Art Exhibition Scheduled At School For Thursday

The Heart Project and Northside Elementary School are presenting an art exhibition on Thursday, May 17, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Northside School.

The exhibition will feature a drum group, slideshow, art activities, snacks and more.

Families and community members are encouraged to attend.

HEART, which stands for Healing Through Education and Art for Resiliency Teaching, is being instructed and implemented by educators Dr. Julie Alexander-Ruff and Dr. William Ruff from Montana State University - Bozeman. The program focuses on the tribal community values of respect, responsibility, relationship and reciprocity. While the students were creating their art, the professors worked with teachers on classroom climate to promote understanding of children’s behaviors including those related to current and past traumas.