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New
York State Funding for Arts Education
Partnerships - SAP
“Theatre of
Government” with The Heritage
School and Working Playground, Inc.
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“…Just
in terms of learning, I think
that we learned other things
other than actually how to act
or make a play happen. I think
we learned more like life skills,
how to work in a group and how
to speak, so I think we learned
so much more than we thought
we would actually learn. ...
To look forward to go to the
American History class is a
really great thing!”
--
Ozzie, Senior Student, Heritage
HS
Students
rehearse for the final performance
in the music room
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“Theatre,
as we all know, is an immensely
valuable experience for students.
Many students have told me they
lost their fear of speaking in
front of a crowd thanks to this
production, which is great to
hear. I have indeed seen many
of them come out of their shells
and carry them-selves with more
confidence when communicating.
… They have learned to work
as a team and respect each others'
creative decisions, something
I did not see at the beginning
of the term.”
-- Dan
Schachner , Working Playground
Art Educator
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“Much of
the curriculum was centered upon
the notion of interviewing community
members through the use of a ‘reporter’s
notebook’. … Students
were required to compile their
notes and develop these notes
into thoughtful written pieces.
All the students were successful.
The play was intelligent, well-structured
and the students' performances
surpassed our expectations.”
-- Dan Nichols, Teacher
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Performance,
June 7th at The Heritage School,
East Harlem |
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“The fact
that we wrote out our own scenes,
and put our own opinion into it,
so you see that you see it becoming
something bigger and become a
play, you definitely feel proud
of what you do.”
-- Ingreem, Senior Student,
Heritage HS
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“…Before
we actually started working in
the play and wrote the poem, this
class taught us a lot about if
you really feel passionate about
something or you feel that there’s
been an injustice done, it is
your right to speak up, if you
feel there is something going
on that you feel is totally wrong,
or you totally disagree with,
it is OK to have an opinion and
to voice your opinion as well.”
-- Nazla,
Senior Student, Heritage HS
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