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| EDUCATION ESP Project Director: Amie Brockway Andes Central School Partnership Coordinator: Elizabeth Sherr Margaretville Central School Partnership Coordinator: Richard De Genaro Teaching Artists: Amie Brockway, Richard De Genaro, Elizabeth Sherr, Sharone Stacy |
| 2010-2011 School Year Margaretville Central School/Andes Central School |
| Empire State Partnership and the Open Eye Theater (click image below for the ESP website) |
| Playwriting Elizabeth Sherr, teaching artist |
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students performing the finale song "Freedom" from the musical Shenandoah
| Andes Central School “The Civil War On Stage” Grade 6 Open Eye Teaching Artist: Richard De Genaro Teacher: Linda Belmont Date: October 2010 |
| Upcoming 7th Grade Project Arts-in-Education Partnership Margaretville Central School 7th Grade Art Class Classroom Teacher: Jen Wentland Open Eye Teaching Artist: Richard De Genaro The students will discover where the lines of all creative arts may cross paths in this new partnership. The classroom teacher will offer an array of artists and paintings for the students to select "their" artist. The students will study specifics of the artist's life and work. A frame has been built for the students to form tableaus of their favorite paintings. The paintings will come alive with monologues, scenes and letters that they will write or improvise along with the teaching artist. The overall goals are to discover crossed pathways of visual and performing arts, study in depth famous artists throughout the ages, further develop their writing and performance arts skills. There will be a “works in progress” presentation upon completion. |
| Open Eye Board of Trustee Bill Piervincenzi builds a frame for upcoming Margaretville Central School 7th Grade Partnership. Thanks, Bill!! |
| The Empire State Partnerships (ESP) is dedicated to identifying, developing and nurturing promising practices in arts education through support of long-term collaborations between cultural organizations and schools. The project focuses on student achievement of the New York State Learning Standards and contributing to the improvement of teaching and learning in New York State schools. Click here for more information about ESP |
| 3rd grade MCS bullying rehearsal in gym |
This is a photo of a fourth grader from ACS
playing the character of a science teacher, Mr.
Seedplot, in the play The Magic Bus: Seeds
and Plants. The teachers of the third and
fourth grades expected their students to
absorb a deeper understanding of the world of
plants beyond memorizing their structures and
functions. In collaboration with two Open Eye
teaching artists, they devised a project using
tools of theater performance for the students
to explore the world of plants from a science
perspective. The students presented what
they learned from the project to the community.
playing the character of a science teacher, Mr.
Seedplot, in the play The Magic Bus: Seeds
and Plants. The teachers of the third and
fourth grades expected their students to
absorb a deeper understanding of the world of
plants beyond memorizing their structures and
functions. In collaboration with two Open Eye
teaching artists, they devised a project using
tools of theater performance for the students
to explore the world of plants from a science
perspective. The students presented what
they learned from the project to the community.
| In this photo, third graders from MCS are in the gym rehearsing One, a play about bullying. The actor being bullied is surrounded by other characters who are afraid to stand up to the bully. The actors are expressing their characters' personalities here. The Teaching Assistant is in the background prompting the students on their blocking and lines. |
4th grade ACS MAGIC Bus Plants and Seeds
In this picture, third graders from MCS are siting in a circle reflecting on their
performance of One, a play on bullying. After viewing the performance video,
the teacher and teaching artist asked the students such questions as what
their favorite part of the project is, what they as performers did best, and
what they would do differently if they had a chance to act again.
performance of One, a play on bullying. After viewing the performance video,
the teacher and teaching artist asked the students such questions as what
their favorite part of the project is, what they as performers did best, and
what they would do differently if they had a chance to act again.
This photo is of high school
students from MCS learning to set
a table for a Thanksgiving feast as
they explore a scene from The
elective class. In this project
designed for the Parenting class,
students are exploring different
roles people play in the life of a
foster child. In addition to reading
and critically analyzing the play, the
students held a mock custody
hearing.
students from MCS learning to set
a table for a Thanksgiving feast as
they explore a scene from The
elective class. In this project
designed for the Parenting class,
students are exploring different
roles people play in the life of a
foster child. In addition to reading
and critically analyzing the play, the
students held a mock custody
hearing.
This is a list of pros and cons that the high school
students came up with and thought about in
Hopkins for the Parenting class. They later used
for the Parenting class. They later used
Hopkinsthis list to base their arguments in a mock
custody hearing to decide who Gilly Hopkins should
live with, her foster parent or grandmother.
students came up with and thought about in
Hopkins for the Parenting class. They later used
for the Parenting class. They later used
Hopkinsthis list to base their arguments in a mock
custody hearing to decide who Gilly Hopkins should
live with, her foster parent or grandmother.
| This program is made possible in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. |
| Open Eye Theater by Andes Cental School with teaching artist |