Tag: Franklin Academy
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Essay Writing Workshop Presented by the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment
“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say,” asserts French writer Anaïs Nin. For the past week, 10th grade students at Franklin Academy were treated to an intensive Essay Writing Workshop directed by local author,…
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The Lake of Spinning Fire Video By Chris Matthews
This excellent video, The Lake Of Spinning Fire, was entered into YouTube competition by Chris Mathews and he and his colleagues chose to donate any prize money to the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment. The GJCAE is so very proud of the great work of former Franklin Academy…
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African Wire Art As Shown By Johathan Daniel – Project of GJCAE
Press Release The Franklin Academy Middle School 1127 Chalk Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 Under the Wire! Franklin Academy’s sixth grade students will be learning the unique craft of wire art from African Wire Artist, Jonathan Daniel. The students will participate in a three day workshop (Feb. 21-23/2011) with the motivational artist and…
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The Critter Cube Coloring Book Video With Piper
The Critter Cube Coloring Book provides a creative literary teaching tool to expand children’s imaginations, develop creative thoughts and learn the proper use of verbs, nouns, adverbs in sentence structure. Enjoy this video of 6 y.o. Piper as she discovers the Critter Cube Coloring Book for the first time as presented by…
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Programs For Franklin Academy Students Funded By GJCAE
Franklin Academy I and II Artists in the Schools Programs 2010-2011 10/28/10 for K-3—Doug Berky performs “Gems: The World’s Wisdom Stories”. He uses classic styles of storytelling from many cultures including masks, mime, puppetry and the power of a good story to introduce this collection of wisdom stories from around the world. All people…
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Google Grants Presents Award To GJCAE – Thank you video to Google
Google Grants awards GJCAE grant to continue it’s work. This is a thank you video to Google, The Cotton Company, HerbFest, MedFaxx, Festival Park and CaptiveAire for their continuing support as well as Google. Through the efforts of our corporate sponsors and the never ending hours of volunteers from…
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GJCAE Sponsors Leading Educators Such As Dr. Milton Ganyard Teaching In This Video At Herbfest on Beneficial Insects
This video is one on educating on beneficial insects for your garden. The presentors, like Dr. Milton Ganyard here, get to interact with children who assist in set up, greeting, filming and learn through the assistance of the GJCAE social skills and visual arts skills as well as good marketing practices. …
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Franklin Adacemy Jazz Band Video Performing At HerbFest in Festival Park
Each year the Franklin Academy Jazz Band Performs A Free Concert @ HerbFest For The Community. This video from a past performance shows why the FA Jazz Band has become a mainstay for HerbFest visitors and a source of pride for the community due to the outstanding talents of the Frankin Academy students. Originally Graham…
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History of Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment
The Story of Graham Johnson The Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment was formed in memory of and to honor the life of Graham Patrick Johnson. Graham was a student at Franklin Academy in Wake Forest, North Carolina and a very special person. His life and how he lived it, and his love of the arts…