by Webmaster | May 16, 2017
Did you know that clothing industry has been labeled the second largest polluter in the world? The only industry that pollutes more is OIL! (http://www.alternet.org/environment/its-second-dirtiest-thing-world-and-youre-wearing-it) So what can we do about it? Wearing used clothing is one option. Not obsessively following fashion is another. Something else that we can do which is much more fun is… making Trashion! Trash+Fashion=Trashion. Students have begun to work on Trashion in their art classes in preparation for the first Futuro Verde Trashion Show!
Wondering what you can do to help our students with their fashion creations? We need all your cool, interesting, weird trash and any used clothing that you no longer want.
Visiting the beach? Bring along a plastic bag to fill with all the strange and amazing trash treasures that the ocean deposits on our shores.
Have a business which produces clean trash, like boxes, or bottles, or other packaging material? We can transform your packaging garbage into stylish wrappings!
Want to clean out all that old computer/technology junk lying around that you don’t know what to do with? Our students can turn that junk into fashion gold!
Futuro Verde’s Trashion Show will be held on the Day One of the 3rd Annual BHS Conference, on Thursday, June 29th, 2017. We will also host the Preview (dress rehearsal) on Thursday, June 22nd, before the mid-year vacation begins. We welcome one and all to cheer our students as they vogue down the runway in their finest Trashion!
by Noelia | May 15, 2017
Albert Einstein said: “Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way”. ‘FV’s got talent’ is an opportunity for students to show off their talents and express their feelings through visual, literary, scenic and musical arts. ‘FV’s got talent’ will be holding auditions from the 15th to the 19th of May. The big day is the 9th of June. Winners will be selected by both the judges and the audience and can move on to other competitions to showcase their talent at a national level.
by Webmaster | Mar 28, 2017
Do you have a hidden talent that is ready for the stage? Are you finally prepared to put yourself into the spotlight? Do you have what it takes to WIN? Well, get your ACT TOGETHER! Your time to shine has come!
We are pleased to announce the 1st annual Futuro Verde’s Got Talent Show on June 9th, 2017.
Dance to your favorite song
Sing with a group or go solo
Get your rock band out of the garage
Demonstrate your skill at soccer, martial arts, gymnastics, or ?
Perform a magic trick
Create a short video or play
Don’t want to be in the spotlight?
Join the Backstage Crew to help with sound, lighting, costumes, and props.
Comfortable in front of a crowd?
Join the MC team and help to host FV’s Got Talent.
Is your talent in Literary or Visual Arts?
Submissions accepted through May 19th.
Applications for all are being accepted NOW through April 28th online HERE
Auditions for stage presentations and acts will be scheduled during the week of May 3-9.
Don’t be shy, take part in a spectacular, never seen on the Futuro Verde stage, showcasing talents of all kinds and the participation of the audience!
Winners to be awarded via popular vote and judges panel. Selected winners will have the opportunity for further competitions.
by Lural Ramirez | Dec 3, 2016
Those familiar with Futuro Verde know that we are a community of professionals committed to on-going self-reflection and with a strong desire for continual school improvement. As we look toward the 2017 school year, I am excited to announce some incredible curricular improvements to come:
- Our whole-school 50-50 Spanish/English immersion program’s additional language component (currently French) makes a groundbreaking transition! Following the advice of current research and experts in the field of language acquisition, Futuro Verde will now provide a new course to all preschool and primary students called “Comparative Language Study”. This class will replace the current French lesson students receive in the primary grades. The reason for this change is responsiveness by Futuro Verde to new research that shows that one of the highest leverage investments in our young language learners is direct instruction and support “bridging” across all of their languages. Students will work with Futuro Verde’s language specialist and polygot, Debbie Bruylant, as the main teacher and will receive additional input and support from Futuro Verde’s new classical languages teacher, Futuro Verde’s new secondary French teacher, FV classroom specialists and even from me, the school director! The focus of the class will be students exploring all their languages within a context of: communication, culture, connections, comparisons and community. The goal is to foster young learners with strong metacognitive and metalinguistic skills, irrespective of their home language(s) and current proficiency in Spanish or English. This is a very exciting and innovative addition to our curricular offerings!
- Speaking of Classical Languages, I am proud to announce that Futuro Verde secondary students in 7th-9th grade will now have the option of choosing between French or Classical Languages (Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) as their additional language! Did you know that Futuro Verde’s music teacher, Oscar Leal Mendez, is also an accomplished scholar of classical languages? Students can now learn all about these classical languages by choosing to take the Classical Languages tract, starting this coming 2017 school year. French or Classical Languages- what will your middle years student choose?
- Speaking of our music teacher, Oscar Leal Mendez, Futuro Verde is proud to announce that we are finally able to increase music instruction at all grade levels in 2017! More music is music to our ears here at Futuro Verde!
- We are also proud to announce that next school year our primary students will have 2 arts classes a week from our new full time Arts teacher! So exciting, so inspiring- so much to learn and explore!
These are only a snapshot of the curricular improvements to come! Please make sure to schedule our end of the year whole-school celebration- Respect, hArmony, Peace (RAP), to be held on December 13th, into your personal calendar. Beautiful student presentations are not to be missed from 3:00-5:00 pm. Potluck dinner to follow! We hope to see you there!
by Noelia | Jun 17, 2016
“Art encourages children to think, developing skills and confidence as they go” – Kohl & Zabarowski
We are proud of all the expressions of artistic creativity that filled our school last week. They were all amazing and unique! Sadly, only a few can represent the school in the next Circuit stage, which will take place on August 4th.
Performing Arts
- Dance and Choreography: Emma García, Maya Salazar, Megan McCartney, Summer Bickle, Elana Jimenez, Molly McCartney and Leyla Staplon (primary); Isabela Rodríguez, Amanda Vera, and Venus Alfaro (high school)
- Children’s theater: 6 grade
Musical Arts
- Solo Voice Popular Song: Kai Oliveros (primary); Alessia Soares (high school)
Literary Arts
- Poetry: Jonathan Semyonov (primary)
- Illustrated Story: Santiago Ramirez and Ariel Olivas (primary)
- Story: Kai Oliveros (primary)
Visual Arts
- Paint: Wilson Millar (primary), Osara Donnini (high school)
- Mural: Joaquín Ramirez, Santiago Ramirez, Quetzal Ramirez, Maya Salazar and Leandro Salazar (primary)
- Mask: Abayneh Millar (primary)
- Manga: Shadi Pierucci (primary); Elian González (high school)
- Drawing: Maya Ciciriello
- Sculpture: Ariel Olivas (primary)
by Noelia | May 23, 2016
The month of June arrives full of activities and events at Futuro Verde!
The Student Arts Festival (FEA) begins. This year’s theme is “For a Culture of Peace, say No to Bullying”. In Futuro Verde we believe in seeing the glass half full and having a positive outlook, so we’ll be focusing on a “Culture of Peace”. We will work this theme intensively in art classes, in Peace Practices and in other areas of student life. You can also help by encouraging and working on these themes at home.
There are many categories in which your child can participate. Categories that are strictly governed by the theme of this year and others more flexible and open where all can participate and parents can also help!
Categories with theme
- Performing arts: storytelling, monologue, parade, choral poetry, street theatre, children’s theatre, indoor theatre, puppets.
- Literary arts: story, illustrated story, photo-story, short story, poetry, oral rhymes.
- Visual arts: performance, audiovisual production, set-up, mural, drawing, manga, sculpture, photography, engraving, painting.
Free categories
- Performing arts: dance and choreographies, conceptual choreo, Costa Rican folkloric dances, folkloric international.
- Musical arts: cimarrona, ensemble or records, instrumental ensemble with materials of everyday use, marimba, vocal soloist popular song.
- Visual arts: masquerade, indigenous masks, mascarade, body painting, fashion design, live sculptures.
In June we also have the highly anticipated Science Fair! Students have been working on their projects for several months. Each child has chosen the topic that interests them, has done research on the topic, has developed their knowledge and understanding and has become an expert on their topic. This is a new way to learn, by which students do not learn by memorizing facts that a week later they‘ll forget, but instead by doing their own self-guided research, they engage at a deeper level and internalize their subject matter by developing independent learning skills..
Parents can help in this learning process by showing interest in their student’s project, talking to their child and asking questions about what they’re learning and by buying the necessary presentation board. And, obviously, it’s always nice for children to have the presence of their parents during the all-school Science Fair project share, which will be held this year on June 21st.
