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DocuSign Envelope ID:503AFBD0-9A99-4585-8C6B-15E102AEDA55 <br /> Project Goals The goal of the PTA Cultural Arts Program is to expose the entire <br /> MES student population to a wide range of artistic expression <br /> throughout their elementary school years. MES students benefit <br /> greatly from the shared experience of a diverse cultural arts <br /> program. However, we know that many MES students have very few <br /> opportunities to participate in cultural arts performances outside of <br /> school, due to socioeconomic realities and other family <br /> considerations. The PTA Cultural Arts Program performances <br /> provide a common context for all students to understand and <br /> celebrate each other's differences, expand their knowledge about the <br /> world and make meaningful connections between the arts and the <br /> lessons they are learning in the classroom. <br /> The MES PTA Cultural Arts Program Coordinator works <br /> collaboratively with the ArtsCenter and the MES administration and <br /> teachers to carefully select each performance to respond to the <br /> needs of students across the community. We aim to select <br /> performances that provide strong multidisciplinary linkages to the <br /> school's curriculum (e.g., arts education, language arts, science, <br /> math, social studies and positive behavior). We also intentionally <br /> build our slate of program offerings year after year to include artists <br /> who represent a variety of races, ethnicities and cultures and present <br /> a variety art forms (e.g., dance, music, drama, storytelling and <br /> poetry). <br /> Cirruculum and The MES PTA Cultural Arts Program works hand in hand with the <br /> Enrichment school's arts education curriculum, as well as with the teachers who <br /> incorporate the performances into the grade-level curriculum. Each <br /> of the performers provide instructional materials to correspond with <br /> their performance, which help our teachers guide students to make <br /> deeper connections and continue the learning experience. Each <br /> teacher is responsible for integrating these materials and the <br /> performances with the curriculum in the classroom. These <br /> curriculum connections would most often take place on a grade-wide <br /> scale, with teachers of the same grade using the same lesson and <br /> specials teachers providing further reinforcement during classes <br /> such as art, music and library. <br />