Blog Archives - BATON ROUGE CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

New Drum Circle

6/30/2016

We recently installed a freestanding Game Time Jams system that includes 18 instruments. Students can now create a variety of rhythms and a symphony of sound on the playground. Our new Drum Circle is a fun way to add musical play to our BRCVPA playground.

Features and Benefits:

Accessible design creates an inclusive, musical play environment for children of all abilities
Durable plastic and steel construction is weather resistant and backed by the industry's leading warranty
Includes the Game Time Jams Playbook curriculum that meets national standards for music and physical education

Extreme Makeover, BRCVPA Edition!

6/29/2016

We have been working hard this summer getting the school ready for this new year. Over the past few weeks, we've had a contractor out here working on our new teacher workroom. It looks fantastic!! We have the best teachers in the parish, and they deserve a wonderful place to work.

I would like to say a great big THANK YOU to Mr. Wallace Collins with WLC Handyman, LLC for all your hard work. He donated so much of his time and labor to ensure this project was done right! Please feel free to contact him if you have any big or small projects you'd like to get done.

WLC Handyman, LLC
Wallace Collins
225-266-4979
Licensed and Insured

Summer Camp July 1st- 4th

6/28/2016

Friendly reminder that we will not have camp from Friday, July 1st to Monday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day.

So Fresh & Clean!!

6/27/2016

Thank you so much to all the hard working students, parents, and BRCVPA family members who came out this weekend to help us beautify the campus. We were able to get so much work done, and it made it more fun as we all worked together.

This is going to be a great school-year!!!

NYC DANCE EXPERIENCE

6/22/2016

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is committed to providing equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to economic status. As a result we are excited to announce that we will be offering full tuition scholarships to Dance Experience: NYC for qualified candidates! No previous dance experience is required to receive financial aid or to participate in this exciting dance residency program. For more information about financial assistance, and to receive an application, please contact Mina Estrada at 225-344-8558 Ext. 233 or MEstrada@ArtsBR.org
To register for Dance Experience: NYC, click the link below!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Summer Camp

6/20/2016

In Spanish class, we learned about how people in the Sierra Norte Mountains of Mexico make artistic paper. They cut bark off of different species of ficus trees, cook down the bark in huge pots, lay out the treated bark in a grid pattern, smash the bark into a pulp with a volcanic stone, and lay it out in the sun to dry.

After watching videos of this process, the students then treated their own classroom paper to make it look authentic by tearing the edges, crumpling the paper, and smoothing it out for texture. Then they used oil pastel crayons to depict their interpretation of a village or an animal's habitat scene.

This week at BRCVPA

6/19/2016

Are you missing your BRCVPA friends and family? Come join us on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Zea Baton Rouge from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm. The restaurant is located at 2380 Towne Center Boulevard. Enjoy a great evening of delicious food and fun! Zea will donate 10% of the proceeds to BRCVPA, and the funds generated will help us upgrade our water fountains on campus. Click here to see what we are aiming for!

This Saturday, June 25th is our first Campus Beautification Day. Everyone is welcome to come help out from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm! If you are interested in helping us prepare for the 2016-2017 school year, please come out to join us. Projects include painting, arranging classroom furniture, connecting student computers, landscaping, cleaning, and bulletin board design. If anyone has a pressure washer and is willing to wash our BRCVPA sign, we would love for you to come and help us out!
Also, we will have our first PTO get-together on Sunday, July 17th from 3:00 pm -5:00 pm. This event will be a fun way to say “hello” to new and familiar faces. Face-painting ($1.00), snowballs ($1.00), and more will be available for the little and big kids, too! Bring the whole family and enjoy a day filled with fun as we celebrate BRCVPA!!

BRCVPA Family Dinner Night at Zea

6/15/2016

BRCVPA Families,

We hope that you can join us on Thursday, June 23rd for family dinner night at Zea Baton Rouge! This will be a great opportunity for you to enjoy a delicious meal, and see some friendly BRCVPA faces. We hope to see all of you there!

**Sorry for the first flyer! The day of the week was wrong, but has been corrected! Thank you to the two parents who brought this to our attention.

Welcome 2016 Campers!

6/13/2016

Summer Camp is in full swing! Students are enjoying academic enrichment as they travel the world! This year our camp offers a a full afternoon of The Arts. In addition to academic enrichment (math, reading, science & social studies, we have hired certified art specialists that are working with our students in the following areas: Musical Theater, Lyric Writing, Instrumental Music, Choir, Dance, Visual Art, Spanish, French, Physical Education, and many more! We would like to welcome all our visitors to BRCVPA!! We are delighted that you have chosen to spend your summer with us, and we thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

If you are still interested in joining our summer camp, please contact gboudreaux@ebrschools.org for more information.

Summer Camp Registration

Playmaker's Baton Rouge

6/10/2016

There's Magic In The Air...This Friday (June 10th) at the Reilly Theatre we are thrilled to be opening the third MainStage show of our 33rd Season- Cinderella: the Tale of the Glass Slipper!

This new musical comedy is written and composed by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman- the team behind Playmakers' 2012 smash hit, How I Became a Pirate.

"In this hilarious adaptation of the classic story Cinderella gets a little help from her best friend, a kindly and silly rat named Putterman. She is also joined by her boisterous and witty Fairy Godmother to help make her dreams come true."

Cinderella: and the Tale of the Glass Slipper plays June 10th-19th at the Reilly Theatre on the LSU Campus, and is suitable for audiences of all ages.

Thursday June 9th @ 7pm (Pay What You Can Preview)
Friday June 10th @ 7pm (Opening Night)
Saturday June 11th @ 11am and 2:30pm
Sunday June 12th @ 2:30pm
Saturday June 18th @ 11am and 2:30pm
Sunday June 19th @ 2:30pm

Be sure to share the joy of this hilarious new musical with your family before this carriage turns back into a pumpkin!

Tickets are available at playmakersbr.org or by calling our box office at (225) 578-6996.

Louisiana Student Standards

6/9/2016

As you have likely heard or read, at a joint meeting of legislative education committees, the Legislature ratified the Louisiana Student Standards in ELA and math developed by the Standards Review Committees and adopted by BESE earlier this year. Upon the vote, the Governor voiced his support as well, allowing the standards to clear the final hurdle on their way to final adoption. The Louisiana Student Standards now are the law of our state and will be implemented beginning with the 2016-2017 school year and henceforth.

Summer Feeding Program at BRCVPA

6/3/2016

The Child Nutrition Program serves nutritious, appetizing, and affordable meals to EBR students. Good nutrition is the key to learning and every child has the right to a nutritious breakfast and lunch at the lowest possible price.SUMMER 2016
The Summer Food Service Program for Children is administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. The goal of this program is to provide meals to needy children during the summer vacation.