2023 Spring Programs FundedOver 300 classes occurred weekly during school hours for 12 weeks this Spring Semester (March-June). The spring residency focused on building creative writing, social-emotional, and language arts skills in coordination with the school’s curriculum.
Pre-K - Kindergarten Creative Movement with Puppetry (Social-Emotional Learning) with Tamala Bakkensen Playful, quirky, and creative puppets guide students through lessons on emotions, the environment, springtime, diversity, and relationships. Students enjoy learning through interactive creative play, movement, singing, dancing, and storytelling. 1st & 2nd Grade CREATE: Early Arts Learning (Theater) with New Victory Theater teaching artists Inspired by the art forms and themes of a New Victory performance, teaching artists lead students through interactive performing arts workshops. Students learn theater craft through developing characters (and puppets!) and composing scenes together. 3rd & 4th Grade World Stories Alive (Storytelling) with Rachael Harrington This interactive approach encourages students to jump into the narrative action, where they gain language and vocabulary development, cultural expression and learning, empathy, creative expression, and speaking and performing confidence. They listen to and participate in folktales from around the world that address social emotional topics and also tie into curriculum areas. 5th Grade Playmaking (Theater) with Teachers & Writers Collaborative With expert instruction and guidance, students develop characters, write monologues, script scenes, move through the editing process, and make props. Then they rehearse and perform their own scenes as well as a book of their plays. 6th - 8th Grades Improv, Civil War Historical Fiction, and Time Capsule with Uptown Stories Uptown Stories provides creative space for collaborative writing, improv, theater games, and physical activities to unleash creative energy and get it down on paper, building self-confidence and writing skills.
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Learning through visual arts, dance, music, drama, and creative writing inspires our children, giving them a platform to creatively express themselves and hone their critical thinking skills. This enriching programming is possible thanks to the generosity of donors to Friends of 187!
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2022-2023 Fall/Winter Programs Funded
PRE-K - 4TH GRADES
CUSTOMIZED CREATIVE DANCE RESIDENCY Giving children the tools to make their own dances is the focus of the Customized Creative Dance Residency for the PreK - 4th-grade students at PS/IS 187. New York State-certified dance teaching artists are collaborating with classroom teachers to connect dance learning experiences to curricular concepts like social studies, science, language arts, or math, customizing the dance residency for each grade. 5TH - 8TH GRADE AILEY ARTS IN EDUCATION–HIP HOP DANCE Hip-Hop dance evolved alongside Hip-Hop music and culture and has grown out of a street dance culture to be one of the most dynamic and popular dance styles for dancers of all ages. Hip-Hop is a movement representing freedom, growth, and evolution. Classes begin with a warm-up which includes stretches, isolations, and core strengthening. Students are encouraged to create their own moves, producing an individual style through improvisation and mock-battle choreography. Known for high energy, attitude, and versatility, the movements of Hip-Hop- popping, locking, breaking, spins, freezes, and more- will keep students' spirits high and their blood pumping! WHY DANCE? Dance and movement are integral to a well-rounded arts education as it encourages movement as well as sparking creativity. Learning through visual arts, dance, music, drama, and creative writing inspires our children, giving them a platform to creatively express themselves and hone their critical thinking skills. High-quality arts programming provides students with a variety of outlets for expression as well as opportunities to learn about subjects not typically covered in the classroom. Additionally, learning from an array of teaching artists provides different perspectives and views on not only the subject matter but our community as a whole. |
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