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The Sacramento Zoo

June 9, 2009 - VSA Day at the Zoo

Hip Hop dancers from James Marshall, Caroline Wenzel, and Bowling Green Elementary School (above) along with John F. Kennedy High School (below)

Artist: Alice Twilla

Pony Express Elementary theatre arts performers

Artist: Shakiri Hudson

"Yes I Can" by Fern Bacon Middle School theatre artists

Artist: Shakiri Hudson

"The Ocean" performed by Woodbine Elementary theatre artists

Woodbine elementary School choral singers performing "Young Soul" and "Hand Jive"

Artist: Brady Williams

Rosa Parks and Jedediah Smith Elementary cartoonists created Super heroes under the instruction of artist Pat Dawson. Their artwork was on display at VSA Day at the Zoo 2009.

June 4, 2009 - Isador Cohen Elementary goes to the Zoo

Sculptures (above) created by Isador Cohen Pre-K School students were on display at the the Zoo. The students worked with ceramics artist Lynda King to make pieces from raw and fired clay that sometimes included other elements such as craft sticks, natural sticks, feathers, and glitter.

(Left) Tables on which the kids artwork was displayed

(Right) Some of the students posing with artist Lynda King

Proud students (above) show-off their artwork

June 3, 2008 - VSA Day at the Zoo

Hip hop dancers from James Marshall, Jed Smith, and Caroline Wenzel Elementary School started off performances at this year's VSA Days at the Zoo. Breakdancers from A.M. Winn Elementary and Woodbine Elementary had a dance-off--a competition to see which school has the most skilled performers.

Puppeteers from Fern Bacon Middle School used marionettes to bring the poem "Morn' of Mayfest" to life. Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School drummers counted-off beats with professional percussionist Kevin Goings. And, finally, theatre arts students (Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School) staged a performance using 45 brightly colored 10-foot-tall PVC pipes. Additionally, professional visual artists Walter Cervantes, Pat Dawson, and Julie Madden set up displays of their students artwork from Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School and Ethel I. Baker Elementary School.

May 1, 2008 - Isador Cohen Elementary goes to the Zoo

Isador Cohen Elementary School Pre-K students exhibited artwork at The Sacramento Zoo on Thursday, May 1. The exhibition represented the artists' exploration of different materials and techniques and includes such works as: free-form designs with foil and feathers, Mondrian-inspired collages, and contour drawings. Photos of the children visiting the exhibit of their artwork are shown below.