Programs by Category
Grade Level: 7th
Drumming Up a Healthier & Happier Brain and Body
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This brain-based rhythm program uses the music ensemble as a metaphor for teaching students how healthy brains and bodies work together in…
Junk Jam: The Multi-Day Experience
Artist: The Junk Jam Band
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Science / Math
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students experience making music with found objects and create their own found-object instrument they can keep. Long-term residencies (10 days or more)…
Branching Patterns in Nature
Artist: Karen Fuchs
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Science / Math, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Branching patterns can be found throughout the natural world- from leaf veins and root systems, to coral, mineral dendrites, and a single…
Silkscreen a Scene
Artist: Molly Gaston Johnson
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Science / Math, Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students learn simple silkscreen printmaking as they create a collaborative piece based on the silhouettes of plants, animals, and shapes. This workshop…
The Amazing Junk Jam
Artist: The Junk Jam Band
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Multi Art, Music, Science / Math
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Are you ready to jam? Environmental sustainability and social responsibility take center stage in The Junk Jam Band’s high-energy educational program featuring…
Mad Dog & Me: Bullying and the Power of Kindness
Artist: David Gonzalez
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama, Language Arts
This entertaining mix of world tales and personal stories addresses the universal experience of standing up for yourself in the face of…
Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
Artist: Karim Nagi
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Multi Art, Music, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Karim Nagi is a native Egyptian and performs on multiple percussion and string instruments from around the Arab world. He describes the…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Artist: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Literary Arts, Theater
School Subject: Drama, Language Arts
When starry-eyed young lovers and zany would-be actors cross paths with mischief-making fairies in a magical forest, the result is one of…
A Little Potato and Hard to Peel
Artist: David Harrell
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama
This is a universal story about a not so ordinary life. In this warm, smart, and engaging autobiographical program, David Harrell delivers…
Kwanzaa Tales
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
In her interactive performance, TAHIRA, shares the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa. She does this through storytelling and music. Kwanzaa is…
Gift of Story
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
In Gift of Story, TAHIRA shares stories of hope, triumph, and tragedy, drawn from a diverse repertoire of original works and those…
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Artist: Poetry Meets Percussion
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Language Arts, Multi Art, Music, Poetry
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This energetic and engaging exploration of percussion and poetry introduces students to how rhythms and spoken word can awaken their inner artists. Students…