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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

The Notion of Motion

August-June

We dance through life everyday. Discover some of the science behind how our bodies move, and explore how dance and community are integral building blocks in history and culture. This program’s kinesthetic nature will build confidence, collaborative skills, and expression through the lens of dance history, theory, and kinesiology.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • DN.5.1CR Use formal and informal movement studies during choreography and improvisation.
  • DN.5.3CR Apply and combine the elements of dance to express ideas, feelings, moods, and personal narratives.
  • DN.5.3PE Demonstrate leadership when working alone, with partners, and in small groups, to improvise and solve movement problems.
  • DN.5.2CO Recognize and describe features of dance forms and how they represent historical and cultural contexts.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 5.PS.1 The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS.5.10 The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse (eg., language, food, religion, art, music) due to the influences and interactions of a variety of world cultures.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.A2.2.b Demonstrate a skill or talent that builds on personal strengths.
  • SEL.D1.1.b Apply active listening and effective communication skills to increase cooperation and relationships.
  • SEL.E4.1.b Explore new opportunities to expand one’s knowledge and experiences.

Vocabulary:

dance styles, improvise, choreography, community dance, site-specific

08 Feb 2025

Arts in the Natural World: Ephemeral Art

August-October 31; March 15-June

Ephemeral Art is a type of art that is temporary and subject to the changes time brings. At Greenacres Arts Center, we will explore how Ephemeral Art can be made with nature, leaving no lasting environmental impact. Immerse yourself in the natural world and discover how to use your surroundings to create art in ways you may not have considered before. Programs in the Arts in the Natural World series seek to demonstrate intersections between the arts and the world around us. This program only operates in warmer months (August-October 31; March 15-June).

Fine Arts Standards:

  • DN.3.1CR Improvise and create movements that reflect an understanding of themes from a range of sources, including other content areas.
  • VA.3.2CR Investigate artistic challenges using various materials and tools.
  • VA.3.1CO Understand that the context impacts the creation, interpretation and perception of an artwork.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 3.ESS.3 Some of Earth’s resources are limited.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS.3.6 Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.D1.1.b Apply active listening and effective communication skills to increase cooperation and relationships.

Vocabulary:

ephemeral, natural resources, leave no trace, decompose, interpretation

08 Feb 2025

Paper’s (re)Purpose

August-June

We use paper in countless ways each day – from writing a note to drying our hands. The amount of paper we use leads to large quantities of paper waste sent to landfills or recycled and never seen again. In this program, we explore sustainability by repurposing scraps into new paper that can be used in artistic practice. This hands-on experience encourages students to learn new skills and make sustainable choices.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.3.1CR Identify problems as sources in preparation for artmaking.
  • VA.3.2CR Investigate artistic challenges using various materials and tools.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS.3.3 Some of Earth’s resources are limited.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • Economics Strand: Scarcity: Wants are unlimited and resources are limited. Individuals make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
  • Economics Strand: Production and Consumption: People produce and consume goods and services in the community.

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.C2.3.b Perform activities that contribute to classroom, school, home and broader community.

    Vocabulary:

    recycling, sustainability, purpose, mould & deckle, texture

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