Reflections Art Program
"Beauty Is..."
2009-2010 Reflection Theme: "Beauty Is...."
Locally judged, National program for Guilford Public School K-12 students. Guilford's winning submissions are then entered in the Connecicut PTA Reflections Competition and from there, the National PTA Competition held in Washington D.C.!!
- Visual Arts
- Photography
- Literature
- Musical Composition
- Dance
- 3D Art (local judging
only)
Diana Colcord, dicolcord@aol.com, home: 453-0580
**Local Judges Always Needed!**
Please submit this form once for each child and once for each area of art submission.
If more more than one child or more than one area of art, please submit this form as many times as needed. Thank you!
State PTA Reflections Program:
| National PTA Recognition
In each arts area, National PTA gives out 12 Awards of Excellence - three for each grade division. Up to five Awards of Merit may be chosen in each arts area and grade division. Award of Excellence recipients receive a $200 cash award and a silver-plated Reflections medallion. Award of Merit recipients receive a silver-plated Reflections medallion. Additional sponsor gifts may be given. |
You can obtain the Reflections Program information sheets and forms from the National PTA website. Please ask your school administrator for his/her assistance in distributing the information to students. Let parents know how students can enter Reflections Program through your newsletter. It is important to stress to the participating students to focus their efforts on the Reflections theme.
Awards Presentation:
Participation in Reflections Program has increased through the years, and Connecticut often has Award of Merit and Award of Excellence winners.
Reflections Program winners from Connecticut will be honored in an awards ceremony to be held at the Annual CT PTA Convention.
Eligibility & Participation:
CT PTA limits the entries as follows:
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Any Connecticut PTA/PTSA in good standing is eligible to sponsor a Reflections Program |
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Students participate in the Reflections Program by submitting entries to their local PTA or PTSA |
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Each entry must be the original work of one student only |
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Only one entry per each art area per age division per unit may be submitted (e.g. A school with K-5 may submit for the primary division which is K-2, one literature, one photography, one music, one dance/choreography, one film/video and one visual art entry and for the intermediate division which is grades 3-5, one lit, one music, one photo, one dance/choreography, one film/video and one visual art entry = total of 12 entries. A high school with grades 9-12 can send in 6 entries.) |
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Use of copyrighted material is prohibited |
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Entries must be accompanied by an attached and fully completed form for each entry. |
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CT PTA does make accommodations for special needs students... see below. |
****** CT PTA will adhere to the above criteria ******
Deadlines:
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Deadline for Reflections Theme Search: NOVEMBER 15, 2009 |
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Deadline for entries: JANUARY 26, 2010 |
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Artwork is available for pick up at the CT PTA Office by the Unit President or the Reflections Chairpersons after MAY 1, 2010 |
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Click here for more information regarding rules and deadlines |
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Grade Divisions:
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Arts Areas:
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Exceptional Children Category for Reflections
CT PTA agrees with the National PTA guidelines and believes it is the right of parents to place their child in the Reflections Program grade division that best reflects the child's developmental age (if that is what a parent or guardian feels is best for the child). However, recognizing that exceptional children may be unable to physically do the work themselves and need the assistance of a teacher or adult, Connecticut PTA feels that an exceptional child should be allowed to receive help with their work if it is needed. CT PTA will now offer a separate category for exceptional children. Plymouth-Terryville Council has piloted this program for the last 3 years and it has worked very well. It must be indicated on the entry form that this child is exceptional, for example, “Exceptional Primary Music.” Because National PTA does not have an Exceptional Category the entries in this category will only be able to be forwarded to the state level and not move on for judging at the National level. Please contact the CT PTA office with any questions. Note: We had several entries from this special category and several state winners. Be sure to bring this opportunity to the attention of Special Education teachers and families. |
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Guilford PTA supports the Arts!
2009 Reflections Info:
January 24, 2010 3:00-5:00pm
Art Show and Award Ceremony
Guilford Art Center
Submission Dates & Program Rules
Student Participation Rules
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New York Times | October 1, 2009
By: Winnie Hu