Standard: Fine Arts

11 Feb 2024

Meditative Arts

August-June

Using tools and practices centered around creativity, experience the calming effects of art, music, and mindful movement. This program focuses on the “whole student”–mind, body, and creative spirit–as we empower students with self-regulation strategies. All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

meditation, mindfulness, reflection, relaxation, creativity, mental health, regulate, stretch

11 Feb 2024

Greenacres Arts Center Presents: Live Performance Series – only available specific dates

Greenacres is proud to bring the community together to support local Performers and Arts Organizations. Our Greenacres Arts Center Presents Series is your opportunity to experience live Music or Theatre performances in an intimate, educational concert setting. Have the opportunity to ask questions of the performers and delve deeper into the intricacies of the performance. The performance is always followed by hands-on learning activities in small groups facilitated by Greenacres Arts Educators. This family-based program requires tickets for each performance date. Please reach out to us for more information or to be added to our mailing list!

Vocabulary:

Live performance, audience, actor, musician, instrument, evaluation

11 Feb 2024

Customizable High School Arts Program

August-June

Do your students have a strong sense of creativity? A passion for certain types of art or performing? Do you want to engage more with your core subject’s relationship with the arts? Our Arts Educators can incorporate activities to a personalized program that will excite their interests

11 Feb 2024

Improve Your Improv: Finding Your Voice

August-June

Moving through high school and looking ahead at the next years of life, students may find themselves feeling nervous to speak in front of peers and teachers. Spend a day exploring the art of improvisation and comedy, guiding students towards confidence and trusting their voice and ideas.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • TH.HS.4CE Compare and contrast motivations and reactions of characters confronting similar situations.
  • TH.HS.1PR Manipulate vocal qualities, posture, movement and language to express variety in characters and situations.

Ohio English Language Arts Standards:

  • SL.9-10.3 Evaluate a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence
  • 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.HS.D2.3.d Develop techniques to empower, encourage and affirm oneself and others, maintaining positive, healthy relationships.
  • SEL.C1.3.d Demonstrate empathy through compassion in self and encourage in others

    Vocabulary:

    improvisation, listening, empower, support, project, suggestion, confidence, inner-champion