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ModeL CITIzeN The big idea behind adam ThrogmorTon’s Tiny buildings PLus a place where falafel, kimchi and hamburgers live in harmony 01 january 1 7 In the face of Uncertainty Anxiety, hope and opportunity in the age of Trump By Heidi kyser Robert List Luis Montanez Rosita Castillo yucca advocate undocumented Student community HealtH worker The Dawson Difference At The Alexander Dawson School, we can’t predict the future, but we can teach children how to shape it. The Alexander Dawson School’s In Dawson’s Lower and Middle Research proves that learning how to theater students learn the basic skills Schools, we encourage students to play a musical instrument, as opposed of acting and theater craft. But develop individualized artistic to simply listening to music, has it’s not just about performing; our behaviors and processes. Giving our tremendous benefits to a student’s students also create and build all of students the support and artistic overall academic success in all areas of the theatrical sets, as well as select guidance to make their own choices – study. As a music educator at Dawson, their costumes and stage makeup. and yes, mistakes – helps them to my goal is to create an environment The overall emphasis is placed upon develop a true sense of self. Dawson where students not only develop a true learning to appreciate the arts and students experiment with ceramics, appreciation for and understanding of to embrace their creativity. More drawing, printing, sculpture, painting, music, but also find their own musical importantly, they learn to persevere, glass and woodwork. But no matter identity through performance or work with a team, and be courageous which medium they’re using, they composition. And it’s great to know and confident in front of an audience. learn to appreciate the artistic process, that, for our Dawson students, the -Sue Boyum, Theater and Choir Teacher take risks, and find their creative voice. benefits of music education extend -Chantelle Cook, Art Teacher beyond the classroom. -Mark Carroll, Orchestra Teacher In Early Childhood, fostering creativity is essential to the development of the whole child. Whether our youngest Dawson students are painting, kneading clay, or creating found-object sculptures, we know each creative experience helps our students learn to express themselves artistically, boosts their confidence, and opens their eyes to the artful beauty of the world around them. (702) 949-3600 www.alexanderdawsonschool.org -Jude Ross, Art Teacher 10845 W. Desert Inn Road | Las Vegas, Nevada | 89135 MONTH 2015 MONTH 2015 2 DESERTCOMPANION.COM DESERTCOMPANION.COM 3 The Dawson Difference At The Alexander Dawson School, we can’t predict the future, but we can teach children how to shape it. The Alexander Dawson School’s In Dawson’s Lower and Middle Research proves that learning how to theater students learn the basic skills Schools, we encourage students to play a musical instrument, as opposed of acting and theater craft. But develop individualized artistic to simply listening to music, has it’s not just about performing; our behaviors and processes. Giving our tremendous benefits to a student’s students also create and build all of students the support and artistic overall academic success in all areas of the theatrical sets, as well as select guidance to make their own choices – study. As a music educator at Dawson, their costumes and stage makeup. and yes, mistakes – helps them to my goal is to create an environment The overall emphasis is placed upon develop a true sense of self. Dawson where students not only develop a true learning to appreciate the arts and students experiment with ceramics, appreciation for and understanding of to embrace their creativity. More drawing, printing, sculpture, painting, music, but also find their own musical importantly, they learn to persevere, glass and woodwork. But no matter identity through performance or work with a team, and be courageous which medium they’re using, they composition. And it’s great to know and confident in front of an audience. learn to appreciate the artistic process, that, for our Dawson students, the -Sue Boyum, Theater and Choir Teacher take risks, and find their creative voice. benefits of music education extend -Chantelle Cook, Art Teacher beyond the classroom. -Mark Carroll, Orchestra Teacher In Early Childhood, fostering creativity is essential to the development of the whole child. Whether our youngest Dawson students are painting, kneading clay, or creating found-object sculptures, we know each creative experience helps our students learn to express themselves artistically, boosts their confidence, and opens their eyes to the artful beauty of the world around them. (702) 949-3600 www.alexanderdawsonschool.org -Jude Ross, Art Teacher 10845 W. Desert Inn Road | Las Vegas, Nevada | 89135 MONTH 2015 MONTH 2015 2 DESERTCOMPANION.COM DESERTCOMPANION.COM 3 EDiTOR’S Note 58 PARTY LIKE IT’s 10 wish I could write this sentence in such a way to sofa change. Online, we’ll dust off some stories at greater convey a sense of it emerging with a flourish from length, check in with sundry topics and subjects, and behind some glittery, billowing curtains amid a face up to any embarrassing predictions we’ve made. fanfare of trumpets and confetti-dazzle. Because Also, if you’re a reader (but not yet a subscriber) whose I IT’S THE FIRST MONTH OF DESERT COMPAN- monthly ritual is shaking out the 17 subscription cards ION’S TENTH-ANNIVERSARY YEAR!!! Quick his- we lovingly spam into each issue, go ahead and grab one tory: Sprung Athena-like out of the Zeus head of the this time around and take advantage of our $10 home- annual Nevada Public Radio Fall Cultural Guide, Desert delivery offer. 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And Nevada, with its diverse population, sidekick to the radio station into a distinct, fully fledged vast federal land holdings and tectonic tensions between editorial platform of its own. But we hardly did it alone. Western libertarian and urban progressive values, is on Convinced that Southern Nevadans desired and de- a course for deep impact. In “In the face of uncertainty,” served a true city-regional publication that balanced the (p. 49) staff writer Heidi Kyser sets out verve of a lifestyle mag with the mission-mindedness and to find what that impact might be, spend- integrity of public media, founding publisher Melanie ing time with people, organizations and Cannon led our rapid evolution into a monthly magazine interest groups likely to be affected — for in 2011. Ten years, 90 issues and four additional staffers both better and worse — by a Trump ad- later, we’re happily counterpunching the received nar- ministration. 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