Sentences with phrase «centered on creativity»

I was into video games, movies and comics, all these different narrative art forms and things that were centered on creativity and somehow music wasn't part of that.

Not exact matches

Reinforcing the fact that this book is historical fiction and not a precise biography, my friend Dalia Mogahed (executive director of the Center for Muslim Studies at Gallup and member of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships) rightfully noted in her review that this «is not a book recounting Muhammad's life, but a beautiful story inspired by it... There was editorial license and creativity, and while many of the words and events have been recorded in authentic sources, many have not...»

Ardent Mills» Mobile Innovation Center is a state - of - the - art culinary center with a multipurpose platform designed to bring onsite creativity, hands - on education and interactive R&D support to customers» front Center is a state - of - the - art culinary center with a multipurpose platform designed to bring onsite creativity, hands - on education and interactive R&D support to customers» front center with a multipurpose platform designed to bring onsite creativity, hands - on education and interactive R&D support to customers» front doors.

She is a licensed child and adolescent psychotherapist who has focused her work on helping kids grow in confidence, character, and creativity, using a child - centered approach to therapy.

Discovery Point Child Development Center at Prominence Ct, Dawsonville believes that your child's success is dependent on creativity and confidence that they have developed early in life.

So we consulted Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute (an adult education center that focuses on wellness, creativity, and spirituality) and three - time author of books that focus on finding meaning and bouncing back from loss.

Well — the good folks over at the Chopra Center have created a great little «playlist» of guided meditations on subjects ranging from empowerment to letting go of pain, to gratitude, to awakening creativity.

ELIZABETH LESSER is a bestselling author and the co-founder of Omega Institute, an education and retreat center focusing on health, wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

I wanted to put creativity on center stage.

For Lidia Parra Ortiz, project manager at Gijon Smart Kids, and Miguel Angel Acero Alvarez, from the Technological Center of Information and Communication, the current education system is not putting enough emphasis on the need for development of digital skills and creativity that young people need to address social and economic challenges, and that are necessary for the construction of future cities.

The Western focus on self - directed or child - centered learning has taken hold in part because we tend to fear that if creative exploration isn't allowed early, creativity may never develop.

High Point Academy Spartanburg (HPAS) will be a community - centered school built on the principles of honor, integrity and service where academic excellence, STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education, fine arts and a project - based, applied learning style of instruction produces an educational environment rich in creativity, innovation and achievement.

Building on the values of the King Arthur legend, 4th and 5th graders earn their way to a seat on the student council, or Round Table, by completing self - chosen projects, or quests, that center on four attributes students need to be successful: character, achievement, creativity, and service.

In the name of closing the achievement gap, entire communities of color in cities around the country have seen classrooms converted to test prep centers, where the time spent on studying strategies for eliminating wrong answer choices has pushed out inquiry, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, the arts, and culturally relevant pedagogy.

Sharing these tools with museums and science centers around the country can allow their connections with local schools to grow and fill a vital need for education that is interdisciplinary, integrated, and focused on skills such as critical thinking, creativity, effective communication, and adaptability.

With its over-arching theme of Making, Innovating, Learning, this Project Zero Perspectives conference will invite educators to reflect deeply on the attributes of effective learning environments, with a special focus on creativity, the arts and the maker - centered learning.

We are happy to announce that Buddy Berry will open the 2018 AAEA Summer Conference promoting the conference theme, «How to Set Your School on F.I.R.E.» Dr. Berry reimagined Eminence Independent Schools to design a next generation «Dream School» rooted in personalized learning and centered around innovation and creativity.

There's a lot of creativity in the indie publishing community right now, and much of it centers on the fantasy genre.

The birthplace of the Renaissance, the city is busting with creativity, art and beauty, and its compact city center makes it easy to explore on foot.

You can also depend on the various galleries like The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center, The People's Gallery and the SprATX to display not only traditional art pieces, but also host newer works and art - related events, celebrating the creativity of the people and travelers that some point called Austin home.

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«Our collections, covering a million and a half years of human creativity from around the globe, also offer a resonant setting for the universality of Ai's work, centered on interconnections among history, place, and human experience.»

The school focuses on EL (Expeditionary Learning), El Sistema music, and social - emotional wellness.The Center for Artistry and Scholarship (CAS) promotes arts and creativity in education and is the outreach arm for the Conservatory Lab -LSB-...]

Beyond the culinary world his creativity has been celebrated by curator Roger Buergel, who invited Adrià to participate in dOCUMENTA 12, and now with a exhibition at New York's Drawing Center titled «Notes on Creativity.»

, NorthPark Center's free art program from children, introduces the world's most famous artists through hands - on creativity with the incredible instructors of KidArt Dallas.

Famous modern installation artists include: Joseph Beuys (1921 - 86) the war - scarred ex-Professor of Monumental Sculpture at the Dusseldorf Academy, whose lard and felt installations, extensive use of found objects, bold lectures on art and creativity and career long dedication earned him a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; Italian Arte Povera artists Mario Merz (1925 - 2003), Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933), Jannis Kounellis (b. 1936), and Gilberto Zorio (b. 1944); the German multi-media artist Rebecca Horn (b. 1944), noted for her performance films, her kinetic installations, and her Guggenheim retrospective which toured Europe in 1994; Judy Chicago (b. 1939), noted for her installation of feminist art - The Dinner Party (1979, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York); Bruce Nauman (b. 1941), noted for his neon light sculpture and video installations; and the Frenchman Christian Boltanski (b. 1944), famous for his installations of photographs, sometimes with lights.

African American creativity often centers on the vernacular.

So the Center for photography will be opened by an artist from North Africa called Monica Rai, there's three solo exhibitions I mentioned, Edson Chagas from Angola, Nandipha Mntambo from Swaziland, Kudzanai Chuirai from Zimbabwe and then of course our big opening exhibition which will take three floors of the museum is based on the title of a work by Hank Willis Thomas, the African - American artist, called «All things being equal» and it's really just an extraordinary indulgence of the creativity and the prowess and the technical ability of artists who are somehow associated with Africa.

The world - famous Torpedo Factory Art Center, located on the Potomac River waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, is nationally recognized as one of America's Top ArtPlaces, with a «backbone of creative culture... [that is] exceptionally successful at combining art, artists, and venues for creativity and expression... to make vibrant neighborhoods.»

Join Torpedo Factory Members and Associates on Thursday, September 11th as we celebrate over four decades of creativity and collaboration at the Torpedo Factory Art Center with the launch of the book 40 Years of Art and Community.

For more than thirty years, Ashok has conducted research into artificial intelligence, cognitive science and human - centered computing, with a focus on computational design, modeling and creativity.

Consider these career center initiatives based on creativity and collaboration.

Utrecht, The Netherlands About Blog Upcycle Society is a creativity center for the hands - on creation of inspired goods made from reclaimed and repurposed materials.

Perhaps not surprisingly, these takeaways elaborate on a key point in the joint position statement: «Early childhood educators always should use their knowledge of child development and effective practices to carefully and intentionally select and use technology and media if and when it serves healthy development, learning, creativity, interactions with others, and relationships» (NAEYC & Fred Rogers Center 2012, 5).

We center on relationship building and creativity - based activities in our work with children below age 13.

I have extensive work with creativity and personal growth, trauma informed care, addictions and recovery, domestic / family violence prevention / intervention, therapeutic play with children, and graduate and post-graduate education / training, particularly with at focus on experiential learning, expressive arts therapies, and body - centered psychotherapy / dance movement therapy.

We teach a client - centered model of mediation, which is used extensively throughout the field by professional mediators who facilitate a process of resolving conflict and decision - making based on clients» creativity and their own sense of fairness.

Striving to generate value through service excellence is much more than a motto for our team — our entire approach to property management centers on integrity, creativity, and superior workmanship.

We had a nice little creativity center set up for my daughter before we moved, but it doesn't work in our new place, so I've been on the lookout for some fresh new ideas.

my dear one... i MUST have alone time every day... i usually get up very early to have prayer and meditation time... this centers my entire day and calms my soul... i have a lanai (screened courtyoar) with a fountain and plants that is my meditation space... my studio is also a sanctuary of peace and creativity... but walking on the beach is my best place of solitude... great post... tomorrow mine is about alone time... blessings, rebecca