Greenbush
Academy
East Greenbush SD
Rensselaer Co.
Ungraded |
"Opportunities
for Creative Expression"
Concerted Effort
Science, English Language
Arts, Social Skills,
Character Education
Music, Visual Art |
| The
Greenbush Academy, a special
education school, and Concerted
Effort work in partnership
to engage all six classes of
learning-disabled and emotionally
disturbed students ages 6 -
16 in learning through the
arts to increase in students'
musical and expressive skills,
fluency and reading comprehension,
awareness of feelings, and
cooperative behaviors. Building
on past residencies at the
school, composer Julie Kabat
leads the core music residency
around the theme "Exploring
Character, Mood, and a Sense
of Place." This is enhanced,
at the students' request, by
collage workshops with a visual
artist, Marie-Claude Giroux,
and also by a field trip to
an environmental center. |
Hamilton
Central School
Hamilton CSD
Madison Co.
Grade 4
|
"The
Dialogue of the Geocentric
and the Heliocentric Universe"
Picker Art Gallery,
Holly Adams
Science, Math, and English
Language Arts
Drama, Music, and Visual
Arts |
| Just
as Galileo conveyed the results
of his scientific experiments
in the form of dialogues and
plays, fourth graders of the
Hamilton Central School District
use drama,
music, and visual arts to create
a play that shows the movement
in thinking from the geocentric
universe to the heliocentric
universe. They gain a sophisticated
knowledge of the solar system
through classroom study, interaction
with Colgate Univ. professors,
and the synthesis of their
knowledge into various art
forms. This project is part
of a multi-year partnership, "Galileo's
Universe," with composer
Glenn McClure. |
M.C.C.S
Chinese School
private
New York Co.
pre-K
|
"Chinese
Children's Folk Song/Dance/Art
in Language Class"
Ning Yuan Yu, teaching artist
Reading, Writing and Oral CommunicationSkills
Music, Dance, Visual Arts |
Students
reinforce their Chinese language
development through singing,
re-telling, and acting out
Chinese folk songs, playing
Chinese games, discussing
(in Chinese) their folksong-based
Chinese brush paintings,
and performing Chinese dances.
They develop a sense of rhythm,
color, movement, and sound,
and enhance their connections
with others, shaping artistic
communication and the diverse
culture of the community. The
project addresses the need
for Chinese language programs
appropriate for pre-schoolers
that facilitate communication
between generations and the
transmission of culture. Find
out more about this partnership. |
Manhattan
Bridges High School
Region 9
New York Co.
Grades 10 & 11
|
"The
Living Legacy Project"
El Museo del Barrio
English Language Arts and Social
Studies
Music, Visual Arts, and Culinary
Arts |
| Connecting
masterworks from El Museo del
Barrio's permanent collection
and fall exhibition "Merengue!
Visual Rhythms" with rigorous
academic achievement, this
partnership offers students
and teachers an opportunity
to learn about various Latino
artistic and popular traditions.
Focusing on the Mexican tradition
of the Day of the Dead, students,
educators, and parents explore
their cultural heritage and
personal identities. Interdisciplinary
art-based projects take place
in classrooms and in the Museum,
and culminate in a campus-wide
celebration entitled "Our
Living Legacy," a festival
of Latin American and Caribbean
traditions. |
Maplewood
Intermediate
South Huntington UFSD
Suffolk Co.
Grade 4
|
"Knowledge
Alive! The Struggle for Freedom
against Tyranny"
Dafna Soltes Stein, teaching
artist
Social Studies and English Language
Arts Drama and Storytelling |
This
eight-week drama residency
affectively engages students
through storytelling, dramatic
role play, creative writing
and drawing. Students learn
about slavery on Long Island
from the moment of the capture
of 13-year-old boy Kinte
and his 11-year-old girl
cousin Akira in their African
village, through their voyage
to America on a slave ship,
their sojourn into slavery,
their life on Long Island,
and the involvement of their
children and grandchildren
on the Underground Rail Road.
Students help to build the
story, identifying what is
important to tell and why
it should matter to us today..Find
out more about this partnership. |
McGraw
Elementary School
McGraw CSD
Cortland Co.
Grades
3 and 6 |
"Reading
and Writing Under the Ancient
Night Skies"
Syracuse Stage
Charles R. Smith, Jr., teaching
artist
Social Studies, Science, Math,
English, and Technology
Theatre, Music, and Art |
| Using
Greek and Roman mythological
stories about the constellations
and empirical data about the
stars, students explore both
expository and creative writing
processes. An original theatre
production using student writing
pieces is part of a day-long
community celebration of displays
and star-related activities.
Particular emphasis is placed
on how the past influences
present life and even the future
of our planet. Find out more
about this partnership. |
PS
24
Region 8
Kings Co.
Grades 3 and 4
|
"Spanish
as A Living Language"
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Social Studies, English Language
Arts, Spanish
Dance and Theater |
| This
project codifies a series of
collaborative exercises that
integrate dance and theatre
with literacy, social studies,
and arts curricula in the center
of the existing school-wide
dual-language program. Each
class uses family stories,
many from newly immigrated
families, to create plays,
with non-fiction books providing
background knowledge of geography
and culture. Students practice
thater and movement skills;
draft, analyze, and revise
the script; and rehearse and
perform the play. The curriculum
is taught in both Spanish and
English. |
PS
39: Henry Bristow School
Region 8, District 15
Kings Co.
Grades K - 2 |
"Making
Books Sing at Public School
39"
Making Books Sing, Inc.
English Language Arts
Theatre, Music |
| Students
read Monica Gunning's A
Shelter in our Car, and
use theater activities to explore
the characters.
They then see a musical theatre
adaptation of the book. Then,
each class uses a different book
as a basis for drama games and
creative play that build literacy
skills. First- and second-graders
develop a short dramatic adaptation,
which they perform for the other
classes on Sharing Day. Find
out more about this partnership. |
PS
99 Q - The Kew Gardens
School
Region 3
Queens Co.
Grade 6
|
"Playing
Around"
The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery,
Inc., Karen Fitzgerald, teaching
artist
Social Studies
Visual Arts |
Playing
Around engages students and
teachers in creating games that
are inspired by ancient civilizations.
The project utilizes technology
as a research and design tool.
It expands a peer mentoring
project and improves the physical
space of the main building's
outdoor play yard with the
addition of learning resources
created by the students. Find
out more about this partnership. |
PS/IS
111 Adolph S. Ochs
Region 9
New York Co.
Grade 8 |
Developing
Citizen Artists at PS/IS
111
Epic Theatre Center
English Language Arts, Social
Studies
Theatre |
| This
program addresses the goals
of improving academic skills,
building school capacity, and
fostering a sense of community
across the entire 8th grade.
After seeing a fully staged
version of Antigone,
students create new citizen-choruses
that represent different community-specific
viewpoints, integrate them
into the play, and perform
them alongside professional
actors. As students work to
adapt the plays to address
issues in their own lives,
they explore how their personal
ethics and choices might have
civic consquences. Students
identify, develop, and express
a singular point of view, develop
as democratic citizens, and
take an active role in building
ensemble. Find
out more about this partnership. |
PS
188 The Island School
Region 9, District 1
New York Co.
Grades K - 2 |
"Building
Literacy through Music"
Third Street Music School Settlement
English Language Arts
Music |
The
project expands the current
collaboration beyond a skills-based
program by integrating music
instruction with ELA instruction.
Providing early intervention
to address the needs of our diverse
learners (34% English Language
Learners and 23% Special
Education), teachers and
teaching artists develop
and implement units of study
that focus on development
of phonemic awareness, phonics,
syllabication and decoding.
Through ongoing professional
development and carry-over
activities into the classrooms,
teachers build capacity to
sustain activities past the
project's duration. |
PS
811M-Bellevue
District 75
New York Co.
Grades 9 - 12 |
"Bellevue
and Urban Word NYC Workshops"
Urban Word NYC
English Language Arts
Creative Writing, Spoken Word |
| Bellevue
HS students have diverse and
complex special educational
needs. The project helps students
improve their communications
skills, share their feelings
with teachers and peers, and
gain confidence in writing
and speaking in front of others.
Teaching artists and ELA/Literacy
Teachers co-develop a curriculum
which uses spoken-word poetry
and creative writing to help
students cooperatively build
skills in areas such as critical
thinking, writing, and oral
presentations, culminating
in a showcase and anthology. |
The
Renaissance Charter School
District 84
Queens Co.
Grades 6 - 9 |
Write
A Play! The Next Step
Young Playwrights, Inc.
English Language Arts and Social
Studies
Theatre, Creative Writing |
| Expanding
on last year's collaborations,
teachers participate in YPI
workshops emphasizing constructive
feedback and the creative process.
They and teaching artists assist
students in monologue and dialogue
writing and character and scene
development, using peer review
to refine dramatic impact.
Excerpts are presented in evening
productions for the community,
and each student receives a
bound copy of his/her play.
9th graders produce "Underage
Caberet" at Queens Theater
in the Park. Students increase
the sophistication of their
writing, critical thinking,
and problem solving, linking
historical and contemporary
life issues. |
Scholars
Academy
ROC #5
Queens Co.
Grade 6 |
"Discovery
Through Demonstration in
Science"
Magic Box Productions, Inc.
Science, Humanities, Technology
Visual Arts |
| The
project offers students the
opportunity to both discover
and demonstrate a rich comprehension
of the science, humanities,
technology and visual arts
curricula as they work together
to create original video documentaries
of key scientific concepts,
experiments, and brief biographies
of important scientists selected
from the middle-school science
curriculum. This project is
a direct response to the school's
need for interdisciplinary
and experiential science instruction.
See a student-produced video. |
School
of the Arts
Rochester CSD
Monroe Co.
Grade 12 |
"Teen
Slam and Spoken Word"
Writers and Books
English Language Arts, Social
Studies
Literature, Poetry, Theater |
| Teaching
artist Reenah Golden works
in four English classes at
three city high schools for
long-term poetry residencies
in which students experience
and experiment with the performance,
word, and text of spoken-word
poetry, as well as the social
and political ramifications
of this genre. The residencies
culminate in a school Slam
at each high school and a Slam
championship with the winners
of each school Slam. |
Westport
Central School
Westport SD
Essex Co.
Grades 4 - 6, 8
|
"Women
of the Past Moving Forward"
Essex County Historical Society,
Adirondack History Center Museum
English Language Arts, Social
Studies, Math, Science, Technology
Theatre, Visual Arts, Music |
| The
project connects students with
their sense of home and pride
of place in a rural community by
developing a collaborative
and interactive learning environment.
Students in each of the grades
4 - 6 interpret the life of a
local, nationally significant
woman through a different art
form, relating her life experiences
to their own. Eighth graders
serve as evaluators and "cultural
provocateurs," responding
and connecting to the work, and
learning the difference between
evaluating and judging. All the
work is presented in an evening
gallery walk and performance
exploring issues of democracy,
civic engagement, diversity,
and tolerance. Find
out more about this partnership. |
White
Plains Middle School
White Plains Public Schools
Westchester Co.
Grade 7
|
"Academic
Publishing Project"
Marie McCann-Barab, teaching
artist
English
Language Arts, Technology
Visual Arts |
|
In
this long-term assignment, "What
would it be like to be
an author?"
students develop an idea
for a non-fiction book, write,
design and publish the book,
then share it with the community
through display and public
readings. The challenge is
to use independent thinking,
organizational skills, perseverance,
and finally to take ownership
of the project. In the creative
process students convey information
by integrating well-written
content with key imagery
and design. The expressive
skills of writing and designing
are taught in an integrated,
holistic curricular environment
that also draws on other
skills such as organized
thinking and the ability
to use varied resources for
research. |
