Standard: English Language Arts

08 Feb 2025

The Show Must Go On!

August-June

Putting on a show is a collaborative masterpiece that encourages an array of creative skills. For example, technical artists design sets, props, and lighting, while performing artists bring the story to life with their voice, body, and imagination. Join us at the Greenacres Arts Center to explore the artful thought that goes into every aspect of a performance! All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

design, scenes, props, stage presence

08 Feb 2025

Art Walk and Talk

August-June

Visit Greenacres Arts Center for an experience all about an exclusive rotating art exhibition by local artists who gathered inspiration from their time at the Greenacres Artist Weekend. Students will practice visual analysis, art criticism, and strategies for interpreting artworks. Schedule permitting, this program could include time with artists from the exhibition.

This program is ideal for students ages 9 and up. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

gallery, curation, description, visual analysis, interpretation, opinion

08 Feb 2025

Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Legends

August-June

Embark on an adventure at Greenacres Arts Center to explore different fairy tales, folklore, and legends. This program explores the concepts of telling and retelling a story through the arts, dramatic play, and use of imagination. This program’s content changes in fall, winter, and spring, so you can visit one, two, or three times! This program is ideal for students ages 5-9. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

story, character, setting, imagination, quest, obstacle, teamwork

08 Feb 2025

Speaking Up!

August-June

For ages, people have explored how to use their voice to confidently say what they mean. We will empower students to present themselves in front of peers through the light-hearted lens of improv comedy. We will also gather inspiration from visual artists who used their works to speak their minds.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • TH.HSP.1PE Manipulate vocal qualities, posture, movement, and language to express variety in characters during improvisation and dramatic situations.
  • TH.HSP.2PE Demonstrate the collaborative skills necessary for producing a scene with a unified vision.
  • VA.HSP.1CO Understand how works of art reflect diverse communities, viewpoints, and perspectives.

English Language Arts Standards:

  • SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.C1.3.d Demonstrate empathy through compassion in self and encourage in others.

    Vocabulary:

    listening, support, confidence, inner-champion, zines