A big star to our Abrakadoodle-Texas locations for helping to promote and importance of having quality after school programs! Abrakadoodle-Austin was in attendance to help support the Central Texas Afterschool Network Breakfast of Champions 10th Annual Event on October 16th in conjunction with the Afterschool Alliance’s Lights On Afterschool campaign. More than 130 attendees took…
President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month for October 2009. An excerpt: “Every American deserves an opportunity to study, understand, and contribute to the arts and humanities. This must begin in our schools, where children may have their first and most important exposure to these disciplines. Working on…
Master wildlife artist Morten E. Solberg, Abrakadoodle’s first Artist of Distinction, became the second recipient of the prestigious Robert Kuhn Award at the recent National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Western Visions Exhibition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Learn about Abrakadoodle’s Artist of Distinction program. Solberg was recognized for his “Who’s the Boss” acrylic on canvas painting…
In the category, “Best Art Class: the top art spot to unleash your kid’s innner Picasso,” Abrakadoodle won more first place awards than all other art programs combined!
A familiar item in many an art or back to school supply case, the standard rectangular or shaped eraser may not be as popular as in years past. Abrakadoodle co-founder Mary Rogers, MA.Ed, made this observation during a recent visit to a children’s art class. She held up a large pink eraser for the students…
By about age 10, children’s creativity tends to fall off as they move increasingly toward conformity to achieve peer acceptance and to realize school success measured largely by testing and grading of projects and papers based upon adult standards. This trend was first documented over 40 years ago by educational psychologist E. Paul Torrance, who…
What happens to our ability to demonstrate creativity as we age? Outcomes from a study to determine originality in children and adults reveal dramatic drops. According to findings from testing conducted to determine original thinking, which was presented at a NOVA University program in April 2009, • 90% of 4-year olds showed originality • 70%…
