THE ARTS AT ICEF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ICEF Public Schools has made a commitment to the Arts. In South Los Angeles, it is the largest provider of school day arts instruction for K-12th grade students. The Visual and Performing Arts program serves twelve campuses and 4300 students with single subject credentialed arts educators and teaching artists in Visual Arts, Digital Journalism-Media Arts, Drama-Theatre, Dance, Contemporary Band and Choral Music Performance. Additionally it is one of two LA mid sized charter orgs committed to dedicated Arts Administrator/co-ordinator positions. Now into it’s third year as an LA County Arts Commission - Arts for All partner, ICEF Public Schools has developed a strategic plan to provide arts education for every student in the ICEF schools. Alignment with other Los Angeles arts organizations gives students the opportunity to further expand creative experiences by participating in field trips, summer programs, weekend classes, contests and competitions. The goal is for 10% of each graduating class to be accepted into a college of the Arts.

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Rhythm of Life Rehearsal of the vignette “Seize the day”

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LAUSD directive clears path for Title 1 arts funding

Los Angeles Unified officials have told principals they can tap federal dollars aimed at low-income students to incorporate the arts into teaching academics.

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LAUSD asks community partners to help boost arts ed

Los Angeles Unified renewed its community arts partnership plan Wednesday, part of the district’s attempt to revitalize arts education after years of budget cuts.

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Wanna Free Bike? You have two chances to win a shiny new bicylce this Sunday, March 1st at our Bike Day festival for all ages.Start the day off at the...

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FIELD TRIP TO THE WALLIS ANNENBURG CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Frederick Douglass Middle School students were treated to a special matinee performance Friday, January 30 with internationally acclaimed pianist Rueibin Chen and a traditional Chinese instrumental ensemble.  This was all possible due to the generosity of the newly appointed Director of Education, Mark Slavkin.

Rueibin Chen played a couple of solo pieces that were dynamic in their scope and sound. Soon thereafter, he was joined on stage by L' Ensemble Du Ciel, an ensemble of four instrumentalist who play the erhu, the gaohu, the dizi, and the pipa, which are traditional Chinese instruments, two of which are over 2,000 years old!

After the program, the hosts of the trip invited our students to stay in the area and have lunch in Beverly Gardens Park across the street.

From Mr. Pooh Mayo-ICEF Music Teacher: The students and I are unanimous in our evaluation of the overall experience: "Totally Awesome!"

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VIEW PARK PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITIONS FEBRUARY 10, 2015

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AUDITIONS

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The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) hosted a professional development seminar today for Visual and Performing Arts leads throughout the greater Los Angeles County. Ismael Soto, District Arts Coordinator, is attending on behalf of ICEF Public Schools. Mr. Soto is in good company with other VAPA organizers from Arts for All, Los Angeles County Arts Commission as well as LACOE. ICEF is committed to supporting faculty growth and development throughout their careers.

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20 LA Museums to offer Free admission on Saturday

If time allots this coming weekend, on Saturday January 31st, 20 Museums in the State of California are opening their doors for FREE, yes, FREE!!!

Please take advantage whether you are exploring the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center, enlightened by the art at LACMA, buzzing around the Santa Monica Museum of Art seeing student creations and patterns, sipping on Café Viva's delicious Mexican hot chocolate at the Museum of Latin American Art or go enjoy the culture at the California African American Museum.

Here's a full list of museums that will offer free admission for the day (parking fees may apply). Check individual museum websites for the hours of operation:

Annenberg Space for Photography

Armory Center for the Arts

Autry National Center of the American West

California African American Museum

California Science Center

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Getty Center

Getty Villa

Hammer Museum

Japanese American National Museum

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial (Hollywood and San Pedro)

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Latin American Art

Orange County Museum of Art

Paley Center for Media

Pasadena Museum of California Art

Santa Monica Museum of Art

Skirball Cultural Center

USC Pacific Asia Museum

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View Park Preparatory Elementary visit LACMA's Family Sunday Program

On Sunday, January 25, View Park Preparatory Elementary students took a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as part of their Andell Family Sunday program. Together with their families and visual art teacher, the kids explored the museum, toured galleries, watched a special performance, and made art inspired by the exhibition "Samurai: Japanese Armor". This intergenerational visit gave families exposure to the many opportunities offered by LACMA, such as free youth memberships, and allowed View Park students to experience art outside the classroom.

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ICEF in Dance the Dream Los Angeles. La Santa Cecilia

Part 2 of the three-part Dance the Dream Los Angeles promotional videos, featuring this year's Grammy-Award winning La Santa Cecilia performing "La Negra" (about the dire consequences of refusing to dance with the Black lady). Elementary, middle, and high school students from throughout Los Angeles County participated in the dance.

Look for our ICEF girls in black and green tutu's, they were amazing!

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School: ICEF Vista Academy Elementary School

Art Teacher: Ms. Naomi Oken

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Los Angeles Choreographers and Dancers perform at View Park Middle Accelerated Charter School!