SHOW ME ARTS SUMMIT - STUDENT ADVOCACY TRAINING
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education offers advocacy training and support. Show Me Arts Summit (SMArts) is an annual in-person event geared toward developing student advocates for arts education and occurs the night before our Fine Arts Education Day. Visit moaae.org to learn more.
April 8, 2025 - SMArts Schedule:
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
ARRIVAL: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Check in at SMarts table
Receive packet with schedule (this will have already been emailed as well)
Check in with MAAE team for room keys
Students unload and change into professional dress
TRAINING : 4:30-8:15 pm Truman Room
Check in 4:30-5:00 pm
Proceed to assigned tables with nametags
Training begins at 5:00 - 5:45pm
15 minute break
DINNER : 6:00 - 6:45 pm.
15 minute break
TRAINING: 7:00 - 8:15 pm
7:00-7:15 Meet Kyna Iman
7:15-8:15 Elevator Speech Construction
15 minute break
STUDENT SOCIAL: 8:30 - 9:30 pm Capitol Room
Students mingle and practice their elevator speech
CURFEW - 10:30 pm - all students in rooms
LIGHTS OUT - 11:15pm - Student sponsors verify
Welcome!
Need Help?: Students contact your sponsor, and/or the SMArts Coordinator, Dr. Joan Murray at smarts@moaae.org
The Capitol Building is within walking distance, but shuttle service will be available departing the hotel at
8:10am
8:40am
9:20am
Hotel Checkout must be complete by 11am. Hotel concierge services can assist with luggage storage after checkout before departing for home if needed.
View the schedule of events for Fine Arts Education Day here.
The Capitol Building is within walking distance, but shuttle service will be available departing the hotel at 8:10am; 8:40am and 9:20am. The Shuttle will depart from the doors outside the lobby and drop you off at the Southeast sidewalk near the Carriage entrance at the Capitol building.
If walking, you can use the city streets, or travel THROUGH the Truman Building to reach the Capitol.
Walking map from Capitol Plaza Hotel to the Capitol building
Code of Conduct
When you registered as an in-person participant in the Show-Me Arts and Fine Arts Education Day you agreed to abide by a code of conduct:
abide by all rules and regulations of the Show-Me Arts MAAE Summit Sponsor(s) and the sponsor from the local school district.
attend all scheduled sessions of the summit
act in a cooperative and supportive manner with all Summit participants
stay in assigned areas for summit events, unless specific permission from a chaperone or sponsor is received.
not enter another student's hotel room
I also understand the tobacco products, alcohol and other controlled substances are strictly forbidden by particpants ath this Summit and that my possession or use of any of these items will result in immediate expulsion from the summit and possible criminal penalties being enforced
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