- Thank you for coming
to our teacher's lounge.
- Sponsored by Big Horn Basin Foundation, an educational
nonprofit 501(c)3 organization
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- Contact us
with your suggestions and/or comments.
Arts, crafts, life skills,
journalism, creative writing, teacher training, folklore, social
studies, literature, social studies, history, math, woodwork/
metalwork/construction |
- Holiday Folklore:
- How fast must Santa travel to
visit all the children of the world in one night? Why is Rudolph's
nose red? Where did kissing under the mistletoe originate? Who
was Saint Nicholas? Find out more about holiday folklore - great
for a short field trip for all ages, even kindergarten.
- Join us for "Cider on Sundays,"
2-4 pm, Sunday afternoons until Christmas. We will be playing
the children's 1930 radio adventure series, "The Cinnamon
Bear," making potpourri and other activities.
- NEW!! The bears have decorated
for the holidays, and there are many new arrivals: Dickens' Christmas
Carol bears -- elaborately costumed and researched -- from Joanne
Mitchell, Family Tree Bears, Houston, Tex.; Polar Dance (based
on photographer Thomas Mangelson's work) by Mary Lou Foley, Bayside
Bears, Brewster, Mass.; Mountain Man & Grizzly by Kelly Dean,
Moel Eyris Studio, Narrowsburg, NY. [Folklore, social studies,
literature, life skills]
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- WRITING/ART WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY
We have an opportunity
to bring to Thermopolis nationally recognized children's author
and illustrator Olivier Dunrae, Narrowsburg, New York, in February.
For the last 10 years, Dunrae has been teaching writing and art
skills (classroom & teacher workshops) in Cheyenne under
visiting artist programs. Dunrae is available for a workshop
in Thermopolis on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, or for classroom
or after-school programs on Feb. 7-8. His new book -- the Bears
of Mole Island -- will be published in summer 2000. He is working
closely with Dancing Bear Folk Center on several displays. We
need to know if there is an interest in the workshop. It would
be open for all state teachers.
- If interested, please contact
us before Dec. 20; we must make a decision by that time. Call
Sue Blakey 864-3391. [Arts, crafts, life skills, journalism,
creative writing, teacher training]
- Quilt Block Wall
- We expect our quilt block wall
to be installed at the downstairs entrance no later than Jan.
1. This is an ongoing regional effort -- blocks are welcome from
all quilters, including teachers, students. [Arts, crafts, life
skills]
- Textile Studio (Open January 2000)
- A complete working textile studio with looms, spinning wheels,
quilting frames and other textile equipment -- displays, interpretive
material, historical textiles. There is nothing like this in
the state. We can arrange spinning and weaving demonstrations,
classes and hands-on activities and interpretive tours with advance
notice. [Social studies, history, arts, math, life skills, woodwork/
metalwork/construction]
- * Need ideas for classroom activities?
Check the teacher's lounge on our websites: http://www.westwaxmuseum.com
and http://www.dancingbear.org.
- * Questions? Comments? Have
an idea for a display or program? Email curator direct at ellensb@trib.com.
* To schedule guided tours: Call 864-9396.
* For a schedule of events: Call 864-9396.
* To donate or loan items for display: Email ellensb@trib.com
or call 307/864-3391.
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- Wanted:
- * Quilt blocks, old or new -
need not be quilted.
- * Good color photos of different
areas of the state.
- * To make a contribution to
support our educational outreach programs: Mail to Dancing Bear
Folk Center, Box 71, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Donations are tax-deductible.
Funding: Fees for educational programs and activities go to Big
Horn Basin Foundation to help support the educational outreach
program.
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