On Monday, April 7, LACIS had the pleasure of hosting a bilingual (Spanish and English) outreach workshop, guided by the talented musicians Raquel Paraiso and Francisco “Pancho” López-Méndez, with the enthusiastic 4th graders at Northside …
K-12 Outreach
Artists-in-Residence with Benjamin Barson and Gizelxanath Rodriguez
by Jacob Sorrells, LACIS M.A. student In March, LACIS was pleased to welcome saxophonist and author, Dr. Benjamin Barson, and award-winning vocalist and guitarist, Gizelxanath Rodriguez to campus for a week-long artists-in-residency which featured a …
Documentary Film Screenings and Artistic Expression
Earlier this month, LACIS was thrilled to host over 150 Wisconsin middle school and high school students to watch the film “Home is Somewhere Else” and interact through creative drawing and writing activities with co-director …
Author Karla Arenas Valenti Visits Local Schools
On Friday, October 18th, LACIS hosted children’s author, Karla Arenas Valenti, on two school visits. She visited Lodi Middle School, Lodi, WI, and Kromrey Middle School, Middleton, WI and shared details about her newly-published book, …
LACIS Assistant Director Presents at Lodi High School’s Annual Career Day
On Friday, September 20th, Sarah Ripp, LACIS’ Assistant Director, presented “High School…to College…to Career: Your Future in…Higher Education and Internationally Focused Employment” to nearly 75 students as part of Lodi High School’s annual “Career Day”. …
LACIS-Oconomowoc High School-Guatemalan Service Project Collaboration
During the spring of 2023 and spring of 2024, LACIS partnered with Oconomowoc High School Spanish teacher, Danielle Chaussee, and her advanced Spanish students (some of whom are in the WI Department of Public Instruction’s …