Community & Culture
Empty Bowls Jr. Annual Fundraiser
This annual fundraiser raises funds for the Oakwood Intermediate School food pantry. The allotted funds are utilized for groceries and household goods to support our school families in need. All bowls hand crafted by art students.
College Station, TX 2018-2022
Color Me Happy
Art and Orchestra Student Show
Fine arts event that coalesced multiple artistic disciplines, displayed beautiful student art, provided amazing music from the school orchestra, and fed our school family and attendees. The success of this event was due to the overwhelming support of administration, fine arts and core curricular faculty members, and 40 Student volunteers wearing colorful French berets. The Color Me Happy Exhibition provided an artistic atmosphere for community interaction between faculty, admin, students and families. The enormous community participation provided the proper involvement for additional Title 1 funding for the campus.
Buddy Bench
School Community Outreach
Mrs. Stone's art club the "Artastics" designated and decorated a playground adjacent bench called The Buddy Bench. This bench is a way to foster friendships and eliminate loneliness on the playground. Students who are feeling lonely simply sit on the Buddy Bench and signal a new friend to come to their aid for hugs and laughter.
Kinser Elementary
Okinawa Japan
2015
School Test Prep Assistance
To help alleviate test anxiety Mrs. Stone prepared students for the STAAR,Texas Standardized Test, with a fun yet informational video. This video was distributed onsite at Oakwood Intermediate and 5 schools online.
Painting Classes
Step by step acrylic and watercolor painting classes. Great for groups of friends or anyone wanting to try somethings new.
Artist in Residence
Annually invited an Okinawan based ceramic artist to teach cultural enrichment through a weekly ceramic lesson. Students explored building form, implying texture, scoring techniques, and Japanese art terminology from a local artisan.