Anne Hutchinson boasts a robust calendar of cultural arts activities desined to complement and enhance

the school's instructional program. This year's

cultural arts programs, which are almost exclusively funded by the PTA, feature:

Grade 2: Mr. Billy, Poet Residency, Franklin Institute assembly, Meet the Musician, Dino Dig, African Drum Troop, Author Visit-Steven Kellogg, Junie B. Jones-Theaterworks Production, & Entomologist classroom visits.

Grade 3: Mr. Billy, Poet Residency, Franklin Institute assembly, Meet the Musician, Jacob Burns Film, African Drum Troop, Author Visit-Steven Kellogg, Artist in Residence, & Junie B. Jones-Theaterworks Production.

Grade 4: Mr. Billy, Poet Residency, Franklin Institute assembly, Meet the Musician, Colonial Kitchen, African Drum Troop, Author Visit-Steven Kellogg, Madden, Lion, Witch & Wardrobe, & Artist in Residence.

Grade 5: Mr. Billy, Madden, Franklin Institute assembly, Meet the Musician, Dirtmeister, Poet Residency, Author Visit-Steven Kellogg, Lion, Witch & Wardrobe, & Square Dancing.

A similar variety of cultural arts experiences are planned for 2007-2008.

The PTA sponsors an extensive array of after-school clubs. Offerings have included arts and crafts, science, Spanish & Italian language, chess, dance, tennis, cartooning and sports. The cultural arts programs and after school clubs are other examples of how our parents are an intergral part of the school environment at Anne Hutchinson.