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<br />Arts in Education Grant Application – Fall 2014 -15 McDougle Elementary School PTA
<br />Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets
<br />Excerpt from the Animalia Study Guide:
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<br />Is The Smithsonian Sluseurn,'I'be
<br />Kenni:d%l Center, The Jim Wnscoii
<br />frlt�:r'n,ifi�: iad< F'Vhji Vj1 Or PU11lae#Iy,
<br />The DC11a111 1111,41hilte or Amq as %ve
<br />as schools, festivals, hbraTieS 113141 ffieA STS ac•rtlt4;,11he coUntq',
<br />Tlie Golden RIM I'npl -cls arc named fur their fm.0 on Fait Faiplietry, hiclttdhig Iliany
<br />telrlted Styles lif pupliekry,'whidt involve Ite use (Nt'rl)ejs. Foul works.wiih ttaidilional Europerirr
<br />State ibid IaEllapcl , sh: ctai }�r puppets, adapted buetrdkia PtIIJ] cls, " Wetl M ctnit+:.mpkintry halld and
<br />RXI t tllapct:s. 4°Ort SC 1 +TES dw nail iaLppetr;r consultani to Pu}apzteur s of lie niurir;a.
<br />Drawin. on ml, vy4llndkvnrkinjand hasic curincerin- .skills, t' abey desigiLs and Crafts his
<br />puppets. He i4 rena Wined for his tedinil ovs: of c iltved foam IOliet, which he i2ses iin, ni..
<br />" fCamieg ", flifle.y ilffi ubtled rc.,disiic atniaiva@ puppets. Ford. OMPIOys COrnlalecatell 11itOUl11i:Sn''-
<br />swill crare -full, loarlilkilli lioff, whit` usiaig his olvii voice and storyiellitig skills Io bring hi,; puppets to
<br />life,
<br />Fund has won nienicrous awards irtcludhil, three .lint tictrm.in Foundalion gtaurs, mul
<br />l7itli tr�r`4 highcst honor, a C"italian cwt' huellence troni [anion International 41- Itt MarhiriM
<br />IIe alw tsar -hes t+ataonally Ilyr7ir _Qh Tbit Kcnacdy Center's t'rufessional Develu -finent tint
<br />'t°cachcrs progTani_
<br />A Bond andience is as important ak iirc p•rforTner trr rrr(ke it prfornhinice p.43 well. It its
<br />it potiani to hslen (Inietly inn -azit to walk onlem the performer invites the ,amlintvt� to 4d1i sea. 11
<br />}'1?ir syKC iRGirli l)rt lilt'! fli 01° You ,Iwlild sit ctw. p, legged fiod not on dour kneen, go llte, children
<br />behind you can sce. Clapping at the end of a story or at the_ ett�l of Ilts; 911Ow is �a1wayN
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