BRAVO TO LOCAL EDUCATOR TEACHER LAUDED FOR GIVING ARTS MEANING.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer CASTAIC - Kindergarten teacher Wendy Boyd will attend a gala dinner tonight at a glitzy glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. hotel, one of 73 teachers nominated for a Bravo Award
``She's very highly respected by her colleagues, and she just has a really effective way of making the arts meaningful to people,'' said Beverly Silsbee, Castaic Union School District superintendent District Superintendent may be:
While you won't hear the 12-year teacher boasting of her personal achievements, being nominated for a $2,000 cash award for revitalizing teaching and student creativity through the arts is a prestigious event in education. The 19th annual Bravo Awards will be held today at the Regal Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North , hosted by ``Pretty Woman'' director Garry Marshall. The Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. of Los Angeles County will award two $2,000 prizes to two teachers, followed by a $5,000 prize for a school. Boyd has participated in teacher training at the Getty Museum, learning aspects of the art world that she tries to communicate to her young pupils. ``The arts are really a way for young people who don't have the writing or math skills to be successful and communicate their knowledge,'' Boyd said. ``They can take the confidence they get from that and apply it to other academic areas,'' added the mother of four. Nominated in the category of general subjects, Boyd's teaching includes oil pastels and focuses on organic and free-form shapes, using recent student creations to assemble a paper quilt. ``I'm happy that our valley can have some acknowledgment. We're such a growing community, and we're trying to grow in the arts,'' Boyd said. ``To me, when you see their eyes light up, that's what brings the joy.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Teacher Wendy Boyd, who has been nominated for a Bravo Award for her art teaching, passes pastels to Castaic Elementary kindergartners. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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