On Tuesday, March 2^nd grades 3rd to 8^th had the opportunity to see MythMasters.  Anthony Cascio and Lindsay Flathers, of the Mythmasters, blow the dust off centuries of stories from ancient Greece, bringing the power, majesty, and magic of Mount Olympus to life. Myths explored included Phaeton and Helios, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Echo and Narcissus. Through a skillful blend of theatrical techniques (mime, comedy, drama, puppets, masks, costumes, music, reverence, irreverence, and lots of audience participation), the gods and goddesses, heroes and villains, monsters and maidens of Greek mythology come alive to walk the earth once more. Created by David Zucker and Richard McElvainGrant

Saint Catherine’s would like to take this opportunity to thank the Local Cultural Councils in association with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and specifically the Norwood Cultural Council who have issued a grant for this enrichment program which greatly assisted us in securing this program.

The Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade classes had the opportunity to see “The Secret World of Bubbles”. This 50 minute program gave the children the opportunity to see a blend of outrageous bubble effects and seriously-fun bubble experiments. From huge wobbly bubbles (bigger than your bathtub) dancing in the air to smaller intricate bubble sculptures that eventually fall up to the ceiling this program showed the children exciting new ways to  explore and appreciate something we see everyday but perhaps never truly noticed.

For more information about the artist and this program please visit www.keithmichaeljohnson.com

Local author Jennifer, Rogala visited the students of pre-k, first, second and seventh grades. For the pre-k classes she did an arts and craft project. For the first and second grade classes she read a story followed by a Q&A session asking the children different questions about the story. For seventh grade she did a workshop on how to “Develop Memorable Story Characters”. The workshop involved asking the students – what’s your favorite book? Who is your favorite character? From there Jennifer Rogala practiced writing techniques to use when creating stories that leave the readers wanting more. Earlier in the academic year Jennifer Rogala visited the Kindergarten students where she read a story to all students that included her twin daughters in the audience! For more information about Jennifer Rogala please visit www.jenniferrogala.com

The seventh and eighth grades kids had the opportunity to hear from Lou Longo whom’s motto is “Life is All About Choices.” Lou presented his Carpe Diem (Seize the Day) workshop and talked to the kids about thinking about the choices they make in and outside of the classroom and the importance of forming relationships. He shared the following quotes with the kids:

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” Winston Churchill

“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands” Anne Frank

For more information about Lou Longo please visit his web-site at www.EnlivenFirst.com

All of the Saint Catherine students had the opportunity to once again to hear the music of Epic Brass who shared with the children a variety of musical eras and styles. Through Epic Brass’s personable and often humorous approach to music the students were not only exposed to different types of music but introduced to a variety of instruments. To learn more about this group please visit their web-site at www.epicbrass.com