School Groups

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Educator's Hotline:  206-684-7336 or email education at seattleinternational.org 

Year-Round Professional Development Opportunities 

  Using Music To Bring World Cultures To Your Classroom 
SICF Teacher Training at Seattle Pacific University; up to 10 clock hours or 1 credit available
Fri, March 14 (6-9 p.m.)
Sat, March 15 (9a.m to 4 p.m.)

Learn to teach world cultures through music and other arts in an all-new edition of this popular day-and-a-half-long program co-presented with SPU's Department of Music. Experienced educators and teaching artists share ideas and techniques for hands-on, classroom-tested music, dance, and storytelling activities ideal for enhancing your language arts, social studies, physical education, world cultures and languages, music and arts curricula. Come either day or save by attending both!

Click here to register on-line, call (206) 684-7336 or email education@seattleinternational.org

  K-12 Classroom Projects from Around the World

Children’s Museum of Tacoma and Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Downtown Tacoma
3 clock hours available
Wednesday, March 19, (5:30-8:30)

A unique hands-on immersion in performing arts projects. Make an Australian Didgeridoo instrument with common materials and other classroom projects for all grade levels.

Click here to register on-line, call (206) 684-7336 or email education@seattleinternational.org.

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Past Events  

  The Guiding Lights Weekend—An Experiential Conference on the Art of Mentoring 
SICF is the producer of GLW
Seattle Center; clock hours available
Fri-Sun, Jan 25-27, 2008
guidinglightsnetwork.com

Join Eric Liu, author of Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life, and a host of national and local luminaries for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn creative, concrete ways to motivate, coach and inspire. 

Educator (& PTSA) Preview Party 
Monday, October 15   |   4:30-6:00p.m. Program begins at 5pm
Vera Project at Seattle Center, located on the corner of Warren Ave N and Republican in the old Snoqualmie Room. 

  Día de Muertos: Traditional Arts for Your Classroom
Together with and at the Burke Museum; clock hours available 
Sat, October 13, 2007
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

A new edition of this popular workshop will give participants the tools to help students learn about and appreciate this important holiday through engaging, hands-on activities. Learn directly from local artists about the cultural, artistic, and musical traditions of Day of the Dead, and tour the museum's ofrenda installation. Even if you've attended before, there will be a new variety of great classroom activities to try!   To register: Call 206-543-9681 or e-mail burked@u.washington.edu

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Educator's Hotline:  206-684-7336 or email education at seattleinternational.org