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School Show Season Support <br />Project Support $8,000 <br /> <br />Summary <br />Support from The Orange County Arts Commission will fund the free performances coordinated through The <br />ArtsCenter and presented at assemblies at the Title I focus schools in The Orange County Schools. These <br />schools have student populations above 50% on free and reduced lunches. The amount requested will give all <br />four schools (Grady-Brown Elementary, New Hope Elementary, Efland Cheeks Elementary, and Central <br />Elementary) two performances per schools. At each school, one performance will serve grades K-2 and one <br />will serve grades 3-6. In total, approximately 1900 students will experience a school show. <br /> <br />Project Dates <br />September 2022 – May 2023 <br /> <br />Project Goals <br />The goal of this project is to offer enriching school shows, with themes focused on Diversity, Equity, <br />Accessibility and Inclusion, to students with little or no exposure to the arts in their communities. <br /> <br />The performances are provided by the professional touring artists of The Children’s Theater of Charlotte who <br />have established curriculums within their performances that align with schools’ guidelines and curriculum and <br />diversity awareness. The Children’s Theater of Charlotte believes that “children have the right to explore the <br />wonder of their world safely and confidently.” Their performances focus on creating learning moments where <br />children are encouraged to have sympathy, empathy and to be kind. Children are also empowered to believe <br />that they deserve a world where people show them the same. <br /> <br />This grant is significant as these focus schools have little to no PTA support and your partnership ensures <br />everyone has equal access to this program and equal exposure to cross curriculum learning that inspires <br />creativity in young learners. <br />Research is now showing us the tragic and disproportionate effect that the pandemic has had on underserved <br />children. Without resources at home, to adequately support their remote learning, many of these children <br />have fallen behind. To compound this tragedy, these same children are facing illness and death in their <br />families at a greater rate. All the while, the social unrest gripping the country has left them grappling with <br />questions of their own self-worth. Through these performances, children are given a safe space to explore <br />their questions and feelings and are learning the importance of embracing their differences, learning from one <br />another to become more empathetic. The children are empowered with a sense of belonging and an understanding <br />that not only does everyone deserve these art opportunities but more importantly, they all deserve the resources to <br />succeed in life. <br />After every school show season, we send out surveys to the teachers and school administrators to give them <br />the chance to bring parts of the project that worked well to light as well as any parts of the programming that <br />they felt needed improvement. <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A316C27B-64F3-49CE-98EE-8DD8820AABB5