Working with Head Start?

Subject: RE: Working with Head Start?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Aug 02 - 12:54 PM

No you shouldn't Fred! *G* Someone mentioned to me that Vermont Head Start is doing a lot with music. If you can find me anything, that would be great. (Does that make you a mensch?)

I found two things of note doing a MENC search-- one, standards, and two, a set of music educator requirements that seemed more rigid than would allow for the creativity necessary to meet those standards with the kids. It's all been professionalized to the point where I fear I may have to crack a few eggs to do any good work with kids.... or slide in under their radar as a volunteer working under the "direction" of the classroom teacher. Fortunately I have a tailor-made place to do that-- I play twice a month for a church service, in a building where the rest of the space is leased to Head Start. Must be time to go voer there and practice, with the connecting doors open, askinf gfirst of course if they mind. I will make myself an attractive nuisance (legal term, meaning an irresistible thing that kids are drawn to). My parent-involvement experience may be good here too-- do a family event for them at a play group.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Working with Head Start?
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 27 Aug 02 - 10:10 AM

MENC is the National Association of Music Educators, by some acronymic feat. (NAME is the association of museum exhibitors, I recall, so I guess they took what was available. NAMM? no, that's the music merchants, do that thing in Nashville.) Your question is right up their alley, grants, careers, and possibilities. I'll try to find my password and ask for you, you can peruse without one. But they come up top when I search MENC, and it's worth donating to, to join, I think.

I suppose I am having fun. I should be doing other things.

Subject: RE: Working with Head Start?
From: Hippie Chick
Date: 26 Aug 02 - 05:13 PM

Oops, that was me, HC is visiting here and I forgot to log her hout!

~Susan surfing on a borrowed cookie

Subject: RE: Working with Head Start?
From: Hippie Chick
Date: 26 Aug 02 - 05:06 PM

What's MENC?

Good talking with you, too. Are you having fun, BTW?

~S~

Subject: RE: Working with Head Start?
From: GUEST,Fred Miller
Date: 26 Aug 02 - 03:42 PM

Hi Susan, no, I don't know, but look up MENC, and you'll surely find out. One can join as a professional educator, or as a friend of music, and their discussion board and archives should point you in the right direction. Thanks for the response on the other thread.

Subject: Working with Head Start?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Aug 02 - 10:36 AM

My question is not about what to sing or do with preschoolers, but specifically about Head Start as a business posssibility. Anyone with experience working with them, paid or volunteer, in music? Or with Head Start music grants?

Thanks,

~Susan