Governor Steve Bullock congratulates MAPS Media Institute for winning the 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award NAHYP. MAPS is one of twelve after school/creative youth development programs nationwide to receive this award. This honor is given to programs that exemplify how arts and humanities enrich the lives of young people throughout the country […]
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Leaders of the Hamilton-based MAPS Media Institute are in Washington, D. C., today to be honored by federal arts and culture agencies as one of the best after-school and youth development programs in the nation. The awards for MAPS effectiveness in engaging youth in the arts or humanities come from National Endowment for the Arts,
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The Greater Montana Foundation has granted $80,000 to the Irwin and Florence Rosten Foundation, known as MAPS Media Institute. MAPS originated as Media Arts in the Public Schools in 2004. The money comes in two grants; one for ongoing operations funding and the other for a Media Mobil Lab program to share positive experiences with
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Every year, the Ravalli Electric Co-op sponsors one lucky Ravalli County high school student to attend the National Rural Electric’s Youth Tour to Washington D.C. During the trip, over one thousand students from every state visit monuments, memorials, and museums while meeting their state’s elected representatives and other student leaders.
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Montana’s after school programs are gems. This short film highlights some of these outstanding programs, and explains how after school programs enhance a student’s whole education, as well as nourishes entire communities. After school programs around Montana benefit from the federal 21st Century program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Keeping these funds coming
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“Isn’t this just the best place in the world?” Peter Rosten waved a hand across the landscape around us, a rich green pasture in the Bitterroot Valley, thick with grass. Two hundred yards from where we walked along the gravel road, a huge log cabin sat in tranquil repose at the foot of a beautiful,
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The 13th annual Media Arts Festival is a celebration of the excellent media created by MAPS students on Saturday, May 20, at the Pharaohplex Theatre in Hamilton. The program is also celebrating “Awards of Excellence” nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, North West. The family-friendly Media Arts Festival is free, open
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HAMILTON – MAPS Media Institute founder and CEO Peter David Rosten died Tuesday, April 18, after an eight-year battle with bone cancer. Rosten was well-known in Montana and beyond for his work with young people, using filmmaking to teach them self-confidence, leadership, creativity, communication and empathy to prepare them for success in life. Rosten was
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Special Olympics Montana (SOMT) is a statewide, non-profit organization that provides year round sports training, athletic competition, and health related programming for individuals with intellectual disabilities. SOMT changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect. 2017 marks
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September 24, 2016 marked the 175th anniversary of the Jesuit missionaries’ arrival to the Bitterroot Valley. For many years, St. Mary’s Mission celebrates its founding with reenactments of the historical events which shaped the relationship between the Bitterroot Salish and the Jesuits. Their friendship has endured through many challenges, including the forced removal of the
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