2017-079-E Arts - Cedar Ridge High School - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: EC417424-B3E6-4014-A465-9859A57DDD04 Explosion that will serve as anchors at the event -the Scrap Exchange and the Bluegrass Experience band. The Scrap Exchange is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. Founded in 1991 by a small group of people who were seeking to establish a sustainable supply of high-quality, low-cost materials for artists, educators, parents, and other creative people, the Scrap Exchange has 7 grown into a magical place for children and adults to create. During Cultural Explosion, their workshop leaders will help students and families transform clean, reusable industrial discards into inventions for science, hats and costumes for plays, games and toys for fun, and much more. During the event, the Scrap Exchange will be housed in the library, and students and families can flow in and out of the space. Participants will use creative and higher order thinking skills to create pieces of artwork and functional objects from recycled materials. This not only connects with the Visual Arts curriculum standards across grade levels (creating using a variety of tools, media and processes; enhancing creative and critical thinking skills; understanding the global context of the visual arts), but also Science (the inquiry-based design process) and Social Studies (environmental awareness, etc.) In addition, the Bluegrass Experience band will perform at Cultural Explosion to provide attendees with yet another cultural educational experience. The Bluegrass Experience is a trio with multi-instrumentalists (featuring guitar, banjo, acoustic bass and mandolin). Lead musician Tommy Edwards—a teacher, musician and performer—will create a unique learning experience for those in attendance and tie in the cultural aspect of bluegrass music. This performance will tie in directly with the Music curriculum standards, including interpreting, creating and responding to music and understanding the global connections with music. In addition, as part of the social studies curriculum, students will be exposed to diverse cultures through watching and engaging in the unique cultural art form of bluegrass music as it relates to the history of North Carolina. Edwards is a retired public school teacher/administrator and consistently integrates curriculum into his performances. Cultural Explosion as a whole allows students and families to explore diverse cultures on a very deep level through hands-on experiences while building connections within the community. This directly links with the Social Studies standards across all grade levels and helps foster an understanding of all people in our community and world. Furthermore, many students and families share their own cultures at the event, which helps them feel connected and understood. While-there are-many cultural resources avail able to families-in-the-ar-ea tnder-served-students often times do not experience them because of the cost. Offering this event at no cost creates a high level of accessibility so all students and families are included. There are 7,526 students in the elementary, middle and high schools of Orange County Schools, as well as 553 teachers. Of those, 52.5% are male, and 47.5% are female. Students in elementary school are between 5 and 11 years old, middle 11 and 14 years old and high school 14-18 years old. The following is breakdown of race/ethnicity for Orange County Schools. Note: Since Cultural Explosion is a district-wide event, the following demographic information is representative of Orange County Schools as a whole. More detailed demographic information (by school) is attached. American Asian Hispanic African- Pacific White Multi- Indian American Islander Racial Orange County 0.2% 1.15% 19.83% 15.27% 0.07% 59.63% 3.85% Schools