5/6/2022
Education and Outreach
The top 20 teachers honored as Heart of Education Award recipients offer inspiring stories of impacting their students and schools.
In addition to Ritzer and Blanco, the honorees included Desiree Bedocs, first-grade teacher at Judith Steele Elementary School, who paid out of pocket to take professional-development classes about mental health and trauma-informed practices, to better support her students shaken by the pandemic.
5/5/2022
Education and Outreach
Recently, the center arranged for students to enjoy “Secrets of Space,” the new international touring production from Belfast-based theater company Cahoots NI. Developed with leading space industry experts, “Secrets in Space” explores the wonders of outer space through dazzling imagery and discussion about key ideas and inventions in science, technology and engineering. Using magical illusions, “Secrets of Space” follows sisters “Suni” and “Mae” as they take an interactive journey across the galaxy.
5/2/2022
Education and Outreach
Villalobos-Cardenas says her students’ participation in the Ballet Folklorico master class was more than just about learning dances and steps.
“The experience gave the students a taste of Mexico’s cultural diversity,” she says. “In turn, this helps to grow the students as a community and invest in each other as dancers.”
4/5/2022
Education and Outreach
“Our schools are only as good as our teachers,” says Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, media partner for The Smith Center’s Heart of Education Awards since 2016.
3/30/2022
Education and Outreach
Through a collaboration with The Smith Center’s Education and Outreach Department, Barragan and his artist collective Raow Raow gave a special, in-person performance at Valley High School in early 2022.
1/14/2022
Education and Outreach
The Smith Center offers a variety of valuable programs and experiences to advance arts education, not just for students in schools, but also for some of our youngest community members.
12/22/2021
Education and Outreach
Putting a creative a spin on a classic tale, the “Charlotte’s Web” virtual student matinee tells the treasured story of Wilbur, a livestock pig, and his friendship with Charlotte, a barn spider.
12/1/2021
Education and Outreach
Now taking on the new role of lead teaching artist program manager at The Smith Center, Vergo looks back on the inspiring journey that brought her here.
11/4/2021
Education and Outreach
The Smith Center kicked off its education outreach for the 2021-2022 school year in September with the crowd-pleasing, virtual student matinee of “Grimmz Fairy Tales.”
9/30/2021
Education and Outreach
The Smith Center just announced the opening of nominations for its seventh-annual Heart of Education Awards, honoring outstanding Clark County School District (CCSD) teachers.