K-12 Arts Programs
Songs of Connection: Dance, Sing, and Build Community (with Alden Phelps)
This vibrant, interactive family workshop invites children and adults to connect with one another and their wider community through music and movement. Families will explore call-and-response songs, rhythmic patterns, and playful movement activities while clapping, stomping, singing, and dancing together.…
Blendies: Spinning Color and Symmetry Together
A 45-minute family workshop for early childhood and lower elementary learners (PK to 3rd grade) where caregivers and learners each build their own reconfigurable spinning top from unique symmetrical components (parallel play, one Blendie per participant). After the core build,…
Art Machines: Building Kinetic Sculptures Together
A 45-minute family workshop where caregivers and learners each build their own kinetic sculpture from die-cut cardboard levers and fulcra (parallel play, one Art Machine per participant). After the core build, every maker designs a unique “Creature Feature” (a moving…
Buzzing in Patterns: HoneyBEATS! Duo with Mary Fields
Explore the fascinating lives of Honeybees through music and movement while practicing making and identifying patterns! Participants will create movement sentences as a group, using predetermined symbols for each type of movement, and predict the steps to complete the patterns.…
The Rhino Remix: A Hands-On Song Game for All Ages
Get ready for a wild, musical adventure with The Rhino Remix! Musician Alden Phelps kicks things off by singing his silly children’s song Ted the Rhino, about a rhino who causes chaos wherever he goes. Then the real fun begins:…
Action Sphere: Growing Our Spatial Awareness
What is personal space? We’ll take this protective bubble and fill it with action! In this arts-focused assembly, students will learn to distinguish between shared space and personal space and finally find right-sized movement for the space they are in.…
Sugar, Savings & Show Tunes
Students and families will step into the world of musical theater as they learn financial literacy through four interactive stations with singing, dancing, acting, and dialogue, each designed to teach essential money skills in fun, memorable, and age-appropriate ways. Led…
Sketching Stories: Build Your Book Characters
Author/Illustrator Timothy Young will read a few of his books and discuss the process and creativity that go into making a book. He shows examples of early text and sketches, demonstrates drawing techniques, and participants will have the opportunity to…
Greater Than/Less Than Hand Puppets
Students and families will get a chance to create together and answer math questions. Some students will share in front of the class. Everyone will take home a worksheet for practice at home.
The Joy of Learning in School
Students and families will discuss what they like about school. We will allow volunteers to share some ideas. We will use art elements to create a mural together. The take-home chart will give the families a visual representation of what…
LIFT ME UP: A Mobile of Positive Words
Families will create a vertical hanging mobile that combines art, language, and self-esteem-building. Using simple materials, students will design and construct a personal mobile featuring positive four-letter words that reflect their identity, feelings, and strengths. The project is designed to…
DNA Strands Science
As they twist, build, and connect their DNA strands, students will: 🔬 Learn the basic structure and function of DNA (Science) 📏 Measure and pattern base pairs in correct sequences (Math) 🎨 Design a vibrant, creative model using color and…