Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.
Session 1, Day 1!
We have had a great day so far at arts-X-press. The students all arrived safely this morning to Vanguard University. First was orientation, then "New Games!" New Games (ice breakers) are an arts-X-press tradition lead by our wonderful counselors. Before we knew it, it was lunch time at Vanguard's delicious and nutritious cafeteria- everyone made great food choices!
This (very warm) afternoon brings Creative Expression class as well as finding out which Arts Workshops everyone is in. In the (hopefully cooler) evening we will travel to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater to hear Maxim Eshkenazy conduct Pacific Symphony in a very exciting concert: Cirque de la Symphonie (complete with acrobats)!
Here are a few pics of our excursion to Verizon Wireless to see the utterly amazing "Cirque de la Symphonie."
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