Read about the theories, research, ideas, and teaching strategies that inspire our programs.
Sometimes kids need a little help learning how to take deep breaths. There are a lot of benefits that come from knowing how to properly take deep breaths and slow down, so we want to integrate this into our classroom. By taking deep breaths, we are able to help get …
Which famous Philadelphian woman was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera? Marian Anderson! She was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and respectable, her mother was a former schoolteacher. Her father delivered ice and coal throughout the city. At the heart of their community stood the …
Music has the awesome ability and effect to shift our mood or enable us to recall fond memories. “When you listen to music you also work better, you can exercise harder and longer, and you experience changes in blood pressure.” (Parker, 2016) In addition to all this, music allows …
Ryan Tillman: Artist Statement Allow me to take you on a mythological journey to an alternative universe where you will be immersed in with quirky characters in an endless battle between good and evil. Mythology has been a large part of my life growing up in the church. I would …
Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year! Warmly, Kristin MLK Day of Service: Monday, January 20, 2020 Thank you to our dedicated partners and volunteers! We are fully booked with volunteers on Monday but can still use our help. Please consider donating to Art Sphere, Inc. for art materials …
Dear Friends of ASI, At Art Sphere, we believe in the power of perseverance and teach it as an essential skill to our students. As we celebrate Art Sphere’s 21st birthday, I want to call attention to the incredible staff, board, and volunteers that have made it possible. We’ve defied …
For this week’s lesson, we brought in some bird artifacts such as feathers, eggs, skulls, nest, wings, etc from the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge to teach the student at Penn Treaty how to identify different species of birds, how they migrate, their habitat, etc. We started off by seeing …
