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Estes Hills Elementary <br /> Orange County Schools <br /> 2012-2013 Arts in Education Grant— Spring <br /> Orange County Arts Commission <br /> Application Narrative (#5) <br /> Schaal Profile <br /> Estes Hills Elementary, established in 1958, is located in Chapel Hill and is one <br /> of ten elementary schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District. Our <br /> school is a K-5 public school that operates on the traditional calendar. Students <br /> that attend Estes Hills Elementary reside in Chapel Hill and live in close proximity <br /> to the school. <br /> Estes Hills Elementary has a total of 496 students, 52% female and 48% male, <br /> as well as 42 teachers. Approximately 29% of our students are on free/reduced <br /> lunch, and Estes Hills Elementary qualifies as a Title 1 school. Approximately <br /> 20% of students are ESL, and 13% receive EC services. The ethnic breakdown <br /> is as follows: 56% White, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 1% American Indian, 14% <br /> Hispanic and 8% Multi-racial. In the whole school, there are 13 languages <br /> spoken by our students, and families come from at least 17 different countries <br /> other than the U.S. including Korea, Chile, Lebanon, India, China, Venezuela, <br /> Mexico, Iraq, Germany, Zambia, Japan, Sweden, France, El Salvador, <br /> Guatemala, Colombia, and Argentina. <br /> School's;Arts Prog[M 's _ <br /> Estes Hills Elementary offers the following art programs to every child in the <br /> school: <br /> ➢ Music <br /> Art <br /> Pro ed Ube +d Gr trt ,1 <br /> eke <br /> In partnership with The ArtsCenter, second grade students at Estes Hills <br /> Elementary will participate in a five-day music/dance residency in March 2013 <br /> that will directly link to our social studies curriculum, specifically within the realm <br /> of African-American heritage and culture. Through the study of the musical <br /> impact and rhythmic heritage of African-American culture, students will develop a <br /> better understanding of the art and oral traditions that bond African-Americans <br /> with West Africa. Teaching Artist Braima Moiwai will take students on an "African <br /> Cultural Journey" by teaching them African drumming techniques, games, <br /> folktale dances and the influences of African languages on American English. <br /> Furthermore, he will share his experiences with students from his childhood in <br /> Sierra Leone, West Africa. The residency will be hands-on and interactive and <br /> provide an alternative method of learning curriculum through the arts. <br />