2015-652-E Arts - Gravelly Hill Middle School Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:7C75BF92-8D1F-4CCA-8FF3-53F903D1C845 2015-2016 Arts In Education Grant— Fall Orange County Arts Commission Application Narrative School Profile Gravelly Hills Middle, located in Efland, serves students in sixth through eighth grades and is part of the Orange County Schools' district. There are approximately 484 students at Gravelly Hills Middle and 44 certified staff. The staff works collaboratively to design lessons, create authentic assessments, implement research-based remediation and enrichment interventions for all students as they prepare for high school. This year, Gravelly Hills Middle will host the district-wide event-Cultural Explosion- in April 2016. Orange County Schools, comprised of 13 schools, includes seven elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools and an alternative school all located in Hillsborough and Efland. School Arts Program Gravelly Hill Middle School offers Art, Chorus and Band for students. Within Orange County Schools, elementary students participate in Art and Music as part of their special area classes. Middle school students can participate in Music,Art or Band, and high school students can choose from as assortment of arts program, such as Art, Band, Theatre and Chorus. Proposed Use of Grant Funds On April 21, 2016 Gravelly Hills Middle will host a district-wide event-Cultural Explosion—from 5:30 to 7:30pm for students and families within Orange County Schools. Cultural Explosion will bring together all of the schools in Orange County and the surrounding communities to celebrate diverse cultures from around the world and recognize their impact on education. This evening event is comprised of interactive culturally-Chemed booths, student performances and food vendors and allow students and families to explore and learn about a variety of cultures simultaneously. More than 1,500 students and their family members are expected to attend. Specifically, funding from the Orange County Arts Commission would help support a feature performer at the event-Soul Street Dance. Soul Street is a nationally known dance company based out of Houston, TX, and is comprised of four professional male 'street' dancers. During Cultural Explosion, Soul Street will perform in the auditorium and then facilitate an interactive hour-long workshop for interested students and families. Throughout the performance piece, this inspirational group of young men, formerly considered at risk, takes students on a high- flying participatory trip from Brazil's Capoeira to New York's break dance with repertoire ranging from the music of Vivaldi and, to Rock n Roll to Hip-Hop and every stop in between. During the interactive workshop following the performance, participants will join Soul Street in fun dance and work-out drills. Soul Street will teach participants the foundation of many dance styles and, very importantly, to"catch"the rhythm and"first move" and dance in time to the beat. Different styles of choreography are taught that they can then use to create their own original dances. Through this experience, students will engage in a very unique art form that they would otherwise not have opportunities to experience.