The Village Gallery in La Jolla Presents the Artwork of Jesi Schiffer; Artist to Host Reception on Thursday, April 20th

La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2006

From La Jolla Shores to Catalina Island, from Balboa Park to Bird Rock, San Diego landmarks are coming to life in the paintings of celebrated local artist Jesi Schiffer. From April 17 to May 3, the Village Gallery in La Jolla presents more than 40 works by the artist, representing a diverse and colorful approach to Southern Californias most treasured landmarks. In addition, Jesi Schiffer will host an artist reception on Thursday, April 20th from 5:30-9:00pm, featuring art, wine, fabulous appetizers, music, and much more.

Schiffers show at the Village Gallery debuts her new plein aire series of paintings, a difficult wet-on-wet style where the artist masters each painting on location. Schiffer will also be showing several stunning new studio paintings, including the debut of Enchanted Isle, a large painting of Catalina Island.

In addition, Schiffer is also doing commission paintings for wine drinkers, depicting their favorite bottle of wine. Art aficionados simply bring her their favorite bottle, specify colors and size, and the artist does the rest. Guests can also see Schiffer in action (and watch the paintings come to life) as she paints live at the gallery each day of her show.

The Village Art Gallery in La Jolla is located at 7932 Ivanhoe Avenue, in La Jolla. For more information, please contact Christine Van Tuyl at 858.405.7264.

About Jesi Schiffer

Jesi began painting eight years ago under the instruction of Concetta Antico-Pizzinat. Many of Jesi’s paintings depict her life travels as well as her interests such as surfing, yoga and diving. Her fascination with different cultures and languages and the beauty of exotic regions have taken her to Costa Rica, where she became a scuba dive instructor in Bonaire. She also lived and taught English in Brazil, climbed Macchu Picchu in Peru, and traveled to Boliva, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Holland, London, France, Spain, Mexico City, Cancun, Cozumel, and Baja California. Jesi is a member of the La Jolla Art Association, the San Diego Art Association, and donates her time and art pieces to the San Diego Burn Institute, Coast Keepers and Surfrider Foundations.

Currently, Jesi teaches private children’s oil painting and an after-school fine art program at Grant Elementary in San Diego, CA. When Jesi is not traveling, teaching or painting, she is riding a mechanical bull in Mexico. For more information, or to schedule a private viewing, visit http://www.artbyjesi.com.

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The Village Gallery in La Jolla Presents the Artwork of Jesi Schiffer; Artist to Host Reception on Thursday, April 20th

In Celebration of Earth Day, Global Village School Launches Unique Homeschool Curriculum Based on The Earth Charter

Ojai, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2010

In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), Global Village School, a leader in distance learning through homeschooling, is proud to announce its new K-8 Whole Child, Healthy Planet curriculum. This innovative approach in education features a learning styles-centered program, focusing on engaging the whole child with an emphasis on diversity and developmental stages.

The school’s new K-8 curriculum guides are centered on the four core principles of the Earth Charter: (1) Respect and Care for the Community of Life (2) Ecological Integrity (3) Social & Economic Justice (4) Democracy, Nonviolence, Peace and Diversity.

Families of children attending Global Village School are already enthusiastic about the new curriculum. Parent Beth Campbell-Rafdal says, “We received our Whole Child, Healthy Planet curriculum guide last week. We are so excited that we found Global Village School. I feel as though the curriculum was written for our family! Thank you for helping us navigate an even more meaningful path of homeschooling with our kids.”

While most standard curriculum is shaped by a textbook and a workbook, the Whole Child, Healthy Planet curriculum is built around the inspiration found in many types of literature.

Sally Carless, founder and Executive Director of Global Village School explains, “The K8 curriculum guides cover all of the core academic subjects in a way that engages students through a sense of enchantment, awe, and wonder as well as through the incorporation of art, music, nature, imagination, and story.”

“Global Village is truly a school with heart,” says Marriage, Family and Child Counselor Nancy Hart, M.A.. “How can a child truly learn when his or her focus is the fear around test taking and memorization? If the strongest emotion around schooling is fear, then that fear gets connected to the learning process. Promoting the love of learning, not the fear of failing to learn–wow! What a concept! Isn’t this what we want for our children?”

About Global Village School –

From its base in the coastal hills of Southern California, this successful distance learning school reaches out to students as far away as Arkansas, Argentina and Australia. The school offers an international K-12 homeschool diploma program that empowers students to cultivate their gifts and passions by engaging them in a creative, flexible educational process grounded in the principles of peace, justice, diversity, and sustainability.

The K8 Whole Child, Healthy Planet curriculum is currently being used by private and charter schools as well as by homeschoolers. To explore samples of the K8 courses, visit http://www.globalvillageschool.org/k8-curriculum.html.

Media Contact: Michaella Seveney

Phone/Fax: 805-646-9792

P.O. Box 480 Ojai, CA 93024

http://www.GlobalVillageSchool.org

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In Celebration of Earth Day, Global Village School Launches Unique Homeschool Curriculum Based on The Earth Charter