CHICAGO IS OUR CLASSROOM

AAEP students have regularly stepped out of the building this fall to experience and learn about the arts all over Chicago. So where have they been? Well, here are just some of the places where AAEP classes have been held over the last few months: Millennium Park, University of Illinois at Chicago, Art Institute, Garfield Park Conservatory, MCA, Navy Pier – IMAX, Cadillac Theatre, Auditorium Theater, Illinois Institute of Art, Symphony Center, and on the streets of Chicago (where better to sketch architectural details?), to name a few. So what did the students do? View dance, theater and musical productions, videotape, photograph, sketch, observe culinary demonstrations, and attend exhibits, all while LEARNING! Photo: Teaching artist Patrick Miceli instructs Mixed Media students as they sketch in architectural sites.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MS. JEANNE WALKER!

AP sculpture instructor Ms. Walker was recently awarded the prestigious Drive Award for her outstanding achievements as a CPS visual arts teacher. In addition to receiving a monetary award, Ms. Walker will join an advisory committee led by CEO Arne Duncan.

JAZZING IT UP AT MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY

The Jazz Band developed a fan base while treating CPS guests at the Museum of Science and Industry to an exciting musical presentation during a reception on October 29^th.

MAKING CLAY BOXES ON LILL STREET

Mixed Media students recently traveled to Art Reach at Lill Street for a special ceramics workshop presented by teaching artist Patrick Miceli. Students created decorative clay boxes while learning basic slab construction techniques in an environment that’s all about clay!

OPPENHEIMER GRANTS TO FUND SPECIAL PROJECTS

The Oppenheimer Family Foundation has generously awarded several grants to AAEP teachers to enhance instruction in their classrooms through special projects. Congratulations to: AP Photography Instructors – Tom Cinoman & Deborah Guzmán Meyer; AP Sculpture Instructors – Jeanne Walker & Sonja Henderson; and Mixed Media Instructors – Susan Dardar & Patrick Miceli.

ON STAGE & IN THE AUDIENCE AT ORCHESTRA HALL

AAEP vocal arts students had the distinct pleasure of not only attending a Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concert on Friday, November 2^nd, but also watched and listened as their AAEP instructors, Mr. Daniel Henry and Mrs. Heidi Sterling, performed on stage. Both Mr. Henry and Mrs. Sterling are members of the CSO Chorus. After the concert, students met their instructors in the rotunda where they congratulated them on a truly magnificent performance.

CAUGHT ON TAPE?

When it comes to organizing an audience for a recent taping of Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, WTTW knows who to call! That’s why you may catch a glimpse of some of our aspiring AAEP jazz musicians in the audience of the November 14^th taping of a Ramsey Lewis star-studded show.