RPS After-School Programs: 2024
CHIMBORAZO ELEMENTARY:
GIVE + TAKE: NATURE-BASED ART
Dee Robertson, Birdie Oleniacz, and Courtney Sergile
Grades K-5
W, 3:30-5pm
March 20- April 24 (no class April 3)
We’ll take resources from nature to create art, while thinking of ways to give back to nature through collaboration and art with a focus on the 5 senses.
Go on walks on school grounds to explore, collect materials, and think about our relationship to nature through creativity. This program is FREE for Chimbo students thanks to generous grants from the VCA and VOF.
FOX ELEMENTARY: GIVE + TAKE: NATURE-BASED ART
Courtney Sergile with Annabel Rotchford
Grades K-5
TH, 3-4:30pm
April 11- May 16
We’ll take resources from nature to create art, while thinking of ways to give back to nature through collaboration and art with a focus on the 5 senses.
Go on walks on school grounds to explore, collect materials, and think about our relationship to nature through creativity. This program is FREE for Fox students thanks to support from the Fox PTA.
MLK MIDDLE SCHOOL:
IN TUNE JEFFERSON PARK MURAL PROJECT
Austin Miles and Birdie Oleniacz with Courtney Sergile
Grades 6-8
TU, 3:30-5:30pm
April 16- May 21
IN TUNE: NATURE, PLACE, CONNECTION is a mural project led by Austin Miles and Birdie Oleniacz, in partnership with Friends of Jefferson Park and MLK Middle School.
This program asks students to take a closer look at their neighborhood park. By learning more about the trees, plants, and animals that live there, as well as the varied histories of the park, students will collaboratively create a mural that expresses the energy of a particular place.
This program is FREE for MLK families thanks to generous grants from the Richmond Outdoor and Prosperity Fund and the VCA.