{"id":2221,"date":"2016-01-22T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T22:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2016-02-25T15:42:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T23:42:42","slug":"eight-district-art-teachers-receive-generous-grants-from-city-of-placentia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=2221","title":{"rendered":"Eight district art teachers receive generous grants from City of Placentia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Placentia Cultural Arts Commission<\/a> sponsors a program titled “Cultural Arts Project for Every Student” (CAPES). This program provides grants to help Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) teachers bring curriculum-related art projects to life for students in grades K through 12. Funding for this program is provided by opportunity drawings held during Placentia’s “Concerts in the Park,” as well as sponsorships.<\/p>\n

All teachers in schools located in Placentia were invited to apply for a CAPES grant. To apply, teachers completed an application and a detailed budget of their proposed project. To be considered, projects must have been curriculum-based, and related to music, visual arts, dance, drama, poetry, photography or graphic arts. Winners were selected by the Cultural Arts Commission, and judged on originality\/uniqueness, creativity and student involvement with hands-on learning experiences.<\/p>\n

Eight CAPES grants totaling $3,886.41 were awarded to teachers this year for unique art-related projects. They include:<\/p>\n