2021-2022 Programs Funded ​

Thanks to the generosity of our entire community, Friends of 187 has been able to provide 400 arts classes over 14 weeks during the 2021-2022 school year!

• Hispanic Heritage Month showcase for the Middle School by Fausto Feliz/Fuerza Dance Studio & Group
• Cultural stories and poetry reading by poet Sheila Maldonado
• AV Production equipment, textbooks, and instruments including:
  • 23 band instruments for the IS music department
  • A drum set for ES/IS
• Black History Month showcase for the Middle School by Jamila Wignot, director of documentary portrait AILEY and Amos Machanic, Jr., Teaching Artist for Ailey Arts In Education Community Programs and a former company member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ​
• 8-Week School Day Programming–February through April:

• Grades K-4: Dance and Movement taught by Creative Dance Residency
• Grades 5-6: Hip Hop and Musical Theater taught by Dance Project Washington Heights
• Grades 7-8: Salsa/Bachata/Reggaeton taught by Fuerza Dance

• Creative Writing, Drama and Visual Arts–May through June:     
  • Pre-K: Creative Learning Puppet Show Program
  • Grades K-2: Story-dramas with Treehouse Shakers
  • Grades 3-4: Language Arts & Drama with YANY
  • Grades 5-6: Visual Arts with Ms. Donetta
  • Grade 7: Creative Writing with Uptown Stories
  • Grade 9: Time Capsule Project with Uptown Stories

Read Full Program Descriptions here.

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