Perpich News
Professional Development
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Eight School Districts Selected for Minnesota’s 2025-2027 Comprehensive Arts Planning Program
The 2025-2027 award recipients for CAPP: Academias La Paz, Alexandria Public Schools, Big Lake Schools, Brainerd Public Schools, International Spanish Language Academy, Inver Grove Heights Schools, Little Falls Community Schools, and Waconia Public Schools.May 5, 2025
Perpich Center for Arts Education…
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2024-2025 Art Cohorts Serve Many Educators
April 25, 2025
Three year-long Art cohorts met for a third and final time this month – Elementary Art for Classroom Generalists and Newly Licensed Teachers; Media Arts Level 1; and Media Arts Level 2. Each cohort drew a diverse group of educators.
The Elementary Art…
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Folktale Collections from Perpich Library
April 22, 2025
People in all societies have passed down stories for centuries in order to teach, entertain, and create a sense of cultural identity. Reading the folktales of another culture is helpful in understanding it on a deeper level. This is a selection of…
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Christoph Dundas – A Music Teacher for So Many Good Reasons
April 18, 2025
Becoming a music teacher is a significant investment of oneself. Interestingly, Christoph Dundas, High School Band Director at Austin Public Schools, ended up joining the teaching ranks almost by accident, and even shied away from the profession for a pretty good reason….
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Author Teresa Peterson Presents in Native Authors & Artists Series
April 16, 2025
Perpich Center for Arts Education welcomed Teresa Peterson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and member of the Upper Sioux Community) as our guest on April 15, 2025 in our Native Authors & Artists Series. Teresa’s work has been recognized by the Minnesota State Arts…
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Ely Teachers Work with Dance Education Specialist Mary Harding
March 27, 2025
A group of teachers in Ely Public Schools recently worked with Perpich Dance Instructor and Dance Education Specialist, Mary Harding, to incorporate more movement into their lessons. The afternoon went by quickly, as they worked through various interdisciplinary strategies, used jazz choreography…
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Allegra Smisek Named Executive Director of Perpich Center for Arts Education
March 26, 2025
We are happy to announce that Allegra Smisek (smee-sheck) was offered and accepted the role of executive director for Perpich Center for Arts Education after a public interview on March 25, 2025. Allegra has most recently served as Perpich’s interim executive director…
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Books with Female Protagonists from Perpich Library
March 21, 2025
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the library TAs, Aliya and Quinn, put together a fantastic display of novels with women protagonists. These are just a few of the books on display in the library this month.
All items on this list are available…
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Author Kim Sigafus Presents in Native Authors & Artists Series
March 12, 2025
Perpich Center for Arts Education welcomed Kim Sigafus (White Earth Nation) as our guest on March 11, 2025 in our Native Authors & Artists Series. Kim is an internationally-published, award-winning author and speaker. She writes in many genres, and talked about bringing…