Halloween Storytelling Time with ReadBoston

United South End Settlements’ Children’s Art Centre began its Studio Arts In-School Residency program and partnership with the Hurley K-8 School in 2012. The program was originally funded for two years by the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative, a multi-year effort to expand arts education in schools across the district. Nearly 100 students in K2 and first […]

BOSTON, MA — The Board of Directors of United South End Settlements (USES) is pleased to announce the selection of Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle as the organization’s next CEO. USES is a Boston based non-profit that is working to build a strong community by improving the education, health, safety and economic security of individuals and […]

BOSTON, Mass. – On January 7, 2015, United South End Settlements (USES) will co-sponsor an opening reception for The Theresa Show: Fiber Arts Exhibit & Silent Auction from 6 – 8 p.m. in honor of the late Theresa-India Young. Since her passing in 2008 after a brief battle with cancer, the Theresa-India Young Scholarship Committee […]

By Lana Sommers “Art is an experience that requires freethinking, experimentation, and analysis—all part of creativity.” ~ MaryAnn Kohl, Early Childhood Art Educator and Author The Children’s Art Centre’s Studio In-School Residency uses Process Art as part of the Hurley School student’s arts education. Process art focuses on the experience of making art through exploration and experimentation with […]

This year we’re thankful for our program participants, students, volunteers, board members and staff. On Tuesday all gathered together in the Harriet Tubman House atrium for an Intergenerational Thanksgiving Feast. Thank you to all the event volunteers who donated, prepared, and served a wide variety of delicious food. Your generosity made the feast such a success. In addition to […]

Click here for the English version. Las clases de Hurley School de K2 están aprendiendo sobre el ciclo de vida de peces y ranas como parte de su unidad nueva Animales y sus Hábitats. Durante la clase de arte este mes nos divertimos explorando los peces a través de dos proyectos. Los estudiantes sacaron impresiones […]