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CENTER FOR CREATIVE
EDUCATION LUNCHEON
FOCUSES ON STUDENTS LEARNING
(PALM BEACH) – To discover their heritage, third grade
students in Kim Lipinski’s class at Hidden Oaks Elementary
School have been working with Center for Creative Education
artist, Ronni Gerstel to create “The Ellis Island Effect.”
In preparation for the upcoming Center for Creative
Education Spring Luncheon on March 29th, the children have
planned a special presentation for guests during the benefit
event that will showcase what they’ve learned through
CCE programming.
“The children have been working extremely hard for the past
seven weeks and are very excited to be a part of the
Luncheon,” said Robert Hamon, CCE’s chief executive officer.
“This project has been a success on many levels. There was
excellent collaboration and commitment between the classroom
teacher and the teaching artist, the music teacher was
involved teaching the kids songs, along with the media
specialist who assisted in the development of their journals
to document each students own family history. This project
is arts integration at its best, taking place in a great
educational environment that starts with the principal and
the classroom teacher, and it exists throughout the school
creating a
multi-dimensional learning environment.”
“The Ellis Island Effect” project uses art forms such as
visual and written arts, voice, drama and movement to teach
the third graders lessons in social studies, language arts
and creative writing. The experience has allowed students to
trace their roots while recreating the turn of the century
immigration experience. While creating a “living museum” of
artifacts representing the era, the students made an
eight-foot tall paper mache Statue of Liberty, designed
“heritage dolls” to represent their own family immigration
histories, were photographed in clothing representing their
heritage, replicated the Ellis Island entrance in a mural –
all to be used during a final presentation for friends and
family to see. A special thanks to Jim and Irene Karp for
providing funding for this project.
Set at a private residence in Palm Beach, CCE’s 13th annual
Spring Luncheon, “Discover Your Heritage,” will feature Mrs.
Gerstel’s with students and Hidden Oaks Elementary teachers
and staff to infuse arts into the classroom curriculum
through this project. Proceeds from the Luncheon will
benefit programming and operating expenses for the Center
for Creative Education.
Kenn Karakul and Talbott Maxey are co-chairs for CCE’s
Spring Luncheon. Committee members include: Ashton Battle,
Casey Bickett, Susan Bodnar Malloy, Paula Butler, Kelly
Cushing, Susie Dwinell, Jack Elkins, Wendy Fritz, Lou Lou
and Jamie Gordon, Cheryl Gowdy, Vicki Halmos, Vicki and
Chris Kellogg, Connie Lacaillade, Donna Long, Blanche McCoun,
Suebelle Robbins, Jeanne Rosow, Alex Snyder, Carol Anne
Stiglmeier, Michele Vogel, Katherine Ward, Elizabeth
Wetherell and Sharon Wiggins.
Sponsors for the Spring Luncheon include: Chase, PNC Bank,
Provident Jewelers, Seaman Schepps and Weeks & Callaway.
The not-for-profit Center for Creative Education uses the
arts to enrich and transform children’s educational
experience. The arts are infused into classroom curriculum
and after-school settings to enhance the teaching of
traditional academic subjects – improving each child’s
learning potential and academic performance, increasing
overall enthusiasm about school and shaping more productive,
responsible community members that exercise creative problem
solving throughout life. CCE’s newest program, Project GROW
focuses on teaching students artful and hands-on ways to
have a positive and healthy body and mind. For more
information about the Center for Creative Education, please
call (561) 805-9927 or visit
www.cceflorida.org .
Tickets to CCE’s Spring Luncheon are $275 per person and
sponsorship opportunities are still available. For
reservations or sponsorship information, please reach
Michelle Jaminet at
561-346-0444.
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