Summer Mini Arts Camp

On Thursday, July 22, the students of the mini-arts camp participated in the art class where they would put all their creativity into masks of their own. They also got to enjoy a dance class where they warmed up by acting as animals for the weekly theme. This week's theme was "Amazing Animals". They kept adding moves into their dance which will be performed at the end of the camp at an arts festival and celebration on Thursday, July 29. On this day all the parents that wish to attend will come and get a chance to see a wonderful performance by some of their own children. They will also get a chance to check out all the art work done by their children and others.

- Written by Chelsea and Connie are high school students interning with the
Cook Arts Center this summer through the Project COOL program.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of
the Cook Arts Center

Cook Library Center Summer Programs

During the week of July 12th, students in the Career Exploration class at
the Cook Library Center explored the human body to get a glimpse of the
life of a doctor. They learned about the organs and their functions, they
saw close-up photos of different cells and organs, and learned about the
different types of doctors.  

In addition, this week top readers visited the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
One library student went back to the library after the field trip and studied
about our Docent's favorite piece of art in the museum. It's called "The
Broken Mast" by Mathias J. Alten. She read the book and looked at the
pictures for over an hour!

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the
Cook Library Center.

From an Intern's Perspective: A Look into Mini-Arts Camp

On Wednesday, July 14 the younger students of the mini-arts
camp got a chance to make some delicious Apple Pie in a Cup.
During the cooking class, the students learned about the food
pyramid. This week they learned about the milk group of the
food pyramid. They learned what foods are healthy from this
group and how many servings they should have in one day.

Meanwhile, the older children from the mini-arts camp enjoyed
a game of Michigan bingo. At the end of the game they all were
awarded prizes. After a wonderful game of bingo, the children
got a chance to decorate a t-shirt.

- Written by Chelsea and Connie are high school students
interning with the Cook Arts Center this summer through the
Project COOL program.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs
of the Cook Arts Center

Wrapping Up Week 3 of Mini Arts Camp

On Thursday, July 8, we wrapped up our third week of summer mini arts camp with a terrific art project led by artist Erick Pichardo. The student created people figures out paper towel rolls, construction paper and other assorted craft items. The results were fantastic!

The students were also able to relax and have fun in a dance class taught by Kelly Malinowski. They worked on a routine which will be performed at our fiesta and celebration on the last day of mini arts camp later this month.
Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the Cook Arts Center.

From an Intern's Perspective: A Look into Mini-Arts Camp

During the day of July 6, the older children attending the
Mini-Arts Camp got the chance to learn about Surrealism and
Realism. Ms. Nancy, who teaches the theater class, provided
them with the opportunity to experience different activities.
One of the activities involved the older children acting out
scenes which would be corrected by a child picked by the
teacher.

Meanwhile, the younger children were out in the garden with
Ms.Noemi where they pulled weeds and tended to the Cook Arts
Center's vegetable garden.  They learned the difference between
the plants and weeds. They also learned what the weeds do to
the plants when they surround them. At the end of the day, the
children was able to take some of the mint plants home with them.

- Written by Chelsea and Connie are high school students
interning with the Cook Arts Center this summer through the
Project COOL program.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs
of the Cook Arts Center.

Summer Reading Club at Cook Library Center

On Thursday, July 1, the top readers in the Cook Library Center's summer reading club
earned the opportunity to go on a field trip to the Public Museum of Grand Rapids.
A great time was had by all.  Additionally, it was the first time for many of the
students to have visited the museum.  It was a great opportunity for all of the students
to experience the rich history of our area.

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the Cook Library Center.

Go Green: Recycled Art!

Week two of the Cook Arts Center's summer mini arts camp is focused on Going Green! We've done a variety activities this week including theatre games around the names of the Great Lakes, crossword puzzles with earth-friendly terms like "recycling", and working in our vegetable garden so that we can soon cook with our own veggies! This week's session will wrap up today with dance and visual arts classes. Next week's theme: Adventureland!

Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities administers the programs of the Cook Arts Center.