6/2/2021
Education and Outreach
When teaching shifted quickly to distance learning last year, Alsterlind was at the forefront of learning the electronic and digital tools needed to ensure student success. She then spent countless hours teaching other educators within her school, as well as throughout the Clark County School District (CCSD).
6/2/2021
Education and Outreach
This uplifting change occurred, the couple says, because teacher Kaylene Henderson encouraged Alyvia to participate in a school production through The Smith Center’s Disney Musicals in Schools program.
5/27/2021
Education and Outreach
In the midst of distance learning, one student at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts described online learning during the pandemic as “difficult,” with great hardship in staying motivated.
5/24/2021
Education and Outreach
Today, Nigro serves as a kindergarten teacher at Steve Schorr Elementary School. Finally fulfilling her vision of giving back, Nigro’s inspiring teaching efforts earned her a place among the 20 top teachers of The Smith Center’s sixth-annual Heart of Education Awards, recognizing outstanding Clark County School District (CCSD) educators.
5/18/2021
Education and Outreach
As a graduate advocate, he has helped boost Spring Valley’s graduation rate to 95 percent for the very first time. He also brought a groundbreaking international program to the school. For these reasons and more, The Smith Center named Ramirez Gamez as one of the top 20 teachers of its sixth-annual Heart of Education Awards honoring outstanding Clark County School District (CCSD) teachers. He received a $5,000 cash award, a medallion and a $1,000 donation to his school.
4/30/2021
Discovering The Smith Center
But now as a mom and stepmom of four, Carrie says her lifelong career in the performing arts helps bring her family closer together — and has contributed to her children’s own success as entertainers.
4/29/2021
Education and Outreach
Their enthusiastic response to “Step Afrika!” encouraged Thompson to sign her students up for The Smith Center’s latest virtual student matinee, “Newsies: The Broadway Musical,” made possible through a partnership with Disney.
4/29/2021
Education and Outreach
The teachers honored with The Smith Center’s sixth-annual Heart of Education Awards know a lot about overcoming challenges. Milton Castellanos fled to the U.S. to avoid being drafted by the Communist army in Nicaragua. He worked several years in manual labor before he could gain permanent residence, in order to complete his education and become a teacher.
4/9/2021
Broadway Las Vegas / Performances and Artists / Inside the Theater
At last, touring Broadway productions will visit Southern Nevada again. When The Smith Center reopens with its 2021-2022 Broadway Las Vegas® Series, this will mark the first time that many Southern Nevadans can enjoy live theater in over a year.
3/26/2021
Education and Outreach
Educators play a vital role in their students’ wellbeing, but the demand on teachers during the shifting status quo of the pandemic remains unprecedented. That’s why Smith Center educational consultant Mary Hall Surface recently led the center’s second virtual, arts-integration workshop for Clark County School District (CCSD) teachers, “Self-Awareness and Resilience Through Writing and Art.”