K-12 Arts Programs
ONE LOVE: Positive Four-Letter Words
Students and families will get the chance to unscramble “Positive Four-Letter Word” and decorate shakers. We will talk about what their positive four-letter word means. Families use the shaker to sing “One Love” by Bob Marley! They will take home…
Buzzing In Patterns: HoneyBEATS!
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.…
Ahoy! Bringing Books to Life with Improv and Everyday Objects
Students and families will use improvisation skills that foster collaboration, imaginative play, and creative problem solving. We will dive into Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall and blend the use everyday objects with some creative thinking to bring the book to life.…
Last Stop on Market Street: Exploring our Community with Counting!
This bus ride experience is based off of the Kindergarten – Wit and Wisdom text “Last Stop on Market Street,” which most of our BCPSS students in grades K-1 have been exposed to. On the explorative imaginary bus ride, we…
Many Cultures, One Joy: Multicultural Music and Dance
Students and families will have the opportunity to see and participate in a myriad of multicultural dance and music traditions as Footworks performs songs and dances from various traditions, along with lots of audience participation, followed by a participatory community…
The Gathering: Irish Dance, Music, and Connection
Students and families will learn about Irish Culture, Music, and Dance through performance and participation. Students will learn about Irish Culture/History in an exciting and entertaining way as Footworks Percussive Dance ensemble performs Irish dance with live music and lots…
Math in Motion: An Irish Music and Dance Party
Students and families will be treated to an Irish Music and Dance performance followed by an Irish Community dance (or set dance). Families will learn a simple irish step and how to use it to create a step of their…
Appalachian Steps and Story
Students and families will learn about Appalachian music and dance and get a chance to learn a community dance. We will talk about a story relevant to their community and how Appalachian people created dance steps which told stories about…
The Best Part of Me: A Family Arts Workshop
This interactive family workshop engages participants through either a 1 day, 3-hour workshop or a series of 3, 2-hour workshops, in celebrating identity, self-expression, and creativity through the arts. Families will explore three art-making experiences: creating a collage, composing word…
Songs of Counting: Music, Math & Movement (with Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann)
This vibrant, interactive family workshop invites participants of all ages to discover the math found in music and movement. Families will explore call-and-response singing, rhythmic patterns, and playful movement activities that build number and pattern recognition, counting, and cardinality. Through…
Songs of Connection: Dance, Sing, and Build Community (with Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann)
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.…
Songs of Counting: Music, Math & Movement (With Alden Phelps)
This vibrant, interactive family workshop invites participants of all ages to discover the math found in music and movement. Families will explore call-and-response singing, rhythmic patterns, and playful movement activities that build number and pattern recognition, counting, and cardinality. Through…