Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 3036 - Artistic & Essential Skill Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3036.1) | 29 |
Number of opportunities for creative expression |
| 3036.2) | 11 |
Number of participants reporting increased knowledge, opinions, skills and/or aspirations in the arts |
| 3036.6) | 0 |
Number of participants reporting increased perseverance, completing a project from start to finish |
| 3036.5) | 53 |
Number of participants reporting increased confidence, self-esteem |
| 3036.3) | 4 |
Number of participants reporting increased use of creativity |
| 3036.4) | 29 |
Number of participants reporting increased mindfulness or a change in the way they see their immediate surroundings |
| 3036.8) | 0 |
Number of participants reporting use of critical thinking skills and making deliberate choices to solve problems |
| 3036.9) | 11 |
Number of participants reporting increased sense of belonging, support, and/or comfort |
| 3036.7) | 16 |
Number of participants reporting increased focus, resilience |
Success Stories
Handmade Greeting Cards
Author: Susan Miller
Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development
In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the impacts of loneliness and isolation on overall public health. (Murthy, V.H., Holt-Lunstad, J., et al. (2023). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation 2023: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community.) Social connectedness impacts our physical and mental health, as well as general feelings of life fulfillment. Two recommendations for increasing social connectedness put forth in
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Sashiko for Starter Stitches
Author: Susan Miller
Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development
When asking adult participants who have attended Boone County Extension Community Arts programming what else they would like to learn, a recurring request has been an introductory program on embroidery or hand-stitching. Individuals expressed interest in learning both basic stitches for mending as well as stitches that are decorative.On February 26th, 2025, Community Arts Agent Susan Miller presented a two-hour, beginner level hand-stitching program focused on sashiko, a traditional Japanese emb
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