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DocuSign Envelope ID: ECE511A0- 1745 - 4353- 8DDA- 483D182AA9FD <br />The ArtsCenter <br />Arts In Education Focus School Program <br />Show at The ArtsCenter. For many children, this is their first time seeing a live <br />performance as well as working with a professional artist. By participating in alternative <br />methods of learning, all students are able to reach their maximum potential because <br />they are able to learn through the approach that fits their individual learning styles. <br />The Teaching Artist for the New Hope Elementary 5th Grade Artist Residency is Virginia <br />Danford. Virginia has been a professional artist and educator for over 20 years. She <br />holds an MFA in Acting and also works as a choreographer and director in addition to <br />teaching. She teaches a variety of courses for all ages including drama, acting on <br />camera, dance and movement classes, and poetry, among others. She has taught <br />professional classes at colleges, universities, public and private institutions, as well as <br />working as a teaching artist in the schools for over 15 years. Virginia has worked with <br />The ArtsCenter since the inception of the Artist Residency (formerly ABLE residencies) <br />program and continues to develop innovative programs that are educational and <br />inspirational to classroom teachers and students alike. <br />During this Artist Residency, the New Hope Elementary 5th grade classes will attend <br />Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart, a one -man play developed and performance by local <br />artist Mike Wiley. The students will explore the themes of racism, courage, <br />determination, hope and non - violence through theatre and creative movement activities <br />designed to enhance creative expression, performance skills, self- esteem and <br />cooperation. On the final day, students will have an open class sharing a culmination of <br />their work. <br />Virginia and The ArtsCenter's School & Family Programs Coordinator have already met <br />with classroom teachers from New Hope's 5th grade for a planning session to review goals <br />and discuss residency logistics. Following the residency, they will all meet again for an <br />evaluation meeting. In addition to this evaluation tool, The ArtsCenter will distribute <br />student and teacher evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the experience, as well as <br />communicate regularly with teachers and administrators during and following residencies. <br />Additionally, curriculum assessments are administered following all residencies to <br />measure academic growth on the material covered during residencies. The assessments <br />are created with collaboration from classroom teachers, teaching artists and The <br />ArtsCenter's School & Family Programs Coordinator. The ArtsCenter is currently <br />reviewing the evaluation process to assure its effectiveness and standardize processes <br />across the board. <br />The ArtsCenter has successfully implemented 51 residencies in area schools over the <br />last several years through the Arts in Education program, 37 of which have been Artist <br />Residencies (formerly ABLE residencies). Furthermore, as mentioned above, The <br />ArtsCenter has successfully carried out the focus school program at Central Elementary <br />for the past five years and has expanded this program to New Hope and Efland- Cheeks <br />Elementary Schools. <br />The ArtsCenter requests funding in the amount of $1500 to be applied towards artist <br />fees and supplies for the New Hope Elementary School 5th grade Artist Residency, to <br />take place in January 2015. <br />