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This 2-3 week residency begins with an introductory drawing lesson on breaking larger drawings into smaller pieces.

Using the knowledge gained from the introduction, students will draw a small graph over a photo of themselves. A larger graph will be lightly drawn on drawing paper and the students will be asked to copy square by square from the original.

They will then learn how to use drawing pencils for shading and apply that information to create shadows in their drawings. 

Grades 6-12

In this imaginative, hands-on, 5-day residency, students conceptualize and create a miniature environment in a box.

The design may be a representation of a memorable occasion, cultural event, seasonal setting, futuristic room, or any other theme the class and teacher decide upon.

An extension of the curriculum is also a possibility. For example: a scene representative of colonial life for Social Studies or a scene from a book in Language Arts.

Materials used to create the shadow box will include “found” items from home and nature, along with yarn, foam shapes, cardboard, tape and more.

This residency exercises critical-thinking, problem solving and hand/eye coordination skills. Students also learn many techniques, such as painting, and the use a variety of materials to create their 3-dimensional design.

Grades 4-8
Curriculum Connections: Visual Arts, Social Studies, Theater Arts, Language Arts Literacy

This is an opera immersion program designed to give students an in-depth, hands-on introduction to the world of opera. Lyric soprano and music educator, Yvette Lewis, spends 5-10 days in the school working with students.

A planning meeting with the artist will be held, and a professional development workshop for teachers is included to give an overview of the program and provide activities that can be used in the classroom to complement the residency. This will include creative writing, art, drama and research activities that correspond to each opera being studied.

An assembly, performed by Ms. Lewis, serves as an introduction to the residency. Ms. Lewis will then meet with each grade level to work on an opera they are assigned to study.  Students become familiar with the story and learn up to three selections from the opera in the original language.

Classroom instruments will be provided for students to play accompaniments to the music learned. A student performance for parents is the showcase at the end of the residency.

Grades K-5