Reflections

2016-17 Reflections Theme:
"WHAT IS YOUR STORY?"

Reflections is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works interpreting the theme "What is your story?"

Chair: Michelle Rylands
Co-Chair : open

Program Details

A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. 

Only original works of art are accepted.

The six art areas are:

• Literature — works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
• Music Composition — original musical composition, with or without words.
• Photography — prints up to 11 x 14 inches in color or black and white, including techniques: photogram, retouched, montage, sandwich and multiple exposure.
• Visual Arts — drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling
• Film/Video — original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
• Choreography/Dance — originally choreographed dance composition.

Participation in Reflections is organized by student age and grade levels. Student works are critiqued against others in the same grade division. This allows recognition and judging of artworks by appropriate developmental age and skill levels. The grade divisions are:

• Primary — Preschool – Grade 2
• Intermediate — Grades 3 – 5
• Middle/Junior — Grades 6 – 8
• Senior — Grades 9 – 12
• Special Artist

Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. The Reflections Program is structured for PTAs to recognize students at the local, council, state, and national levels. Entries are first judged at the local level and selected works are chosen to represent the PTA at each subsequent level. If a PTA is a member of a council, they will send the chosen entries to the council program according to the guidelines established by their council. If a PTA is not a member of a council, they will submit their entries directly to Washington State PTA.

Once entries reach the state level, the state PTA may select up to four entries in each of the six arts areas (a total of 24) to submit to the National PTA. National first, second, and third place, and honorable mention entries are recognized at the National PTA Annual Convention.

All PTSAs in good standing may sponsor the Reflections Program. Students may only submit entries through a PTSA.

Reflections Forms and Guidelines
Reflections Guide
The Reflections Guide is located in Leadership Resources on the Washington State PTA Leadership Packet page. If you don’t know your login or password, email support@wastatepta.org.

Reflections links

National PTA Reflections Page

Washington State PTA Reflections Page

WSPTA Leadership Resources

Olympic Ribbons

Timeline for a Successful Program:

August
Reflections Training
- Online Webinar TBA
- click here to register

September/October:
Get the word out! Let students, parents, and teachers know how to participate in the program. Get your forms ready. Set all your important dates!!

 Reflections Training In-Person meeting
- Auburn location, time, and date TBA

Reflections Webinar
- details and registrations TBA

November:
Suggested deadline for art to be turned in to unit PTA
Remember to allow time for judging and announcing your local PTA awards prior to sending the art to the Council Level. 

We recommend no later than November 7th.

December:
All work due to Council: TBD
All entries must be hand delivered to the conference room at
the Fugate Building, 915 4th Street.
This takes a bit of time to complete the check in process. Please expect a short wait.

Dec /Jan :
Art Show.
Date, Time, and Location TBA

January:
Mid-January: Council Reflections Ceremony
Selected students will perform.
Art/Photography will be on display.
Refreshments provided by Council

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  Four Reasons to Run the PTA Reflections Program

• This Reflections Program allows your students a fun and rewarding opportunity to find creative ways to express themselves. Students will share their art with the community, and receive recognition for their work. In addition, the program encourages students to experiment with different forms of artistic expression.

• Art makes you smarter! Research is showing that children who learn to express themselves with various forms of art can have longer attention spans and stronger memory retrieval skills. Artistic expression also leads to stronger emotional development, as the children learn to analyze and express their thoughts and feeling using art.
  

• The Reflections Program is run by parent volunteers, thereby providing another opportunity to involve parents in their children’s education.

• The Reflections Program helps parents recognize, support, and enhance their children’s continuous process of self-discovery.

Washington State PTA Reflections web site        

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Reflections en Español

Si necesita información en Español acerca de el programa “Reflections” ó acerca de programas de educación de las Artes, por favor visite Del sitio Web de National PTA

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