Wentworth teacher awarded art fellowship

The Maine Alliance for Arts Education and the Maine Community Foundation announced the 2009 Maine Arts Teachers Fellowship award winners. 

Nine teachers from across the state are receiving fellowships to pursue studies in theater, music, and a variety of visual arts around the world including  Joanne Maloney of Wentworth Intermediate School in Scarborough to study mosaic tile production at the Mosaic Art School in Ravenna, Italy.

 “The fellowships allow Maine arts teachers to reconnect with their disciplines in a meaningful manner,” said Carol Trimble, Maine Alliance for Arts Education executive director. 

The Maine Arts Teachers Fellowship program is modeled on the New York City-based Surdna Foundation’s Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. The Surdna Foundation and individual Maine Community Foundation donors provided the financial support for the Maine program.

Babine to attend summit 

Olivia Babine, a sophomore at Cape Elizabeth High School and Scarborough resident, has been selected to attend the 2009 Global Leadership Summit, sponsored by LeadAmerica, at Catholic University in Washington D.C. and Pace University New York City. The Global Leadership Summit is a college-accredited invitational leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and Internationally. Exceptional high school students with a record of academic achievement, extracurricular and community involvement are invited to participate.At the Global Leadership Summit, students explore leadership on a global level and the factors that affect our international balance of power and peace.  In a hands-on learning environment, Babine and fellow students will be presented with real-life international crisis or disruptions of peace and tackle the issues acting as a head of government, an emissary from an international organization or a representative of a special interest group.

LeadAmerica is the nation’s premier youth leadership organization. With a commitment to providing quality leadership education, LeadAmerica inspires and empowers young people to achieve full potential.