K-12 Arts Programs
The Space Between: Spatial Awareness & Nonstandard Measurement
In this residency, students will dive into mobile, hands-on, and full-bodied learning experiences that blend math curriculum with creative movement strategies, helping students learn to regulate their body movements in the classroom and cultivate awareness of personal space. We will…
Claymation, Stop-motion Animation
From Wallace and Gromit to Coraline and Fantastic Mr. Fox, clay figures can be moved, adjusted and creatively configured to become the subject of a stop-motion animation. In this creative and collaborative animation “studio,” students develop storyboards, characters, and design…
Sailing the Chesapeake: Animals in our Backyard!
Mr. Kevin sets sail with a crew of young learners around the Chesapeake Bay. We explore the shores in search of the native species in our local ecosystem. We also celebrate the animals we can find in our city! Through…
Past and Present- Things Change Over Time!
Things change over time! In this residency, we explore how the ways we used to do things, like travel and listen to music, have changed during the course of history. We used to get around on horses and now we…
Reading In the Dark! Shadow Puppets and Jabari Jumps
Students meet an adventurous young boy named Jabari, who is totally not afraid to jump off the high dive at the pool. Well, maybe he’s a little afraid. Students use homemade shadow puppets to explore positional words, letter recognition, subtraction,…
Rhythm, Rhyme & Poetry
In Rhythm, Rhyme & Poetry, students explore the power of words through the lens of spoken word and Hip-Hop lyricism. This interactive residency uses rhythm and rhyme as bridges between literary writing and performance, helping students discover their creative voices…
Experience the Festival drums of Japan
Discover the powerful rhythms and vibrant traditions of Japanese festival drumming! In this interactive workshop, students will experience taiko drums firsthand as they learn simple rhythmic patterns and explore how drummers listen, communicate, and work together as an ensemble. Students…
Experience the Art of Taiko drumming
Experience the energy and excitement of Japanese taiko drumming in this interactive workshop designed for children and their families. Participants will explore simple taiko rhythms, discover how rhythm can be used to communicate and express emotion, and experience the coordination…
Crankie Contraptions: Telling Stories with Screen Machines
A one-time, in-classroom workshop (45 to 60 minutes) for K to 8 learners where each learner builds their own folding cardboard story machine with a hand-cranked paper scroll, then plans and illustrates a story (a sequence or a narrative) that…
Crankie Contraptions: Telling Stories with Screen Machines
A 45-minute family workshop for K to 8 learners where caregivers and learners each build their own folding cardboard story machine with a hand-cranked paper scroll (parallel play, one Crankie per participant). After folding the frame and installing the scroll,…
Blendies: Symmetry, Balance, and Optical Color Mixing
A one-time, in-classroom workshop (45 to 60 minutes) for early childhood and lower elementary learners (PK to 3rd grade) where each learner builds their own reconfigurable spinning top from wooden peanuts, wings, stoppers, and a square dowel. Learners practice the…
Art Machines: Kinetic Creature Creation Session
A one-time, in-classroom workshop (45 to 60 minutes) where each learner builds their own kinetic sculpture from die-cut cardboard levers and fulcra (fasteners), then designs a unique “Creature Feature” (a moving mouth, claw, wing, or invention of their own). Learners…