Category Archives: K-12 Schools

Artifact Investigation Updates

This spring, we have had the opportunity to work with a variety of school groups on the Artifact Investigation Workshop. From 5th grade students to seniors in high school, the workshop has been exciting and successful so far! The students … Continue reading

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Seeing the Museum as a Preschool Visitor

When faced with the challenge of exploring the galleries from a child’s perspective, our Apprentice Museum Educators, Evan G. and Tarona H., not only physically lowered themselves to the height of a preschooler, they also used a camera as a … Continue reading

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The Art of “I Don’t Know”

As an Apprentice Museum Educator, I have the opportunity and privilege of leading school tours. Before I came to the Rubin, I never thought of museum tours as gallery experiences but instead I thought of them as, well, just tours. … Continue reading

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Mandalas in the Morning

As one of the Rubin’s four Apprentice Museum Educators (here we are), one of my jobs is to visit schools before they bring their classes to the galleries.  Last Friday I led my first classroom experience. For my pre-visit I … Continue reading

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Art Education as if the Environment Matters

The National Art Education Association‘s annual conference is in New York City this year, and we were happy to host a pre-conference symposium in our Education Center. For five hours today, intrepid art educators met to present papers and poster … Continue reading

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High School Enrichment During The School Breaks

During the public school midwinter recess, The School Art League brought a bright and dedicated group of teens from across the city join museum educators from the Rubin Museum of Art for a deep exploration of the relationship between art, … Continue reading

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Education Center Displays!

In the Education Center, we have many opportunities to display the fine work produced by our programs and students! There are magnetic walls in each room and six cases as you enter the center. In our latest installment of student … Continue reading

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Week-in-Review: December 10 – 16, 2011

What an incredible week full of culminating experiences! I was so privileged to experience the amazing work of graduate Art Educators from Queens College on our stage this past Saturday. This marked the end of a semester where the students … Continue reading

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March of the Hybrid Animals

Many of our Thinking Through Art programs are ending for the semester which means that there is a major influx of student projects visiting the offices. This semester students at Liberty High School have been working on creating hybrid animal … Continue reading

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Himalayan Art Encounter – Staten Island Academy

  Last Friday, I concluded the first Himalayan Art Encounter of the school year with 4th graders at Staten Island Academy, who are studying the Silk Road.  The  collaboration included two  90-minute sessions at the school and one 90-minute museum … Continue reading

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