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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation <br /> Student Enrichment Grant Application <br /> COVER PAGE <br /> Please check special funds for which you wish to have this application considered. Please <br /> request specific criteria for the Chapel Hill Historical Society and Kepner Funds. More than <br /> one may be checked. Most projects also will be considered automatically for <br /> Undesignated SEG Funds: <br /> ✓ GSK Fund for Math/Science/Literacy <br /> ✓ Orange Co.Arts Commission <br /> ✓ Other/Undesignated Funds <br /> 1. Contact Name/Title: Rachael Kares/English Teacher <br /> 2. School: Phoenix Academy High School <br /> 3. Phone Number: (school) 919.918.2300 <br /> (home) 828.712.0295 <br /> 4. Mailing Address: (school) 750 South Merritt Mill Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 2751 <br /> (home) 500A Davie Rd. Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> 5. Project Director: Rachael Kares <br /> 6. Project Name/Purpose: <br /> Phoenix Academy Arts Program: Spoken-Word Poetry Project <br /> The purpose of this project is to integrate an arts program at Phoenix Academy. Currently, <br /> students have some access to arts-based learning through the 2011-2012 Arts Program funded <br /> by the Student Enrichment Grant. Arts-based learning is an important aspect to any education; it <br /> offers students the opportunity to think critically and analytically. Art-based learning also allows <br /> students to be innovative and creative in their experiential process. The premise behind this <br /> project is to bring community members into Phoenix to facilitate workshops in arts education. In <br /> the 2011-2012 school year local groups such as the Sacrificial Poets, HoopDrum, and The <br /> Paperhand Puppet Intervention have coordinated workshops with Phoenix Academy. The pilot <br /> run of the Phoenix Academy Arts Program has been a major success and aims to continue its <br /> growth in the following year. For the 2012-2013 school year, the Phoenix Academy Arts Program <br /> would like to work directly with the Sacrificial Poets spoken-word poetry organization. <br /> 7. Does the project address one of the district's or school's goals? If so, which one? <br /> District Goals <br /> • Strengthen and institutionalize alternative pathways for high school students, <br /> including (1) strengthening of career and thematic academies; (2) increasing the visibility <br /> of the middle college option; (3) promoting Phoenix Academy High School; (4) <br /> promoting and supporting on-line enrollment in high school and college level courses; <br /> and (5) providing high quality standard, honors,Advanced Placement, and CTE courses. <br /> • Improving minority student achievement <br /> Phoenix Goals <br /> • Offer opportunities for student enrichment <br /> • Increase community engagement <br /> • Develop thematic approach <br />