by: Ted Hamm
Expanding Horizons through the Étude Sessions
The Étude Sessions represents a combination of a love for music along and a desire to ensure that programs that enrich student learning are avail able to all. Often we see those opportunities that can truly enrich a child's education available to those who can afford to pay. Additionally, we often see our more affluent schools being able to afford these enriching opportunities. When we started our schools in 2007, our founders made a commitment to ensuring our schools and all of its programming was available to all students, regardless of socio economic background.
Our educational program is predicated on the notion that the brain is a holistic learner. In other words, the brain learns and retains information best when it is immersed in an experience. This challenges us as educators to ...
by: Ted Hamm
The Belle Weather to open for Mike Mangione & the Union
We are excited to announce that Sheboygan's own The Belle Weather will be opening for the next Étude Sessions featuring Mike Mangione & the Union. The Belle Weather was formed in 2011 and released their first album in 2013 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. The band is about to release their second album titled "Suitcase" on April 26th at Paradigm Coffee + Music. The Belle Weather describes themselves by saying:
by: Susan Griffiths
February 19th PTO meeting rescheduled for March 19th
Last Thursday we lost Liz Bloise, a long time member of our school community, to cancer. When Liz’s children attended ESAA, she was a strong participant in PTO and our school. She could be seen regularly at meetings and graciously donating her time whenever needed. Liz developed many deep friendships while at ESAA. Liz’s memorial service is being held on Thursday, February 19th. Many of our community members would like to attend. With this in mind, we are rescheduling the February 19th PTO meeting. The new meeting date will be March 19th at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing everyone on March 19th to discuss transportation and gardening at ESAA.
by: Ted Hamm
Mike Mangione & the Union Tiny Desk Submission
This year NPR featured a competition for bands to win a spot on their Tiny Desk concerts. Tiny Desk Concerts are intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. These concerts have recently featured Cat Stevens and Lucinda Williams.
by: Libby Schmitz
ESAA students excited about the world
ESAA Kindergarten students have been immersed in the exploration of the natural habitats of polar animals this wintery season. In the beginning, students easily began to recognize traits and characteristics of animals such as polar bears, penguins, and sea lions, however as they dove deeper, students were asked the essential question, “What Do Animals Need?” This question allowed for a range of topics such as animal habitats, the Arctic and Antarctic regions, land formations, maps, globes, life cycles of mammals, pollution, and global warming. In asking what animals need, we are in extension creating the context for broader topic that can then implement reading, writing, critical thinking, and the arts.
by: Ted Hamm
Musician Entrepreneur: Brianna Lane
Part of the purpose of our blog is to help introduce you to the performers coming through the Étude Sessions. I have commented in the past what extraordinary people our performers are, however, it's not every day that we are able to feature an article about an Étude Sessions performer from a business magazine, but then again, not every musician is Brianna Lane. ETG0023 Brianna Lane Tickets WEB 2
by: Ted Hamm
Two Fish Gallery Sponsors Brianna Lane & the Navigator's Club
twofish logo jpg copy We are pleased to announce that Two Fish Gallery in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin is sponsoring the next Étude Sessions featuring Brianna Lane and the Navigator's Club[/etude-sessions/2014-2015-season/the-etude-sessions-presents-brianna-lane-and-the-navigators-club/]. The sponsorship means quite a bit to our schools. Through Two Fish Gallery's sponsorship, we are able to cover the costs for the bands, which increases the money going to our students. Ultimately, it puts more students on college visits, more scholarships for our international service trips, more scholarships for summer programs, more residency programs, and more field experiences for our students.
by: Ted Hamm, Susan Griffiths
ESAA Transportation 2015-2016
Beginning in Fall 2015, The Elementary School for the Arts & Academics will offer daily transportation to and from our school.
by: Rachel Pekarek
Enjoy an evening of snowshoeing with the ESAA community
Snowshoe14.2 Please join us for our second annual snowshoe family night sponsored by ESAA PTO. It will be held at the Quarryview Center on January 30, 2015, from 6:00-8:00 PM.
by: Ted Hamm
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