Arts Are Basic Program: Doane College
Doane College Collaboration
As a Spanish, English, and World Cultures educator, I have the honor of learning from students each day in various contexts and via numerous lenses. The Arts Are Basic program facilitated by Rhea Gill at Doane College has allowed me to create another window from which I am able to discover students' identity. Arts Are Basic provided a means for me to engage students beyond the curriculum via collaborative narratives in which we share our voices and synergistically strive to create an environment that promotes students' exploration of self, leadership, and legacy. Lauren Hartman, a freshman student in my 2016-2017 homeroom class at Waverly High School, created a video to highlight her portrait as part of a school wide Wallflower Project initiative. Through the Wallflower Project, each student established a self-portrait using sundry products, skills, and talents that was displayed in the hallways of Waverly High School. Please enjoy Lauren's masterful, authentic expression of identity. Her work is featured at Doane College as well: http://www.doane.edu/arts-are-basic-virtual-gallery
To view Lauren's Vimeo Video, visit this link: vimeo.com/218180161
Artistic Statements for 2016 and 2017
At Waverly High School, I led two Arts Are Basic initiatives. One involved cultural engagement experiences and break dancing (see pictures below) with Amirah Sackett as well as the talented Theatre Unspeakable.
For additional information about Amirah Sackett, see her reviews in the:
New York Times
Women You Should Know
Legendary Women
For more information about Theatre Unspeakable, visit: https://www.theaterunspeakable.com
Artistic Statement for 2015
During the beginning of the academic year, students proposed a project that would showcase individuality and, at the same time, highlight the collective respect of self. In particular, they sought to see oneself as part of something greater. This project involved every student at Waverly High School and will become a permanent and evolving fixture at our school. Through the Wallflower Project, students highlighted their uniquenesses to see how they make Waverly High School, Waverly High School.
The Wallflower Project
After a group of Waverly High School teachers attended an Arts Are Basic Workshop in June 2015 prepared by Doane College and collaborators (for details, see: http://goo.gl/DoF3XB), Waverly High School student leaders began working on a project in which all students and teachers at WHS had an opportunity to have their faces shown throughout the school. Each student had a video attached to his or her picture of an interview describing that individual's perceptions and identity.
Doane College Collaboration
As a Spanish, English, and World Cultures educator, I have the honor of learning from students each day in various contexts and via numerous lenses. The Arts Are Basic program facilitated by Rhea Gill at Doane College has allowed me to create another window from which I am able to discover students' identity. Arts Are Basic provided a means for me to engage students beyond the curriculum via collaborative narratives in which we share our voices and synergistically strive to create an environment that promotes students' exploration of self, leadership, and legacy. Lauren Hartman, a freshman student in my 2016-2017 homeroom class at Waverly High School, created a video to highlight her portrait as part of a school wide Wallflower Project initiative. Through the Wallflower Project, each student established a self-portrait using sundry products, skills, and talents that was displayed in the hallways of Waverly High School. Please enjoy Lauren's masterful, authentic expression of identity. Her work is featured at Doane College as well: http://www.doane.edu/arts-are-basic-virtual-gallery
To view Lauren's Vimeo Video, visit this link: vimeo.com/218180161
Artistic Statements for 2016 and 2017
At Waverly High School, I led two Arts Are Basic initiatives. One involved cultural engagement experiences and break dancing (see pictures below) with Amirah Sackett as well as the talented Theatre Unspeakable.
For additional information about Amirah Sackett, see her reviews in the:
New York Times
Women You Should Know
Legendary Women
For more information about Theatre Unspeakable, visit: https://www.theaterunspeakable.com
Artistic Statement for 2015
During the beginning of the academic year, students proposed a project that would showcase individuality and, at the same time, highlight the collective respect of self. In particular, they sought to see oneself as part of something greater. This project involved every student at Waverly High School and will become a permanent and evolving fixture at our school. Through the Wallflower Project, students highlighted their uniquenesses to see how they make Waverly High School, Waverly High School.
The Wallflower Project
After a group of Waverly High School teachers attended an Arts Are Basic Workshop in June 2015 prepared by Doane College and collaborators (for details, see: http://goo.gl/DoF3XB), Waverly High School student leaders began working on a project in which all students and teachers at WHS had an opportunity to have their faces shown throughout the school. Each student had a video attached to his or her picture of an interview describing that individual's perceptions and identity.