Ever wonder how art can transform lives? The AchieveKids 3rd Annual Art Show can show you how even kids with the greatest difficulty in communications can speak with eloquence through their art. Set for Friday, October 24th, at the Decathelon Club in Santa Clara, this annual event has been a great success in past years and again promises to thrill, inspire and enlighten for all. A&D (andonline.com) is sponsoring the Art Show and the AchieveKids Art Program. A&D’s corporate commitment to our immediate community and education is an example of how many corporations support philanthropy in their geographic area throughout the United States.
AchieveKids is an organization teaching youth with complex emotional and developmental disabilities the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve greater independence. “Art is a central part of the Special Education curriculum,” notes Michael Gennette, the Executive Director of AchieveKids. “And the annual Art Show serves as a gateway for community outreach as well as self-expression for the young artists. This self-expression empowers our students and with that confidence they can tell their stories and share their feelings.”
About AchieveKids
For almost 50 years AchieveKids has offered a place where acceptance is the key to being welcomed into the community. With two locations in Palo Alto and East San Jose, AchieveKids has been serving Bay Area children, aged 5 to 22, with emotional and/or developmental disabilities including mental retardation, autistic spectrum disorder, mood, disruptive behavior, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Our approach is to address the child, not the diagnosis. We acknowledge it is not always easy, but we know that today’s difficulties are tomorrow’s opportunities for success. Slowly building their self-esteem the students learn to take chances. Trying leads to success and success leads to hope for a future of inclusion.
AchieveKids is the largest non-public school serving students with moderate to severe disorders in Santa Clara County.
For information regarding AchieveKids and the 3rd Annual Art Show, please contact Tulin Melton, Development Director, at 650-494-1200 or [email protected]. Website for AchieveKids is www.achievekids.org
