08-09 Arts Offerings

summary of urban science academy 08-09 Arts program offerings


Note: Most of the following information has been excerpted from the organzation’s websites. For more complete information about the programs feel free to visit the websites listed below.

Studio in a School
www.studioinaschool.org
Studio in a School is an organization that offers 14 session in-school artist residencies in the visual arts. In collaboration with 325 staff, the resident artist introduces students to a variety of art media and techniques such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and collage. All STUDIO workshops are led by professional artists, whose own commitment to the arts provides an inspirational guide through the creative process. Following an artist's way of working, students learn to experiment and then make informed choices about materials and techniques, to give thoughtful reflection to what they have created, and to feel pride in sharing their creations with others. STUDIO's artists and administrative staff also will work 325 staff to develop a collaborative relationship. Although currently in contract negotiations, we aim to employ Studio in a School in all grades starting with grades 5 and 6 in the fall term and grades 7 and 8 in the spring term.

Dancing Classrooms
www.dancingclassrooms.com
Available to Mr. Cluff, Ms. Añano, Ms. Marowitz and Ms. De La Rosa’s homerooms. Fall and Winter only. Schedule TBD.
Dancing Classrooms was launched in 1994 as a not-for-profit project of the American Ballroom Theater Company. It is an arts-in-education program teaching ballroom dance to the upper elementary school students of participating schools. As seen in the documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom, Dancing Classrooms is an in-school residency program. While Dancing Classrooms has been hailed as an effective program for teaching social dance, the program provides many other benefits. Dancing Classrooms is about creating an atmosphere which allows students who are typically introverted and reserved, to step out and shine. It focuses physical energies and increases health through the joy of movement. It builds self-esteem and interactive social skills as it improves confidence and children’s ability to relate to others.
Dancing Classrooms uses a curriculum-based teaching approach to achieve social awareness and build self-esteem. Students are taught the vocabulary of various contemporary social dances in a classroom setting. Each class in the series introduces new steps, reinforcing what has been previously learned through practice and repetition.
The program is not just about teaching dance, it’s about teaching pride, confidence and respect. We take the dance that is inherent in students’ bodies and help them to bring it out, not force it in, enabling students to increase their self-esteem as they learn. Dancing Classrooms’ courses culminate in social activities geared toward family members, such as an evening dance for students with their parents, an assembly performance complete with literacy components, or a Ballroom Breakfast.


Manhattan New Music Program
www.mnmp.org
After School Residencies in African Dance, Hip-Hop Dance, Brazilian Percussion, and Painting. Open to all grades. Schedule TBD.
MNMP after school residency programs foster original, student-created artistic work across all artistic disciplines. MNMP programs are available in the areas of music, drama, dance/movement, visual arts and creative writing. Consistent with the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts, as well as the New York City Blueprint for the Arts, MNMP infuses the creative process into everyday curriculum to support student learning. As a whole, programs address skill-based learning, aesthetic comprehension, contextual and cultural understanding, as well as curriculum-integrated instruction. MNMP after school residencies will culminate with a celebration of the African Diaspora.