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Base: Walnut Creek, NC
Laurie Bellet teaches supplemental and day school
students, kindergarten through high school, throughout
the San Francisco East Bay area. Drawing on her
past experience working with Lakeshore Learning
Materials, Laurie brings the color of the secular
school environment into the realm of Jewish education.
With her "Reluctant Artist" workshops
at CAJE, Laurie has opened the world of innovative,
meaningful, yet simple art projects to hundreds
of Jewish teachers. Laurie writes for Torah Aura
Productions as a member of the "5 Things
Advisory Group" and has designed companion
activities for the Ot La'Ba-ot Hebrew Primer.
In addition to her adventures in education, Laurie
serves as Shliach Tsibur of Temple Beth Sholom
in San Jose, California
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Workshop with Laurie
Running
a Judaic Art Kits' program is very easy (See Running
a Workshop 101). If, however, you desire a little
extra TLC and the comfort of having an experienced
presenter, consider bringing Laurie to lead your workshop.
The steps below provide you with everything you need
to know about bringing Laurie to your community.
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out the Welcome page
to understand the creation process of The Rimone
and Geffen Paths. |
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Figure
out the workshop costs to see if your budget allows
bringing a guest presenter or run the workshop
using your own staff. Your costs will include:
1. Judaic Art Kits' supplies:
Base Kits: See appropriate product
page for pricing and quantity discounts.
Pattern Folder: $18, $36, or $40 plus the cost
of making 11x17" copies @ $3.00 per base
kit (unless you prefer to make the copies yourself).
Marvy Fabric
Markers (For Siddur
Cover workshop, you'll need the DecoFabric
paint markers).
Magic
Sizing Spray Cans.
2. Instructor Costs:
Instruction Fee: $50 per hour (See
chart below for workshop length).
3. Travel Costs:
Either the cost of round-trip airfare (Plus $15.00
per day airport parking fees), or, if travel by
car, $0.50 per mile (each way) from San Francisco,
CA to your location.
Car rental.
Hotel accommodations. Sorry, no home hospitality. |
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| Check
your calendar and choose several workshop date
possibilities. Then contact Laurie at Laurie@artkitsetc.com
to finalize a date . |
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| Fill
in the Promotional
Flyer Request Form. We will customize, free
of charge, a promotional flyer for your workshop. |
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reserve your workshop date, mail a nonrefundable
deposit of $200 to Laurie Bellet. |
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| Call
us to borrow a sample of a Garment in Process.
This is a sample of the garment you are looking
to create. It shows the process in which the garment
is made: from a blank fabric, to a traced design,
to a colored segment. This will help people understand
the simplicity of the process and see the high
quality of the finished heirloom. While there
is no charge for the Garment in Process, we do
need your credit card information to secure the
return of the garment. |
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| Invite
target audience for an informational gathering
where you'll promote the workshop, display the
Garment in Process, and distribute the promotional
flyers. |
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| Collect
registration forms and make reminder calls to
those who forgot to register. |
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Call
us to place your order and call Laurie to let
her know the final
numbers. |
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Get
the workshop room ready:
Access to set up the room is needed for at least
two hours prior to workshop.
Room should be well lit. If the room lighting
is insufficient, please bring in additional lights.
Three to four 6-8' smooth-surfaced tables for
supplies.
Set as many 6-8' smooth-surfaced tables for participants
as required (see chart below
for details).
Cover tables with Kraft paper. Secure paper with
masking tape.
Set needed supplies as follows:
- One masking tape roll for every two kits
- One pair of scissors per kit
- One pencil per kit
- Irons and ironing boards. |
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