tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40722796867008773912024-03-14T01:43:10.089-04:00Grandville Avenue Arts & HumanitiesEnriching the lives of neighborhood youth through diverse and engaging programs at the Cook Arts Center and the Cook Library Center.Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12472233809238591836noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-22848267312419820482018-10-03T13:45:00.000-04:002018-10-03T13:54:04.196-04:00Girls Rock! Grand Rapids 2018 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In August we held the 6th annual Girls Rock! Grand Rapids camp at the Cook Arts Center. The camp encourages creativity and confidence through music for campers ages 8 to high school. Camp has doubled in size since it first began, and as a result, we have created a separate high school track for teens. This year there were two teen bands: The Midway and Calling Shotgun.</div>
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The Midway included both first time campers and return campers. Twin sisters Ailyn and Giselle were inspired to join Girls Rock after seeing their younger sister, Nadia, perform on stage with her band during previous camp years. They learned their assigned instruments quickly and by the end of the week, The Midway wrote their own original song, recorded in a professional recording studio, and performed at the showcase at Wealthy Theatre. <br />
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Members of Calling Shotgun had all attended Girls Rock camp before and used the week to fine tune their songwriting. After a successful performance, the close-knit group decided to continue their practices and now meet weekly at the Cook Arts Center. <br />
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The 2018 Girls Rock album is set to be released on November 8th during a special friends and family party at Cook Arts Center. You'll be able to listen to the new album, along with releases from the previous years, on the <a href="https://girlsrockgrandrapids.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Girls Rock! Grand Rapids bandcamp page</a>. (https://girlsrockgrandrapids.bandcamp.com/)<br />
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<i>Photos courtesy of Adrianne Braun and Steffanie Rosalez</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666236570450530114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-57134222026573707902018-08-13T18:50:00.000-04:002018-08-14T11:42:50.385-04:002018 Summer Programming at Grandville Avenue Arts and Humanities Wraps Up!<br />
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This summer children at the Cook Library and Cook Arts Center participated in day camps designed around S.T.E.A.M. subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.<br />
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Part of the Grand Rapids Public School Initiative, Believe 2 Become, funded by the Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation, the programs helped to lessen “summer learning loss” for students AND provided a fun way to spend the summer. SpartanNash also provided funds for additional activities, snacks, and field trips at the Cook Library.<br />
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Sofia Ramirez Hernandez, Program Manager at The Cook Library Center, says the camp provided a opportunity for students to “explore STEAM subjects in a non-traditional environment. The Cooking Matters program from MSU was a HUGE success!” <br />
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In addition to learning about science and math through such non-traditional means as cooking, Library students also visited Meijer Gardens, Michigan State University, and took swimming lessons at the YMCA. Sofia enthusiastically describes the impact of inviting families to visit a college campus with their children and the excitement of seeing students learn to swim for the first time: “Helping kids learn to swim and seeing their bravery grow and their dispositions change is pretty magical.”<br />
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The highlight of the Cook Arts Center’s closing Summer Celebration in August was the public reading of Crazy Dogs, an original story written by 9-year old student, Akia. Crazy Dogs was the product of the Reading and Writing unit, taught by instructor, Ashley Acton. <br />
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Akia’s mother, Anjie, expressed her surprise that Akia stood in front of the crowd and read her story, “It was exciting, because Akia is usually so shy and quiet!” She also expressed her enthusiasm at all the summer program had to offer: “It was so much more than art - which Akia loves - but we learned it was also about cooking and helping Akia keep up on her reading and math. It was AMAZING!<br />
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For a full video of Akia reading her original story, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DvI7Ms9IWRKW5DKltJGoNItCZuimfxWa/view" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spartan Connections - SpartanNash provided a generous gift to support Summer Library programming, providing all the snacks for the weeks of camp and hosting a field trip to Family Fare. The "Spartan" connection continued as families visited MSU as an option for college. Library students also visited the MSU Medical Center. And finally, the MSU Extension Office provided cooking classes for both the Library and Arts Center.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK2"></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Here at Grandville Avenue Arts &
Humanities (GAAH), the volunteers are critical and cherished supporters in
pursuing our mission. The students always rush to the door to greet the volunteers
with literal open arms and spend every minute possible with them. For many of
the students, simply spending time with “big kids” they can look up to is a
comfort and a friendship they treasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Anna, pictured above, is a sophomore at Calvin College and a consistent volunteer at
the Cook Library Center. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; text-indent: 0.5in;">She is from
Princeton, Minnesota, and is studying Speech Pathology. Her experience is one
that embodies the spirit of volunteering: giving back has in turn given her joy.
In the following interview, Anna shares her thoughts and takeaways in being a
volunteer at the Cook Library Center.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: How
did you initially hear about the Cook Library Center/GAAH?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
heard about the Cook Library Center because each of the dorms on Calvin’s campus is
paired with a local organization, and my dorm was partnered with Cook Library.
The Community Partnership Coordinator in my dorm told me about what the Cook
Library does and encouraged me to volunteer.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: When
did you first get involved with the Cook Library Center?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
started volunteering at Cook Library last year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: Why
did you pursue this volunteer opportunity?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
initially started volunteering because it was convenient and because it
involved working with kids. However, I continued to pursue it because the
volunteering goes towards a really good cause, I continue to learn new things
along the way, and it’s a really fun and rewarding experience.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: Do
you remember your first day as a volunteer or your first impression of the
library? </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: The
main thing that I remember about my first day as a volunteer was how welcoming
the Cook Library kids were and how thankful they were to have you help them
with their homework. I also remember how happy they were to have someone to
just sit and talk with them. The time went by faster than I expected because it
was so much fun.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: What
keeps you coming back as a volunteer?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: What
keeps me coming back as a volunteer is definitely the Cook Library students.
Their smiles and energy are so contagious and it seems like you always leave
feeling happier than you were when you came. It feels good to know that you are
there helping the students with something as important as education. To me, it seems like you start volunteering thinking that you re there to help them learn, when really there is so much that you can learn from them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: Has
anything surprised you about volunteering here, our mission, or how our work
plays a role within society in general?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: One
thing that really surprised me was how close-knit the community and kids all
seem to be in the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood. It was amazing to see how Cook
Library is part of a community that really seems to care for each other and for
the future of their students. Volunteering there makes you feel like you are
part of something much bigger than yourself.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: What
has been the most challenging aspect of being a volunteer here?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: One
of the most challenging aspects of being a volunteer has been knowing that
volunteering at Cook Library is such a fun and rewarding experience, yet you
still see a lot of people who choose not to volunteer because they seem afraid
to try something new or claim that they are too busy to volunteer.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: What
is your favorite memory while volunteering at the Cook Library Center?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: My
favorite memory so far was when one of the students told me that she was so thankful
that I always help her, and she gave me a hug and called me her best friend. It
totally made my day.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: Have
your formed a close bond with any students? If so, please share!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
kind of tend to rotate what students I work with, but I started working more
with Melissa for a while, and she was the one who called me her one of her best
friends.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: If
someone you knew was considering becoming a volunteer with GAAH, what would
tell them?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
would definitely tell them to become a volunteer because it is a truly unique
and amazing experience. Volunteering does not feel like something that you have
to do or something that you should do; it is more like something that you want
to do because it feels so rewarding. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: Is
there anything you wish people knew about GAAH? </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: I
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">GAAH: What
are three words you would use to describe your overall experience as a
volunteer at the Cook Library Center?</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Anna: Diverse,
enlightening, and rewarding!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Calvin College’s Community
Partnership Program, the program through which Anna was introduced to GAAH, was
recently recognized on a national level. Sue Garza, director of the Cook
Library, is heavily involved in orchestrating and maintaining the college’s
involvement with our organization. We deeply value this partnership and the
committed volunteers like Anna we’ve met through Calvin College. To read more
about this honor, <a href="http://calvin.edu/news/archive/calvin-recognized-for-community-partnership-program">click here!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Interested
in becoming a volunteer? To learn about volunteer opportunities at the Cook Arts Center, please email our Community Engagement Assistant
Vanessa Cervantes at </span><a href="mailto:vcervantes@gasah.org"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">vcervantes@gaah.org. For volunteer opportunities with the Cook Library Center, please email our Library Director Sue Garza at sgarza@gaah.org. </span></a></div>
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This is a quote from 13-year-old Liliana who is a force to be reckoned with. Her presence is calm, genuine, and reserved, but there’s a quiet strength
behind her black-rimmed glasses. You would never know by looking at her that
this smiling, studious teen has endured the pain of loss. The grief she
experienced in suddenly losing her father did not defeat or define her but
instead molded her into the resilient and empathetic girl she is
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Liliana’s favorite subject is science, specifically geology,
and she loves playing with her two younger sisters. She even named her youngest
sister, Juliemar, when she was born. The summer cooking class at the Cook
Library is one of her favorite programs because “cooking is not just a girl’s
job, the boys need to know how to cook too!”</div>
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While Liliana doesn’t know exactly what she wants to be when
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Liliana’s involvement at the Cook Library Center was once
sporadic. She began coming to the center in third grade, and she became a Cook Library
Scholar as a fifth grader three years ago. She described how Cook Library Scholars
supports students academically through homework help and encouraging personal
growth. Students feel they can trust the teachers there, she says, and they now
have the resources to be the best students possible.</div>
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When asked if she liked being a Cook Library Scholar, Liliana
simply glowed. “In the last few years they became like a family to me. Now I
have two families—my home family and my Cook Library Scholars family.”</div>
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“Miss Monica helped me a lot when my dad died,” Liliana
affirmed. Monica Zavala, the Cook Library Scholars Program Manager, was sitting
next to Liliana. They shared a loving squeeze. “And that’s when I started
coming here. Because before then my dad said he believed in me, and that I
could reach my goals. He didn’t know how to read or write, but he believed I
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Liliana’s father was an absolute supporter and advocate for
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that he didn’t think they needed homework help or tutoring and that they could
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“I remember him saying that one of his dreams for me was
that I had to finish college because he wanted us to have good careers.”
Liliana’s voice began to falter as she courageously tried not to cry. “He
always told me I was a good kid. I remember the last day he was with us, he was
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After Liliana’s dad passed away, her mother signed them up for
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Liliana described how Monica has been a guiding light since
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happens to my mom, I can trust her with everything.” Liliana’s eyes welled up
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Monica shared how Liliana’s mother, Dominga, has been a
source of fortitude for their family. “I know her mom, and she’s always helping
others, is always active in the community.” Monica explained how Dominga is her
right hand—the ultimate active parent in the Cook Library Scholars program. She
is one of those parents who goes above and beyond in supporting the community
around her in any capacity, from cleaning up after a library event to helping
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The Cook Library Center has not just been a place of healing
for Liliana, but for their entire family. Monica talks about how Dominga will often
bring her daughters to the library to play and relax as a family. There is an
air of cathartic peace for families here. The network of support that has
formed is one that holds each other up. Families even raised money to assist Dominga
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and strive, even in the face of adversity. After her husband’s passing, Dominga
continued to give to the community, if not even more so than before. “She is a
woman who just continues forward,” Monica said. “She is a woman who said ‘yes,
I need help at this moment, but I am going to keep going because I want
something better for my girls.’” Monica recognizes this trait being passed on
to her daughters. “Liliana is a great student, she’s been so strong. I am so
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Allison Palm, GAAH Intern</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Throughout ArtPrize 8, the Cook Arts Center hosted elementary students to tour several exhibits, to discuss how they interpret the art, and to then create art inspired by their own cultural identities. The class, entitled “Adventures in ArtPrize,” was part of ArtPrize’s Education Days initiative. Students toured SiTE:LAB on Rumsey Street and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cultura</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Collective’s</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> installation at 912 Grandville called “This Space Is Not Abandoned.” I wanted to experience ArtPrize through the eyes of the students to catch their perception of the art, and joining in on their adventure allowed me to do just that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The third and fifth grade students from Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School were excited for their field trip on the calm October morning, buzzing amongst themselves in line about what they predicted the art might be like. “I just hope there are lots and lots of colors,” one student told me. “Do you think we’ll be able to touch it?” asked another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A common theme throughout the tour was the concept of cultural identity and how the art we saw was a response to the environments and spaces in which it was created. Our first stop was 912 Grandville where Steffanie Rosalez, the curator of the installation who is the Cook Arts Center’s program director, facilitated a discussion with the students about artistic meaning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The swarm of elementary students gazed at the wall-sized mural before them, mouths gaping and brains contemplating. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“What do you see in this mural?” Steffanie questioned. The students’ answers resonated throughout the garage: “a skeleton,” “a rat,” “the desert.” Steffanie went on to explain the artist’s process of dreaming, planning, and creating the art. The kids were floored that the piece was entirely spray-painted. It was thought-provoking to hear how the students processed what they saw as Steffanie walked them through the piece’s meaning—a comment on time passing as social assumptions, stereotypes, and fear remain constant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">After touring the rest of “This Space Is Not Abandoned,” we examined the mural outside of the building that was created youth from GAAH and the Hispanic Center. Unprompted, the students were able to point out the themes of the mural: the various flags representing cultural identity and diversity, the sun symbolizing hope, the kids absorbed in books showing their desire to learn, and the hands in fists and peace signs indicating power and harmony.</span><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">En route to SiTE:LAB, I asked the students what they thought about the installations. Kaylee, a fifth grader, said the mural inside was her favorite. “I like the skeletons and the story behind it. Can you believe it was spray-painted? I bet he needed a really tall ladder,” she laughed.</span></span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her friend Yazmin chimed in to share that she also loved the mural. “It’s cool how you look at it and think it’s one thing, but when she explained it to us it actually means something different.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">At SiTE:LAB, instructor Eliza Fernand guided the students through several exhibits, from “The Well: Rusty Sputnik II” to “Excavations.” The kids seemed to respond most to an entry titled “TransMigration,”a house-turned-art piece. They were peeking in the windows and squinting up at the elevated structure. The students circled the house, curiously examining and evaluating the structure like they were ArtPrize jurors themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I like the colors, and how it’s kind of high up and we can’t reach it, like we aren’t supposed to touch it,” a student observed. Eliza explained that instead of looking like a normal house, the artist’s intention was for it to be transformed into a sculpture—a work of art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One student caught my eye, as he looked discouraged and uninspired. “What are you thinking about painting?” I asked. “Well, I ruined mine,” he groaned, pointing at a smudge of paint on the otherwise bare block. “I messed up and now it’s going to look wrong.”</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-74232556654939354422016-08-18T09:30:00.002-04:002016-08-18T09:43:22.126-04:00A Shining Symbol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0912 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA42.9460001 -85.68007410000001317.4239656 -126.98866810000001 68.4680346 -44.371480100000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-62349744659857044922016-07-20T13:23:00.000-04:002016-07-21T12:48:48.349-04:00Cook Library Scholars: World’s Finest Entrepreneurs!<div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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When the teens in the Cook Library Scholars program heard that <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i> would be performed through Broadway Grand Rapids, they immediately wanted to see the show together.<br />
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The group, made up of 6th through 8th grade students, has been infatuated with the opera ever since seeing <i>Tosca</i> as a class.<br />
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“I just find the opera exciting in general—how people can sing like that and hold notes for so long,” Itzel chimed with awe.<br />
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“Operas are just very interesting,” Emmanuel said. “My favorite part is the dancing.”<br />
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The Scholars discovered that ticket prices for <i>The Phantom of the Opera</i> were quite pricey; however, they were not deterred. Instead of being discouraged, they decided to raise the ticket money themselves.<br />
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“Since we didn’t have enough funding, we thought of a way we could learn how to do business and learn to do things ourselves,” Itzel explained.<br />
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Miss Sujey, the teen program coordinator at the Cook Library Center, oversaw their business project and beamed as the students shared their excitement and sense of accomplishment.<br />
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They all groaned and laughed with despair. “How could you ask such an impossible question?” Bryant jeered.<br />
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By selling “World’s Finest Chocolate” to friends, family, and neighbors, the Scholars raised over $1,000—doubling their initial goal.<br />
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“It was an independent learning experience of how to do business, sell something, and make a profit,” Emmanuel added. “And besides the help from Miss Sujey and Miss Monica, we did it on our own. That feels really good.”<br />
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“I can’t wait to see the opera, hear the music, see the costumes…pretty much everything,” Itzel smiled.<br />
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“The suspense,” Angel said, eyes widening. “I can’t wait for the suspense.”<br />
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When asked if they would raise money again for another performance, they all echoed like a chorus with “yes!” The Scholars are already strategizing what they will sell next.<br />
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“If you could go to any arts experience in the world what would you choose?” I questioned. “Maybe a museum, a performance, an opera…and your ticket is free. What would you choose?”<br />
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Once Emmanuel offered his dream of seeing the Broadway musical <i>Hamilton</i>, they all celebrated in agreement.<br />
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“We’ll need to sell a lot of chocolate to get to see <i>Hamilton</i> on Broadway!” they joked.<br />
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The Cook Library Scholars exemplify an inspiring amount of passion and curiosity for the arts. If it takes selling thousands of chocolate bars to get to a Broadway performance, there is no glimmer of doubt that these students would not only meet that goal, but would likely double it. That’s just the kind of determination they have.</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA42.9616689 -85.658899942.868696899999996 -85.820261399999993 43.0546409 -85.4975384tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-48320111439811748782016-05-03T12:31:00.000-04:002016-05-03T12:31:50.884-04:00 Cook Arts Center Students Shine!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comGrand Rapids, MI, USA42.9633599 -85.66808630000002742.7774209 -85.990809800000022 43.1492989 -85.345362800000032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-74109881133887472222016-03-10T14:21:00.000-05:002016-03-10T14:21:06.011-05:00The Cook Library Scholars Discover the Magic of Robotics<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you come into the Cook Library Center on a Wednesday afternoon, you will find several students huddled together poring over the pieces of a future robot.</span></div>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aj6DkZGPl9s/VuHBzg9W5sI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Zb9FtWCNdw8KkTiJbUWPmLFCnoRH9OMXA/s1600/IMG_0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aj6DkZGPl9s/VuHBzg9W5sI/AAAAAAAAAJk/Zb9FtWCNdw8KkTiJbUWPmLFCnoRH9OMXA/s200/IMG_0175.jpg" width="174" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In January the Cook Library Scholars began a new robotics program for two hours each week. Helping to boost the students’ understanding of math and science concepts, this class focuses on something that appeals to all ages: putting together pieces that look like legos and and then seeing if the robotic contraptions work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrew Abissi, a high school teacher at Innovation Central, is leading the class with focused lessons each week. Andrew has facilitated a partnership with </span><a href="https://www.grmakers.com/" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">GR Makers</a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to generously loan the robotics materials for the Cook Library Scholars classes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">“This program has so many benefits. Seeing the scholars work in teams, think outside the box, while strengthening their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills is vitally important today and for the future,” said Sue Garza, Director of the Cook Library Center. “With this new robotics component our students are able to experience firsthand the joy of the STEM concepts in a new, engaging, and interactive way.”</span><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-47088773666951953642016-02-03T09:24:00.000-05:002016-02-03T09:59:27.112-05:00Daring to Dream<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-23096521270723761832015-11-09T09:04:00.000-05:002015-11-09T09:04:02.215-05:00A FITTING TRIBUTE<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noemi
Gonzalez, one of the Cook Arts Center’s Teen Leaders, will be awarded a special
scholarship at the </span><a href="http://www.ywcawcmi.org/tribute.php"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2015
YWCA Tribute Awards Luncheon</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> on November 17.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year the Y’s selection committee was so overwhelmed
with the number of high-quality nominees for the <span class="description"><span style="color: #3d3d3d;">Judy Lloyd Student Leadership Award Scholarship that</span></span>
they created three additional scholarships in order to recognize a total of
four high school students for their outstanding leadership qualities.</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noemi's
leadership style at the Cook Arts Center has been crucial to building our teen
program. Not only is she extremely mature, but she has the ability to think
beyond herself and beyond the here and now. She's a "big picture"
thinker and inspires our other teens to think critically about the big picture
as well by asking relevant, thoughtful questions. Noemi’s consistent demeanor
of calm and dedication helps keep the Teen Leaders’ conversations, meetings,
and activities on track. If others lose focus, she gently reminds them to get
back on task either verbally or by example. Noemi also leads by constantly
asking questions and pursuing educational opportunities in every aspect of our
programs. When she sees an opportunity to learn or to grow, she takes advantage
of it. When she sees a chance to assist in making sure others have access to
opportunities, she jumps on that with the same enthusiasm. </span></div>
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is passionate about the need for equality in education. As a Mexican-American, she
is well aware of the fifty percent high school graduation rate for Hispanics
and “wishes that everyone would jump to action to make that statistic a thing
of the past.” Noemi is interested in learning how government and policymaking work
so that one day she can help bring about educational reform. In the meantime, she
is in her senior year at Innovation Central High School (she has been on the
honor roll all four years), is involved in a number of extracurricular
activities, and is getting ready for college. </span></div>
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for this exceptional young woman. Lead on, Noemi!</span><br />
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class offerings this fall includes an ArtPrize Adventures family class. For the
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including SiTE:LAB. The next six weeks will feature hands-on arts activities
that revolve around concepts and artwork seen and experienced during the
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School toured SiTE:LAB, followed by a hands-on activity at the Cook Arts Center led by artist Eliza Fernand. Eliza began by explaining some of the terminology used during the tour (installation art, repurposing, found objects) and pointed out how many of the installations had to do with abandoned objects. She then had the students decorate shoes she had collected from In The Image--shoes without mates that were destined for the dumpster--and asked them to think about their shoes' stories while they worked. The activity ended with a brainstorming session about how this accumulation of 120 transformed shoes can be made into an installation. Stay tuned!</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-78140327768746660632015-08-04T15:01:00.000-04:002015-08-05T08:10:33.714-04:00A Winning Combination<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Did you
know that </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://site-lab.org/" style="line-height: 115%;">SiTE:LAB</a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> is taking up
residence in the
Grandville Avenue neighborhood? The Rumsey Street Project is located
just
behind the Cook Arts Center, and we look forward to planning some
exciting SiTE:LAB projects for our students over the next two years.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">SiTE:LAB
and Tommy Fitzgerald have teamed up to offer a unique opportunity during ArtPrize that
is guaranteed to nourish body and soul <u>and</u> support GAAH’s programs at the Cook Arts
Center and the Cook Library Center.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">On
September 27, the first Sunday of ArtPrize, Tom Clinton and Paul Amenta will
conduct a private tour of SiTE:LAB’s Rumsey Street Project at 11:00 a.m.,
followed by a delectable lunch at the Cook Arts Center served up by chef
extraordinaire Tommy Fitzgerald. Tom, Paul, and several SiTE:LAB artists will be
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-12264922425040227712015-08-04T10:01:00.001-04:002015-08-05T08:35:16.816-04:00FULL S.T.E.A.M.M. AHEAD<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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hit the pool--not the books. Our Cook Library Scholars, however, are an entirely different caliber of student. They flocked to the Cook Library Center in July to continue their
education as part of a group effort to diminish the summer learning gap. Led
by Sue Garza and Monica Zavala, the CLS Summer Program provided many opportunities for students to grow, achieve, lead, and have
an overall healthy dose of fun. </span>
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Summer Program faced a new challenge this year: the span of grade levels was the largest ever. The program boasted over thirty
students, ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade. The challenge of providing
programming to each grade level was met by taking advantage of the age gap and
using it to encourage every student to learn at his or her own pace, while
encouraging individualized life lessons, or “takeaways,” at the end of each
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life lessons to academics was the keystone of this year’s program, as the theme was adapted from the popular learning acronym S.T.E.M. Thinking
the Cook Library Scholars way (which is thinking broadly and outside the box), the
term morphed into S.T.E.A.M.M. which stood for science, technology,
engineering, art, math, and music. </span></div>
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jam-packed with Sue and Monica’s specially created S.T.E.A.M.M. programming
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fast-paced, ever-changing learning environment may be daunting to some students,
the Scholars fervently dove into the daily activities. Every staff member,
intern, and volunteer on hand constantly moved around the library
instructing, praising, and validating the Scholars.</span></div>
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the Scholars dug into learning as they built, dissected, analyzed, wrote,
critiqued, created, and thrived—and did they thrive! With hands-on activities
meant to boost motor, social, and critical thinking skills, each Scholar was
able to engage in his or her own learning in a collaborative and
individualized setting. Every minute was filled with
opportunity. Even when the Scholars sat down for lunch, they were actively
engaged with a member of the staff to discuss such topics as the
expanding job market, the work ethic needed to succeed in a career, and the necessity
of earning a bachelor’s degree in today’s economy. </span>
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about the daily lunch lessons, one motivated Scholar summed up her takeaway
this way: “I had never considered college to be an option open to me before,
let alone having a job involving forensic science. Now that idea really
interests me.” Through the CLS Summer Program, this same Scholar had the
opportunity to travel to a chemistry lab at Grand Rapids Community
College where she conducted an experiment with the Dean of Students.</span></div>
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not the only community outreach effort this summer. Connections were made with
The Rapid bus system during the Tobacco Free project; the YMCA visited the library to teach
health, wellness, and physical fitness classes; a trip was made to GVSU’s Honors
College campus to speak with the director of the program; and guest readers
from the Grandville Avenue neighborhood came to lend their stories as the Scholars lent
their ears.</span></div>
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Summer Program, life and learning went hand in hand. With the combined effort of
Scholars and staff alike, gardens were planted, stories were written, crafts
were made, jobs were embraced, life lessons were learned, and connections
between education and the real world were formed. The Cook Library Scholars are
ready to tackle the next school year as they tackled each assignment and
project during the summer program—with heads held high in true Scholar form and
practice.</span></div>
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Dhyne who is the Cook Library Center's Summer Writing Intern. She is a
senior Writing and Film/Video major at GVSU who plans to attend graduate school
for a Masters in Library Science.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If
you ask the students at the Cook Art Center what's their favorite class,
many will say pottery. One reason behind that answer is
because of the inspiration they receive from pottery studio manager and instructor Madeline Kaczmarczyk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After nine-plus
years of running the Wege Foundation Pottery Studio, Madeline will soon be retiring. Over the years she has contributed in numerous ways to
the Cook Arts Center, to her students, and to the Grandville neighborhood. As
an instructor, Ms. Madeline, as her pupils refer to her, gives pottery students confidence, knowledge, and pride in their community. “She makes me feel good,
like I can do anything, and she never lets me give up,” said Esmeralda, a
student from the open pottery studio.<br />
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With infinite patience and gentle guidance, Madeline teaches children, teens,
and adults alike the art of pottery. She has a way of making students feel
stronger, not just in their clay abilities but in who they are. Madeline makes
everyone feel comfortable and welcome and has a genuine interest in their
lives.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>“I
have seen students thrive and learn how to freely express themselves,” said
Steffanie Rosalez, Program Director of the Cook Art Center. “I have witnessed
them grow not only as artists but as people with Madeline as an instructor and
a mentor."</div>
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Every year for<i> Día del Sol</i> Madeline, with the help of her students, creates
masterpieces for the silent auction. The pieces have attracted many people and
donations to GAAH. The vases or bowls she makes with the
students are works of art you are unlikely to find anywhere else, for they have the
details of a master potter and the whimsy of a child’s hand.<br />
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Several years ago Madeline approached Executive Director Marjorie Kuipers with the idea of creating a mosaic
mural at the Cook Arts Center. “As a child my father would take me to the Detroit
Public Library, and I was fascinated by the ceramic tile piece that was created
by Mary Stratton of Pewabic Pottery,” explained Madeline. “I wanted children in
the Grandville Avenue neighborhood to find inspiration just like I did.”<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>A
Reflection Of Us </i>is now a permanent fixture in the lobby of the Cook Arts
Center. This beautiful mosaic mural expresses the diversity of the art, the people, and
the culture of the Grandville Avenue neighborhood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I cannot
think of a more fitting legacy for Madeline,” said Kuipers. “This exquisite
work of art is a tribute to her unparalleled skill as an artist and a teacher,
and it will inspire children, teens, and adults
for years to come.”<br />
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Madeline is an adjunct Assistant Professor of Art at Aquinas College, a
position she's held for the last sixteen years. She has created pottery for over
40 years, has won numerous awards, and was even on the cover of <i>Pottery Magazine</i>.
She is married to fellow potter Jerry Berta, has two children, and is a proud
grandmother. Their children, Amy and Zach, spent a great deal of time in their
parents’ clay studio. Both went on to become scientists, and Madeline credits early
exposure to the arts with their ability to be creative problem-solvers in their careers.</span></div>
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primary reason Madeline will be leaving the Cook Art Center is to concentrate on her
own work. She often has pottery at Festival of the Arts, ArtPrize, and
several summer art shows all over the state. In the meantime, Madeline is preparing her students for the transition. “I’ll miss Ms. Madeline and I’m sad she’s
leaving,” said Crystal, “but I am looking forward to getting
to know our new teacher.” We have Madeline to thank for instilling in
her students a positive attitude about this big change at the Cook Arts Center. </span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-75496712064849928262015-05-04T15:00:00.000-04:002015-05-07T08:44:00.908-04:00GAAH's Dynamic Duo<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Sue Garza, Director of the Cook
Library Center, was recently honored by Family Futures with the Christine
Nelson Professional Award for her tireless work on behalf of children and
families in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sue was nominated for this award by
another tireless neighborhood advocate—Steffanie Rosalez, the Cook Arts
Center’s Program Director. </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steffanie’s nomination letter is a beautiful summary of Sue’s essential
work in the community as well as a testament to their mutual respect and
strong partnership. Here is that letter:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am
writing this letter to nominate my colleague, Sue Garza, for the Christine
Nelson Professional Award. Through her work as Director of the Cook Library
Center, Sue has been instrumental in providing a safe and welcoming space for
youth and families in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood for almost ten years.
Even more importantly, Sue has a passion for empowering and serving others, and
that passion pushes her to go above and beyond just being an advocate for youth
in her profession – she is a genuine force for equality and education in her
everyday life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sue’s
daily professional activities include an incredibly wide range of programs and
services that allow children and families to have access to opportunities and
education. She implements and directs the typical library services that you’d
expect, but not in a way that a normal “librarian” would. When children and
families come in and need access to resources, Sue will provide the typical
services one might need (books, computers, help finding information), but then
on top of that she allows families to utilize her as a resource. She is always
willing to sit side by side with individuals to help them apply for jobs, learn
to read, get their homework done, and in any way she possibly can help them
reach their full potential. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sue
also oversees all of the Cook Library Center’s programs, including Cook Library
Scholars, Cook Library Achievers, English as a Second Language (ESL) and
literacy classes, Juego en Español (a program for families with young toddlers
to speak in English and Spanish together), drop-in homework help, and more. Sue
is at the helm, leading all of these programs that are designed to support
youth and their families in a holistic and genuine way. Sue is the perfect
leader for these programs, as she genuinely believes in the potential of every
student and family and goes above and beyond her call of duty to support them
in their needs. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As if
that wasn’t enough, in her spare time Sue continues following her passion by
volunteering for the Literacy Center of West Michigan and SLD Read tutoring
adults and youth. She also serves on Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Parent
University committee (a group that works to provide parents of GRPS students
with tools and education to help their kids succeed in school), and she is a
Parent Action Leader (PAL) at her sons’ school. One moment I experienced that
was a true testament to Sue’s grassroots presence in the community was when,
upon entering the room for a meeting, a man recognized Sue and said, “Oh! Hi
Sue! I didn’t realize we were meeting with the Sue, who volunteered every
morning at my son’s school giving rides to students in bad weather and making
sure they got to school safely. It’s good to see you again!”</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank
you so much for considering Sue as a recipient for this award. I cannot imagine
anyone who deserves it more than she does!</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sincerely,</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steffanie
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Sue Garza (right) and Steffanie Rosalez do great work on Grandville Avenue</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-69098571969346064472015-03-20T09:30:00.001-04:002016-06-01T09:37:14.764-04:00Welcome to Jeffrey VanHove, the Cook Arts Center's newest volunteer“Those kids kind of fill my heart. I just like spending time with them. I like listening to all of their funny little comments and questions. It makes me smile.”<br />
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This was the explanation that Jeffrey VanHove, a new volunteer at the <a href="http://gaah.org/cac" target="_blank">Cook Arts Center</a>, gave when he was asked why he chose to give his time to <a href="http://gaah.org/" target="_blank">GAAH</a>. His volunteer work in the animal drawing class does not fill any credit requirement. Instead, he is choosing to spend his afternoons and evenings with the youth in the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=42.942601,-85.682716&t=m&source=embed&ie=UTF8&msa=0&spn=0.04084,0.042744&z=13&mid=zlB9P4XX-sWc.kjqbB6w9N-QI" target="_blank">Grandville Avenue neighborhood</a> because of his passion for helping kids.<br />
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“I chose animal drawing specifically because it included ages 5-9 and I wanted to work with kids in the fourth grade age range,” he explained. “For my first experience, I was a little nervous. I always am when I walk into a class of kids I've never met before. I just wonder if they are going to like me. Even though I immerse myself in things, I am a little shy,” Jeffrey said. “But I definitely think I made an impression. When I walked in, I was wearing this big safari-looking hat, and the kids started calling me a cowboy. So I made a little cowboy move and they all laughed. That was my first connection.”<br />
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Jeffrey then started making friends with individual students in the class. “I started asking them some questions, talking to them about their classes. The girl across from me told me about piano classes which I thought was really cool because I've always wanted to learn piano. When I got up to go meet the other kids, they were like, ‘No, don’t go!’”<br />
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To assist the art instructor, Jeffrey helped the students trace rabbits and draw animals. “Two other volunteers were helping out, but I noticed that they were walking around asking kids if they needed help drawing. I wanted to actually draw myself, so I drew this ridiculous camel,” Jeffrey explained. “[The students] had a lot of energy so I was trying to play games with them to get them engaged. I even started a horse-drawing competition.”<br />
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Jeffrey, a freshman at Grand Valley State University, comes from Boyne City. Growing up, he attended East Jordan Schools, Bell Air Schools, and then graduated from Boyne City High School. His interests include longboarding, skiing, and working with kids. He has also volunteered to help with the Warrior Dash and the Forest of Fear at GVSU and plans to do more volunteer work, including at the <a href="http://gaah.org/clc" target="_blank">Cook Library Center.</a><br />
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“I found out that I loved kids when I started working as a teacher's assistant my senior year of high school. I helped out two fourth grade teachers with math, science, and PowerPoints and had a great time. I never knew how much I would miss it until it was gone,” he said. “One of the really cool things about being a teacher’s assistant and helping kids with academics and schoolwork is that you are helping them become more successful.”<br />
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He discovered the Cook Arts Center through a friend who volunteers in a pottery class. Once she explained the organization to him, Jeffrey thought it sounded like a perfect way to be involved with the community and work with kids. “The classes just looked awesome,” Jeffrey said. ”I was really excited about breakdance and guitar so I really wanted to get involved.”<br />
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Jeffrey summed up his experience this way: “I had an awesome time at the Cook Arts Center. The classroom was great, everyone was really nice, and I left with a really good impression. I walked out of the building with a smile on my face.”<br />
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Library Scholars</span></a> (CLS) Program, has an
exciting new role at GAAH. While still maintaining her current work with the
families in the neighborhood, she will also be heading up the special
year-round academic leadership program offered at the <a href="http://gaah.org/clc"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cook Library Center</span></a>. But as she made abundantly clear, “I won’t
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Monica is the mother of
three children, Emmanuel, Josue, and Joseline, who range in age of five to twelve
and attend Montessori School and City Middle/High. Their involvement with the
Cook Library Center was the gateway to Monica discovering her passion for the CLS
program, and she took her first professional position at the Cook Library
Center to be more involved with their education. “Now I have an even greater opportunity
to share my input. I live in this neighborhood so I know what we need here,”
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Monica sees the CLS program
as a privilege for the students involved and an asset to the future of the city.
“They are here for a reason. They are being empowered in different areas and
will be our future leaders. In only one year we are already starting to see the
change in their hearts and how they are growing. Imagine when we have more
years!” she said. “These are students who have been living in this neighborhood
which makes them special and unique. You can go to a university and read as
many books as you want, but it doesn’t give you the experience of dealing with
barriers every single day and overcoming them. I know that someday, when they
are in a high position and be able to make a change, they will look back and
remember this neighborhood and their roots.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When offered the
promotion, Monica first called her grandmother who raised her and is her
greatest inspiration. “She told me, ‘Mi hija (daughter), you can do whatever
you want if you believe in yourself. I know because I raised you and I raised
you well. Don't be afraid to make mistakes because that's the way you learn.’
She always pushed me,” Monica said. “That’s why I don't have an ego. If my
grandma knew, she'd come here and say ‘That's not how that I raised you.
Why are you behaving that way?’”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Monica has lived in the
Grandville Avenue neighborhood since her family’s move from Mexico to the
United States in 1988. She said her family decided to bring her here for a
better life. “To move to this country was not my decision. I wanted to go back
at that time. My family told me that if after a year I still didn’t like it, I
could go back to Mexico,” she said. “But when I had my own kids, I noticed that
there was not much in Mexico for me to continue with that mentality and knew I would
not return. Here I have a better life and better opportunities. I now feel like
this is also my country.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When she was young, her
aunt’s goal to be a teacher influenced her. For years she wanted to be a
pre-school teacher. “I was such a dreamer, let me tell you,” she said. She
attended Kent Career Technical Center for Cosmetology school, got married, worked
in a salon, and then ended her education to raise her family. Monica is now taking ESL classes and has
aspirations of becoming a social worker. In her free time she enjoys dancing
and spending time in her craft room. “I can go in there and sew, knit, or make
something. It relaxes me when I’m under stress.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When asked about what
makes this neighborhood special, Monica said, “I think Grandville Avenue is
full of hard-working families. In Cook Library Scholars conferences, 100% of
the families say they want a better future for their kids. They want them to
graduate from high school and get a career. They just need our support,” Monica
said. “Working together is going to make the biggest change.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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generosity of her neighbors and friends in the area. “I know that when the kids
get home, they have their warm meals and their moms care,” she said. “Sometimes
I can even see my neighbors coming with a meal for me when they notice that I
have been working late. They share what they have, even if they don’t have a
lot. They want to share the best things they have with others.”</span></div>
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About her work at GAAH, Monica says, “This is not just a job. It's something
that is personal because I know this is my community and my people. I am
working with them and I am going to fight for them because we don't have many
people who speak up,” she said. “I want to empower the families to say what
they want to say.” She maintained, “It's not for popularity. It's just for the
feeling I have. At the end of the day when I go to bed, my conscience is
tranquil. I know that I do my best every time a family is in need.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-48705654180873221682015-02-20T09:09:00.002-05:002016-06-01T09:38:47.221-04:00Meet Maria, Proud Parent of Aspiring Performer<div>
Maria is the proud mother of two daughters, Carina and Ariel. Although Carina is too young to participate in the programs at the <a href="http://gaah.org/cac" target="_blank">Cook Arts Center</a>, her sister Ariel, pictured below, is very involved. After living in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood for several years, Maria has reached out to the staff at the Cook Arts Center to let us know how happy she is with our programs and services.</div>
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“Ariel has been through a lot in her little lifetime, and the Cook Arts Center makes her feel like she is doing something. The classes make her feel special and worthy. Those are important things to know as a child,” Maria said. “When I was young I felt like what I did didn’t matter, but Ariel looks forward to every day here. It pushes her to do better in everything she does.” </div>
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Ariel, a 7-year-old who attends Bursley Elementary School in Jenison, falls in the 85th percentile in school. Although she succeeds academically, her true passion lies in the arts, especially singing, acting, and dancing. At the Cook Arts Center, she attends piano, animal drawing, hip hop, and pottery classes. She told her mom, “I don’t want to be a trash picker or someone who works at a desk all day long. Instead, I want to be a dancer and a performer for my career.” <br />
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Maria, who is from Texas, moved around a lot with her parents, who were migrant farm workers. She attended a variety of Grand Rapids Public Schools including Franklin, Hall, and Burton. She also attended GRCC but then became pregnant with her second daughter, Carina. Although Maria needed to take time off to raise her infant, she plans to go back to college.</div>
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For fun, the family enjoys attending Grand Rapids First Church, going to the movies, and attending ArtPrize. Their favorite activity when it’s warm is going to Grand Haven to walk on the pier. Maria plans to include Ariel in drop-in programs at the <a href="http://gaah.org/clc" target="_blank">Cook Library Center</a> this summer and looks forward to continuing her relationship with the staff at the Cook Arts Center.</div>
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“I tell Ariel that we must try hard in everything we do. We can’t just show up,” Maria said. “That way, at the end of the day, we can say we tried our best.”</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-81340678330953258262015-02-04T13:59:00.000-05:002016-06-01T09:39:19.270-04:00Mary T., Avid Reader and Committee Member<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
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is a bright, unique fourth grader at Cesar Chavez elementary school. This ten-year-old’s
favorite subjects are music, gym, and reading. Mary and her three siblings, who
are ages four, six, and twelve, celebrate diversity in their family. Her mom,
now a social worker, is originally from Africa. Mary’s step-father, who is from
Guatemala, is an auto technician in Grand Rapids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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started coming to the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://gaah.org/clc" target="_blank">Cook Library Center</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> two years
ago when she was in second grade. She thoroughly enjoys the myriad of
activities offered here, including creative art activities and classes that
expand her understanding of science. One of her favorite things about the Library
is the field trips. She fondly recalls going to Calvin College for trick-or-treating
in the dorms for Halloween.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mary
is also involved with the<i> Cook Library Center D.I.Y. </i>(Do It Yourself)<i> Group</i>.
In addition to the normal quilt-making activities that the students partake in
leading up to Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities’ annual fundraiser, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://gaah.org/dia-del-sol" target="_blank">Día del Sol</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">, this special children’s committee has been
planning and creating additional items to auction off at the big event. As an
integral part of this committee, Mary is responsible for making important decisions
about what crafts to make and how to make them. Then, she and the rest of the
committee bring their ideas to life.</span></span></div>
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part of the craft required a field trip to </span><a href="http://www.richmondstampworks.com/" style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Richmond Stamp Works</span></i></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> in downtown Grand Rapids, where Mary and her
team met owner and creative genius, Paul Newhof. While there, Paul showed them
his unique work space and also the process of making rubber stamps. The kids particularly
enjoyed the shop dog, seeing the stamp-making machine at work, and the candy
that Paul so kindly shared as they departed.</span></span></div>
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addition to the interactions that students at the Cook Library Center have with
leaders, artists, and authors from the community, college students from Calvin
College, GVSU, and GRCC often </span><a href="http://gaah.org/volunteer" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">volunteer</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;">
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homework, her reading comprehension, and her critical thinking.</span></span></div>
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with her friends. She enjoys having singing contests, building snowmen, playing
with toy horses, watching <i>SpongeBob
SquarePants</i>, playing with the family dogs, creating fake tattoos, reading comic
books, and waking up her mother. Her favorite author is Dr. Seuss. When Mary
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-74255297154225417102015-01-08T10:21:00.002-05:002016-06-01T09:42:07.631-04:00Teen Leaders Partner with GR Forward<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">On
December 16, GAAH’s </span><a href="http://gaah.org/teens"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Teen Leaders in the
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to engage neighborhood residents in developing a vision for Downtown and the
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their previous efforts to involve the Grandville Avenue neighborhood (also known as the Roosevelt Park neighborhood) in the
process, Jay Steffen, Assistant Planning Director at the City of Grand Rapids,
said the turnout for the first meeting on December 2 was not what they had
hoped. Our Teen Leaders saw this as an opportunity to inspire their peers,
family and friends to be a part of the process.</span></div>
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<a href="http://gaah.org/staff"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cook Arts Center Program Director Steffanie
Rosalez</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">,
the Teen Leaders, and professionals from GR Forward collaborated to create an
exciting buzz around the meeting and provide information-packed workshops and
activities for residents of various ages from a variety of backgrounds. As
a result, more than 120 people, including </span><a href="http://gaah.org/cooklibraryscholars"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cook Library Scholars</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, Achievers, students from
Schools of Hope and their parents, filled the </span><a href="http://gaah.org/clc"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cook
Library Center</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">
that Tuesday. </span><a href="http://gaah.org/staff"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Library Director Sue Garza</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> and her staff juggled
people in groups throughout the packed facility, and consensus is that the event was a
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The main activity
led by the teens was an invitation-making session. Children were asked to
create informational flyers for their families written in both English and
Spanish. To accomplish this, teens had to not only understand the purpose,
scope and meaning behind the work of GR Forward, but also communicate that
message to the children in order to engage them. They distributed the colorful
invitations to their families in hopes that they would encourage an equal
amount of participation at the next meeting on January 8. What’s more, the
teens were invited to the city planning office to help shape the future conversation.
This motivated them to spend many hours taking photographs, working on
scripts for a </span><a href="http://woodtv.com/2015/01/04/teens-work-to-stop-crime-in-southwest-gr/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">WOODTV 8 story</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> in which they were
featured,<a href="http://therapidian.org/community-meeting-hosts-break-dancers-gives-gr-residents-chance-have-fun-while-planning" target="_blank"> writing an article for The Rapidian</a>, and creating flyers. In this partnership, they will continue to be an
integral part of the work done in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">During
the same time as the youth workshops, an information session with the adults was led by multiple leaders from GR Forward. The meeting began with a
short breakdance performance by three teens from </span><a href="http://gaah.org/grupo-tarasco"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Aerial Tactic</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, Antonio, Carlos, and Danny. The main
material, translated by </span><a href="http://gaah.org/staff"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">staff members Javier
and Monica</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">,
touched on concepts such as attracting business, drawing talent, maximizing the
asset of the Grand River, and creating jobs. The solution presented, to remove
the dams to restore the river, was explained as a way to build recreational
activities, improve the habitat, promote better water quality, enhance
aesthetics, create economic opportunities, enrich underserved communities, and
instill stewardship of the natural habitat within the citizens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The presenter
then showed a concept plan and asked for suggestions about how to connect the
river with trails, create walkable streets, fix parking issues, and make the
city a more livable, walkable place for all residents. Attendees were encouraged
to remain involved in the conversation for the next seven months by attending
public meetings, participating in surveys, and voicing their opinions. After
the formal presentation, the families participated in visual activities gathering this feedback. Participants were eager to share
their ideas and visions for downtown Grand Rapids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a
result of this overwhelmingly positive experience with GR Forward, it is GAAH’s
hope that the families in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood will continue to
dialog about building a vision for the future of the city together. It is only
with the participation of people from all parts of the city that groups like GR
Forward can be sure to shape a more interconnected, inclusive, functional place
for all residents to enjoy.</span></div>
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research and psychographics, media outlets deliberately target their
advertising to certain audiences. Although most adults are able to consume
media with this in mind, it is typically a far different story for youth. In
fact, child psychologist James McNeal has established that children are by far
the most impressionable marketable age due to their inability to distinguish
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">That is why one Thursday a month GAAH welcomes Jeff Smith,
founder of <a href="http://griid.org/" target="_blank">Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID)</a>, to speak
to teens in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood about the important distinction
between reality and what is portrayed in the wide array of media that is
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Covering topics ranging from racism to brand loyalty to
beauty standards, these workshops challenge the viewpoints of the teens who
choose to attend. The 90-minute sessions are packed with information and
live-viewing sessions of product placement, advertisement critiques, and more.
And although the concepts are new to the students, this is an exciting topic to
them and they have been catching on quickly, learning how to consume media with
a more critical eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">During one workshop, after discussing synergistic product
placement within Universal Studios’ ET, the class proceeded to view similar
instances in The Grinch, Men in Black, Transformers, and the Hunger Games. They
examined placements from products such as Phillip Morris, Hostess, Chevy,
Target, Budweiser, Beats by Dre, and more. There were discussions of physical
placement of the ads on billboards and blimps, on sports fields, at certain
heights in grocery stores, on buildings, and even on gas pumps. Several
students even came up with examples of their own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what they had learned so far. He says that next semester they will be focusing
on creating their own media rather than analyzing the media that already
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s not every day that
you meet a college student quite like Mimi (aka Michelle). According to her
mother, Mimi is a “book eater.” Although Mimi was a very petite child who had to
ride in the baby carriage until she was almost two years old, she began talking
before anyone else her age. Her mother called her a “bright child” and said
that she was forming full sentences early in her development. At a young age,
Mimi’s mother would have to take books away to get her to focus on other things.
Even then “She would read the cereal box, the tags on the back of the sofa, and
other things in the house. That's just her!" her mother explained, fondly
laughing. Nowadays, even after spending a long day on homework, Mimi goes to
take a break only to find herself diving into yet another book. Mimi insists
that it’s “recreational reading.” Her favorite books are The Lord of the Rings,
The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion, all written by J. R. R. Tolkien. In fact,
when she first received the trilogy, she read it in less than 48 hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Although she was born in
Evergreen, Illinois, Mimi has lived all over the United States due to her
mother’s occupation in campground management. In fact, they have seen every
state in the United States twice and visited both oceans within the course of a
year. Growing up, Mimi attended various schools and also attempted
homeschooling throughout her K-12 education. “A lot of kids didn't like me in
high school,” Mimi said. She feels that her good grades were to blame. She and
her best friend Ruth, who suffers from a terminal illness, “broke the curve on
every single test, making it difficult for the rest of the class to do well.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Following the trend of
her earlier education, Mimi was a student at several higher education institutions
including Aquinas College and Northwest Michigan College. Mimi now finds
herself studying at Grand Valley State University. This self-proclaimed “nerd”
is majoring in English Language and Literature and minoring in East Asian
Studies with an emphasis on Japan. She would eventually like to translate books
and websites from Japanese to English and vice versa but plans to get her
career started as an assistant English teacher in Japan. In fact, while studying
there she interned at Rice Ball Daycare where she spent two days a week
reading, talking, and playing with Japanese elementary kids. This experience
created a path toward exceptional volunteerism at the <a href="http://gaah.org/clc" target="_blank">Cook Library Center</a>,
where Mimi brings the same joy and wisdom to the young students in the
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=42.944235,-85.679798&t=m&source=embed&ie=UTF8&msa=0&spn=0.043981,0.043087&z=13&mid=zlB9P4XX-sWc.kcwpohcc8vE0" target="_blank">Grandville Avenue neighborhood.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mimi got into habit of
volunteering very early, starting at a local library in Manelona, Michigan, in
7th grade. She later became involved with the National Honor Society in high
school, which included volunteer hours as the service component of the program.
At Aquinas College she undertook another project in order to continue receiving
the </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Monsignor Bukowski</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> scholarship. She traveled to Lasana, Mississippi, where
she relieved people from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2008. “I
helped people who got ignored,” she said, “There was one elderly couple whose
shed fell off its foundation, and no one helped them to put it back up. So we
pushed the shed back up and set things right.” Mimi later received a
certificate for her community service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Although her current educational
experience at GVSU is excellent, Mimi faces a few barriers. Mimi’s mother, who
suffers from an inoperable brain stem malformation, requires countless visits
to the hospital. Because Mimi’s biological father passed away from diabetes
when she was young, she finds her mother frequently under her care. In addition
to this difficulty at home, Mimi also began to struggle with interpersonal
issues with her roommates. As a
result, Mimi has decided to find other ways to spend her time outside of class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fortunately she found
the Cook Library Center, where her opportunity to volunteer with the children
provides a healthy escape. ”The Library Center has reminded me how much I love
going out and spending time with people,” she explained, smiling. "It's
nice to stop hurting for a moment and enjoy life with the kids. It helps me let
everything go for a while … knowing that I’m making life better for them.” She said,
“Coming from an all-white neighborhood with all-white kids, there was no
program like this where I could be with other people like me.” Excluded from
social life in most of the places where she lived, Mimi says that she believes
that the Cook Library Center gives the kids an opportunity to make friends with
one other. “They are not alone here,” she said. “If I had something like
this, I think about how much further I could have gone."</span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4072279686700877391.post-13400079522560562192014-11-26T14:45:00.001-05:002016-06-01T09:43:48.528-04:00Meet Noemi G., Future PoliticianNoemi G. is a Grandville Avenue teenager with a bright and promising future. This 16-year-old high school junior loves politics and photography and dreams of being governor one day. She participates in Calling All Colors, <a href="http://gaah.org/" target="_blank">GAAH</a>’s Teen Leaders in the Arts program, and was even interviewed for <a href="http://therapidian.org/story-matters-noemi-gonzales-reveals-what-she-would-change-if-governor" target="_blank">The Rapidian’s Elevating Voices project.</a> When reflecting upon her passion for politics, she said that she found it “interesting how one single opinion can change a law or create something.” She said that when it comes to making changes, she would start with the education system in Grand Rapids because we could do a lot better. “No one is stepping up to that,” she said.<br />
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Noemi thinks the <a href="http://gaah.org/cac" target="_blank">Cook Arts Center</a> provides students with a safe space where ”they can be whatever they want to be without having to fit into the boxes that we call the education system.” Her recognition of the Cook Arts Center and the <a href="http://gaah.org/clc" target="_blank">Cook Library Center’s </a>work to create a place for Grandville Avenue youth is fitting in light of the recent development in the organization’s Teen Leaders in the Arts program.<br />
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After years of developing creative, safe, enriching programs for youth in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=42.944235,-85.679798&t=m&source=embed&ie=UTF8&msa=0&spn=0.043981,0.043087&z=13&mid=zlB9P4XX-sWc.kcwpohcc8vE0" target="_blank">Grandville Avenue neighborhood</a>, the staff and leadership team at GAAH began to notice a lack of retention after a certain age. This issue of keeping teenagers interested was addressed by research conducted by <a href="http://gaah.org/staff" target="_blank">Program Director Steffanie Rosalez</a>. Steffanie visited <a href="http://neutral-zone.org/" target="_blank">The Neutral Zone</a> in Ann Arbor, a pioneer in innovative youth programming, where she learned that the teen retention rates increase significantly if they are part of the decision-making process. She discovered that the key to retaining youth beyond elementary school is to simply ask them what they want to do and then make it possible for them do it.<br />
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The idea of autonomy became a crucial principle behind the development of this program. The program the teens helped to create included choosing an artistic discipline in which to receive private instruction, working at GAAH’s facilities to gain valuable work experience and earn real paychecks, creating and presenting materials about key neighborhood issues, planning and participating in engaging field trips to cultural institutions, and more.<br />
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Noemi’s particular choice for the arts component of the program was, of course, photography. After taking an entire summer of private lessons from a professional photographer from <a href="http://www.bultmanstudios.com/" target="_blank">Bultman Studios</a>, she is eager to utilize these skills to do a campaign of images to help promote important meetings with <a href="http://grforward.org/" target="_blank">GR Forward</a> in the neighborhood.<br />
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(More Story Matters pieces featuring neighborhood youth and their families can be found on The <a href="http://therapidian.org/bureaus/GAAH" target="_blank">Rapidian’s website</a> or on GAAH’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GrandvilleAveAH" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.)<br />
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of the 21 students at the </span><a href="http://gaah.org/clc" style="line-height: 107%;" target="_blank">Cook Library Center</a><span style="line-height: 107%;"> who can proudly call </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">themselves</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Cook Library Achievers. As a student who visits the library daily, Edgar enjoys
art and soccer. His favorite creative activity is drawing
cars. Edgar’s parents, who emigrated from Mexico, are agricultural workers; his
father harvests flowers and his mother carrots. Although his family’s primary
language is Spanish, Edgar is learning to read and write in both English and
Spanish, giving him the distinct skill of being a bilingual and biliterate child.
Edgar sees his career being a necessary step to personal success. He said, “I
want to save money to buy my very own house.” In fact, he looks forward to
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program allows students who are not enrolled in the <a href="http://gaah.org/cooklibraryscholars" target="_blank">Cook Library Scholars</a>
program to receive the attention, tutoring, mentorship and guidance they need. The program, sometimes warmly referred to as “The Overachievers,”
mirrors the Cook Library Scholars. Participants get a name tag, have a meal
time, receive homework help and tutoring, have their homework reviewed, and are
guided to read for 20 minutes. Once those activities are finished, they are
invited to play spelling or math games.</span></span></div>
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the Achievers are treated with exceptional care. The program allows youth who cannot be a part of the Scholars program due to
capacity limitations or scheduling conflicts to still benefit from the enriching programs that are
offered at the Cook Library Center on a daily basis. Being committed to
providing engaging after-school programs to the youth in the neighborhood, she
reflected, “It’s really important for me as the director of our local library
to help the community as a whole.” </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></div>
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