2014-2015 SCC Directory of Education Activities for Teachers and
A TEACHER’S GUIDE • Field Trips • Workshops • Performances • Tours DOWNLOAD ANOTHER 2014-2015 DIRECTORY AT SCFD.ORG AND SCCOLLABORATIVE.ORG 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS Sponsored by the cultural organizations of the Scientific and Cultural Collaborative (SCC) HOW TO USE THE SCC DIRECTORY FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS How to use the Directory: First, look under major subject headings and then under grade levels to find appropriate programming. Remember to look under “Adaptable to Grade” for additional K-12 programs. 1. Contact the organization directly to schedule a program with possible dates and number of students. 2. Neither the SCFD nor SCC are responsible for errors. Copyright 2014 and 2015. Questions about the Directory (not individual programs or bookings): SCC Coordinator, Charlotte D’Armond Talbert, 303-519-7772, [email protected] Photos on the cover provided by (clockwise from top left) Cherry Creek Arts Festival (photo by Randy Moore), Mizel Museum (photo by Dona Laurita), Denver Botanic Gardens (photo by Scott Dressel-Martin). INDEX GRADE LEVEL: All = Adaptable to Grade L = Lower Elementary U = Upper Elementary M = Middle School H = High School PD=Professional Development for Adults SUBJECT: LA=Language Arts, Humanities and Foreign Language Arts=Performing and Visual Arts SM=Science, Math and Nature SS=Social Science, History and World Culture ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE ARTREACH, INC. – www.ArtReachDenver.org Hands-on Arts......................................................... All.............Arts.......................8 Community Tickets/ArtsExpress.............................. All.............Arts.......................8 BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART – www.bmoca.org Contemporary Classroom Art Experience................ All.............Arts, SS.................9 ART FROM ASHES – www.artfromashes.org Art from Ashes........................................................ All, PD.......LA, Arts..................6 ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER – www.asld.org Art Students League of Denver............................... All.............Arts.......................8 ASLD Teen Council.................................................. H...............Arts.....................25 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES – www.arvadacenter.org Shakespeare’s Stage.............................................. U, M, H......LA..........................7 Arts Day.................................................................. All.............Arts, LA, SM, SS.....8 Lyle the Crocodile Children’s Musical Theater Performance......................................... L, U...........Arts, LA................14 Charlotte’s Web Children’s Musical Theater Performance......................................... L, U...........Arts, LA................15 Front Range Youth Symphony.................................. M, H..........Arts,LA................22 Museum and Pioneer Arts Days or Cultural Arts Days........................................................... All.............SS, Arts, LA, SM...41 Songs and Tales from Colorado Trails...................... L, U...........SS, LA, Arts..........45 Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble................................ L, M, U......SS, Arts...............45 AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GREATER DENVER – www.denveraudubon.org Bird Banding: Scientists in Action............................ All.............SM......................27 Beaver Habitat Investigation................................... All.............SM......................27 Whoo’s for Dinner................................................... All.............SM......................27 BUTTERFLY PAVILION – www.butterflies.org Class Visit with Self-Guided Tour............................. All.............SM......................28 Bug Safari............................................................... All.............SM......................28 Loan Box................................................................ All.............SM, LA.................28 Miss Muffet............................................................ L...............SM, LA.................31 Flutterby................................................................. L, U...........SM, LA.................31 Radical Rainforests Assembly Program................... U, M..........SM......................36 Bug Bites................................................................ U, M..........SM......................37 Art & Science Teacher Workshops........................... PD.............SM......................40 CENTRAL CITY OPERA – www.centralcityopera.org Opera Alive! Teaching Artists................................... All.............Arts.......................9 Music! Words! Opera! Residency............................. All.............Arts, LA, SS............9 Mozart & Co............................................................ L, U...........Arts, LA................15 The Great Opera Mix-up.......................................... L, U...........Arts, LA................15 Eureka Street.......................................................... L, U...........Arts.....................16 How the West was Sung......................................... U, M..........Arts, LA, SS..........19 En Mis Palabras (In My Own Words): Bilingual Opera.................................................. M, H..........Arts, LA, SS..........22 Music! Words! Opera! Workshop............................. PD.............Arts, LA, SS..........26 CHERRY CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL – www.cherryarts.org Mobile Art Gallery................................................... All.............Arts, LA..................9 Janus Student Art Buying Program.......................... M, All........Arts.....................22 3-D Digital Photography Workshop.......................... M, H..........Arts, SM..............22 BOULDER BALLET – www.boulderballet.org The Poetry of Motion Theatrical Dance Residency... L, U...........Arts.....................15 Steps in Time: A History of Ballet............................. U, L...........Arts.....................19 L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS INDEX ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER – www.mychildsmuseum.org Kelly Green & The Seven Trash-Talkers: An Earth-Friendly Fairytale................................. L...............Arts.....................16 Earth Balloon.......................................................... L...............SM......................32 Circle of Life........................................................... L...............SM......................32 Star Lab.................................................................. L...............SM......................32 Stuffee™............................................................... L...............SM......................32 Molar Expedition..................................................... L...............SM......................32 Kinetic Engineers.................................................... L...............SM......................33 World Dance and Drumming................................... L...............SS.......................45 COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE – www.childrenschorale.org In-School Choral Workshops/Master Class.............. All.............Arts.....................11 Kids Performing for Kids......................................... L, U...........Arts.....................16 Kids Reaching and Teaching Kids............................ L, U...........Arts.....................16 School Partnerships................................................ L, U, M......Arts.....................16 CITY OF AURORA CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION – www.auroragov.org Art, Dance, Music Workshops.................................. U, M..........Arts.....................20 City of Aurora Dance Arts – www.auroragov.org The Nutcracker Ballet............................................. All.............Arts.......................9 City of Aurora Fox Arts Center – www.aurorafoxartscenter.org Drama Residencies & Workshops............................ All.............Arts, LA, SM, SS...10 Aurora Fox Community Outreach Performances...... All.............Arts.....................10 Performance Previews............................................ H, M, PD....Arts, LA................25 City of Aurora History Museum – www.auroramuseum.org Delaney Farm Historic Site Tour.............................. All.............SS, LA.................41 Classroom Presentations........................................ All.............SS.......................41 CITY OF LAKEWOOD HERITAGE, CULTURE AND THE ARTS – www.lakewood.org Arts Outreach Experience........................................ All.............Arts.....................10 Choreographic Calisthenics..................................... M, H..........Arts.....................23 Agriculture Museum Tour........................................ All.............SS, SM, LA...........42 Commercial Growth Museum Tour.......................... All.............SS, SM, LA...........43 Community Culture in the Home Museum Tour..................................................... All.............SS.......................43 Transportation Museum Tour................................... All.............SS.......................43 Historical Decade Trunks......................................... All.............SS.......................43 Heritage Days......................................................... L, U...........SS.......................45 CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM – www.clyffordstillmuseum.org inStill Gallery Experiences for Schools..................... H, U, M......Arts.....................25 COLORADO BALLET – www. coloradoballet.com Words in Motion...................................................... All.............LA..........................6 Student Matinees.................................................... All.............Arts.....................10 Day of Dance.......................................................... All.............Arts.....................10 School Show: From the Page to the Stage............... All.............Arts, LA................11 Creative Movement................................................. L, U...........Arts, LA................16 Movement Muscles and Mechanics........................ All.............SM, Arts ..............28 Metamorphosis Through Dance.............................. L...............SM, Arts...............33 Balance and Motion................................................ U, L...........SM......................37 COLORADO CHAMBER PLAYERS – www.coloradochamberplayers.org The Diary of Bella Berliner: Music of Brahms, Mozart and Shostakovich................................... M, H..........SS.......................46 COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOC. – www.chautauqua.com Guided Tour of Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark.............................................. M, H..........SS, Arts...............46 COLORADO HONOR BAND – www.cohonorband.org In Class Band Sectionals......................................... U, M, H......Arts.....................20 COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB – www.cmc.org/yep Navigation: Map, Compass and GPS........................ All.............SM......................28 Slacklining: Balance and Movement........................ All.............SM......................28 Science of Climbing................................................ All.............SM......................28 Mountain Safety...................................................... L, U...........SM......................33 Colorado Weather: From the Mountains to the Plains....................................................... L, U...........SM......................33 Tomorrow’s Mountains: Climate, Culture and Conservation in High Places............................... U, M, H......SM......................37 Colorado’s Geology................................................. U, M, H......SM......................37 Service Learning and Stewardship.......................... H, U, M......SM......................40 COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL AND CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – www.COmusic.org Eurhythmics: Music From the Inside Out................. All.............Arts.....................11 Music Teaching Artist Outreach............................... All.............Arts.....................11 Musical Instrument Bank........................................ All.............Arts.....................11 Meet the Instruments.............................................. All.............Arts.....................11 Music Therapy Groups............................................ All.............Arts.....................11 Beginning Ukelele Group......................................... U, M, H......Arts.....................20 COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM – www.crrm.org Colorado Railroad History........................................ All.............SS.......................41 Artifact Trunk: Colorado Railroads: 1869 to Present.......................................................... All.............SS.......................42 Storyteller – Colorado Railroad History and More.... All.............SS, LA.................42 COLORADO SYMPHONY – www.coloradosymphony.org In-School Programs: Once Upon a Time.................. L...............Arts, LA................16 Petite Musique........................................................ L...............Arts, LA................17 Music of Life........................................................... L, U...........Arts.....................17 Colorado Symphony Kids: Inspired by Nature.......... U, M..........Arts.....................20 Colorado Symphony Kids: Drums of the World......... U, M..........Arts, SS...............20 Mathnotes.............................................................. U...............Arts, SM..............20 Master Mentors...................................................... U, M, H......Arts.....................21 Colorado Symphony Kids: Open Rehearsals............ M, H..........Arts.....................23 DENVER ART MUSEUM – www.DenverArtMuseum.org Artful Literacy......................................................... U...............LA, Arts..................7 Artful Literacy + Artmaking..................................... U...............LA, Arts..................7 Distance Learning Classes...................................... All.............Arts.....................12 Imagination Games & Skills (Grades K-2)................ L...............Arts, LA, SS, SM...17 Denver Art Museum Exhibit Tours: 2014-2015........ U, M, H......Arts, LA, SS, SM...21 Perception Games & Skills (Grades 3-6).................. U...............Arts, LA, SS, SM...21 Collection Highlights............................................... M, H..........Arts, SS, SM........23 Focus on Culture/Subject Tours............................... All.............SS, LA, Arts .........42 L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 3 INDEX ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS – www.botanicgardens.org Science Labs.......................................................... All.............SM......................29 Cultivation Cruiser.................................................. All.............SM......................29 Guided Garden Field Trips in Spring and Fall............ L, U, M......SM......................33 Journey to the Rainforest........................................ L, U...........SM......................33 Garden Discovery Days........................................... L...............SM......................34 Chatfield Field Trips................................................ L, U...........SM......................34 Art and Nature Guided Program.............................. L, U...........SM......................34 Ecosystem Exploration Week at Chatfield................ U...............SM......................37 THE HUDSON GARDENS & EVENT CENTER – www.hudsongardens.org Let’s Get Growing!.................................................. L, U...........SM......................34 Frog Hunt................................................................ L...............SM......................34 Making Sense......................................................... L...............SM......................35 Woodland Wonders................................................. L, U...........SM......................35 Leaf Lookout........................................................... L, U...........SM......................35 Secret Spaces........................................................ L, U...........SM......................35 Nature Hunt............................................................ L, U...........SM......................35 The Buzz About Bees.............................................. L, U...........SM......................35 DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS – www.denvercenter.org Dramatic Learning:™ Language Arts...................... All.............LA..........................6 Backstage Tours..................................................... All.............Arts, SS...............12 Creating Drama...................................................... All.............Arts.....................12 Student Matinees.................................................... M, H..........Arts, LA................23 Career Exploration Days.......................................... H, M..........Arts.....................25 Dramatic Arts Integration for Teachers.................... PD.............Arts, SS, LA, SM...26 Dramatic Learning:™ Science, Math and Nature.... All.............SM......................29 Dramatic Learning:™ Social Science and History... All.............SS.......................42 INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA – www.insidetheorchestra.org Tiny Tots Inside the Orchestra................................. L...............Arts.....................17 DENVER FILM SOCIETY – www.denverfilm.com Sie Film Center....................................................... M, H..........Arts, LA................23 Connect Film to your Classroom.............................. M, U, H......Arts, LA................23 Young Filmmakers Workshop.................................. H...............Arts.....................25 DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE – www.dmns.org/teachers Museum Admission................................................ All.............SM......................29 Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World.................................................... All.............SM......................29 Whales, Giants of the Deep..................................... All.............SM......................29 New Field Trip Adventures....................................... L, U, M......SM......................34 Classes/Labs/Assemblies........................................ U, M..........SM......................37 Scientists in Action................................................. U, M..........SM......................37 Virtual Classes........................................................ U, M..........SM......................37 Teacher Programs................................................... PD.............SM......................40 DENVER ZOO – www.denverzoo.org New – Field Trip with Zoo Ed Trek........................... All.............SM......................29 Assembly: Denver Zoo............................................ All.............SM......................30 Zoo Class................................................................ All.............SM......................30 Bunk with the Beasts Zoo Overnight....................... All.............SM......................30 Field Trip with Guided Tour...................................... All.............SM......................30 At Your Location with Service Learning Programs........................................................... U, H...........SM......................38 Field Trip with Career Workshop.............................. M, H..........SM......................39 Zoo Science Labs: “Poop to Power! Gasification at Denver Zoo”................................................... M, H..........SM......................39 eTOWN – www.etown.org eTown: Live National Radio Program....................... H, PD........Arts, SS...............26 Handmade Song Series, High School Original Song Writing Contest at eTown Hall and Studios.............................................................. H...............Arts.....................26 ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOR KIDS – www.elkkids.org Ready, Aim, Bullseye!.............................................. U, M, H......Arts.....................38 KIM ROBARDS DANCE – www.kimrobardsdance.org Kym Gym for Kids................................................... All.............Arts.....................12 LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP – www.lighthousewriters.org Lighthouse Young Writers Workshops...................... M, H, PD....LA..........................7 LITTLETON TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER – www.townhallartscenter.org Participation Plays.................................................. L, U...........Arts.....................17 LONE TREE ARTS CENTER – www.lonetreeartscenter.org/schools Eating Words.......................................................... L, U...........LA, Arts..................7 Dinosaur Train – Buddy’s Big Adventure.................. L...............Arts.....................18 Fancy Nancy........................................................... L, U...........Arts.....................18 Steve Trash – The Science of Ecology..................... L, U...........SM, Arts...............36 Yesterado................................................................ L, U...........SS, Arts...............45 MACC AT THE ROBERT E. LOUP JCC – www.maccjcc.org No Joke: The Spirit of American Comic Books......... All.............Arts, LA................13 Drama Workshops and Residencies........................ All.............Arts.....................13 The Denver Children’s Theatre................................ L, U...........Arts.....................18 Encore!................................................................... L, U...........Arts, LA................18 Polygon Patterns..................................................... U, L...........SM, Arts...............38 So Solid.................................................................. M..............SM......................39 MCA DENVER (MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER) – www.mcadenver.org Art Fitness Training Tour.......................................... All.............Arts.....................13 MCA Denver’s Teen Program: Failure Lab................ H...............Arts, LA................26 MIZEL MUSEUM – www.mizelmuseum.org Stories Rock! Hearing, Telling and Writing About Cultural Identity........................................ All.............LA..........................6 Musical Globetrotters: Music from Around the World............................................... All.............Arts.....................13 4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks: The Power of Place, Finding Home..................... All.............SS.......................43 The Changing Faces of the United States................ All.............SS.......................43 Bridges of Understanding: Ceremonies & Festivals/Rites of Passage.................................. All, PD.......SS, LA.................44 Pioneering Jews of Colorado................................... U, M, H......SS.......................45 Generations: Living Lessons of the Holocaust.......... M, H..........SS.......................46 Walking Tour of Babi Yar Park: A Living Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust........................... M, H, PD....SS.......................46 L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 4 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS INDEX ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE ORGANIZATION TITLE................................................................. GRADE......SUBJECT........ PAGE MOLLY BROWN HOUSE MUSEUM – www.mollybrown.org Interactive Museum Tours and Classroom Programs........................................................... All.............SS.......................44 ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM – www.rmqm.org Historical Quilt Trunk Shows................................... U, M, H......SS, Arts...............46 OPERA COLORADO – www.operacolorado.org Backstage Workshops............................................. All.............Arts.....................13 Opera in a Trunk..................................................... All.............Arts, LA, SS..........13 Opera on Tour – Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel..... All.............Arts, LA, SS..........14 Student Matinee – Mozart’s The Magic Flute........... U, M, H......Arts.....................21 Student Dress Rehearsals....................................... M, H..........Arts.....................24 Arias and Ensembles.............................................. M, H, PD....Arts, LA, SS..........24 Generation OC........................................................ M, H, PD....Arts.....................24 Opera on Tour – Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet........... M, H..........Arts.....................24 PARKER ARTS CULTURE AND EVENTS CENTER (PACE) – www.pacecenteronline.org Children’s Theater Performances............................ L, U...........LA..........................6 Doktor Kaboom: Children’s Theater Performance..... L, U...........Arts.....................18 Harry the Dirty Dog: Children’s Theater Performance......................................... L, U...........Arts.....................18 Story Pirates: Children’s Musical Theater Performance...................................................... L, U...........Arts.....................18 Ivy & Bean: Children’s Musical Theater Performance...................................................... L, U...........Arts.....................19 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY – www.rmbo.org Custom Environmental & Career Programs............. All.............SM......................30 Barr Lake Bird Watch.............................................. All.............SM......................30 Barr Lake Banding Station...................................... All.............SM......................30 Birds, Biology and Outdoor Exploration.................... All.............SM......................31 Avian Adaptations................................................... L, U...........SM......................36 Beautiful Birds........................................................ L, U...........SM......................36 Migratory Mapping or Migratory Data..................... U, M..........SM......................38 1/2 Day Bird Festival at Your School........................ U, M..........SM......................38 SWALLOW HILL MUSIC– www.swallowhillmusic.org The Blues: A True American Art............................... All.............Arts, SS...............14 The American Vernacular: The Art of Jazz and Tap...................................................... All.............Arts, SS...............14 Traveling Folk Troupe.............................................. L, U...........Arts, SS...............19 Irish Music & Dance................................................ L, All..........Arts, SS...............19 Bluegrass and Beyond............................................ U...............Arts.....................22 The Science of Music.............................................. U...............SM......................38 Multi-Cultural Rhythm Music................................... All.............SS, Arts...............44 Sound Ideas of the Pacific Rim................................ All.............SS, Arts...............44 TESORO CULTURAL CENTER – www.tesoroculturalcenter.org Tesoro Cultural Center Tour..................................... All.............SS.......................44 THINK 360 ARTS COMPLETE EDUCATION – www.think360arts.org Artist Residencies and Performances...................... All.............Arts.....................14 THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE – www.thewildlifeexperience.org Animal Classification............................................... All.............SM......................31 Animal Adaptations................................................. L, U...........SM, Arts...............36 Fur, Feathers, Scales and Skin................................ L...............SM......................36 Adaptation Sensation.............................................. U, L, M......SM......................38 Biome Bonanza....................................................... U, L, M......SM......................39 Habitats.................................................................. U, L...........SM......................39 The Water Cycle in our Watershed........................... U, M, H......SM......................39 Climate Change...................................................... M, H..........SM......................39 WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES AIR & SPACE MUSEUM – www.wingsmuseum.org Tour of Wings Over the Rockies Museum................ All.............SM, SS................31 Speaker’s Bureau................................................... All.............SM......................31 Project Pilot Class................................................... M, H..........SM......................39 Amelia Earhart........................................................ M, H..........SM......................40 Wings Aerospace Science Program (W.A.S.P.).......... PD.............SM, SS................40 WOW! CHILDREN’S MUSEUM – www.wowchildrensmuseum.org Balance and Motion................................................ L...............SM......................36 SEEKING SCHOOLS FOR $10,000 ALLIANCE PROJECT GRANT Apply in Spring 2015 for the Alliance Project Grant — assemblies, field trips, buses, subs and workshops provided to your school. Eligible counties in 2015: Adams, Boulder, Denver and Jefferson public middle schools or K-8 middle grades. See SCCollaborative.org for application and details in January. L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 5 LANGUAGE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE ADAPTABLE TO GRADE ART FROM ASHES On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to Grade, PD Art from Ashes empowers participants by providing creative programs that facilitate health and hope through expression, connection and transformation. Our award winning curricula catalyze personal growth through poetic, visual and performance arts encouraging self-confidence and positive choices, resulting in measurable increases in academic success, artistic engagement, and community integration. Complete introductory curriculum consists of 8, two-hour workshops for up to 20 youth; program is scalable to account for class size, duration and learning objectives. Base cost: $325 per two hour workshop. Availability: year-round Art from Ashes www.artfromashes.org 303.837.1150 Jessica Fitzgerald, Program Director [email protected] WORDS IN MOTION On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Students strengthen their knowledge of vocabulary words and sentence writing in this movement driven lesson. Students will explore embodiments and definitions of words and create dances based on their understanding of sentence writing. Cost: $150 Availability: Sept-May Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] DRAMATIC LEARNING:™ LANGUAGE ARTS On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to Grade These workshops are designed to either introduce or supplement your lesson using interactive ACTivities™ to address multiple learning styles. Past language arts workshops include: Understanding Shakespeare, Writing and Performing Poetry, Playwriting, Personal Narratives, Grammar Games and more. Cost: $75 per class Availability: Sept-May Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-893-6006 [email protected] STORIES ROCK! HEARING, TELLING AND WRITING ABOUT CULTURAL IDENTITY On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Join storyteller Cherie Karo Schwartz or spoken word artist, Adrian Molina in exploring the many factors and stories that shape who we are through storytelling and poetry. Students learn about the art of storytelling, folktales, and spoken word. Students will learn about the elements of narrative and structure and poetic expression through fun, interactive group activities. Cost: $150 Base plus $1 per student Scholarships available Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 LOWER ELEMENTARY MIZEL MUSEUM CHILDREN’S THEATER PERFORMANCES Field Trips Grades: L, U PACE Center offers a variety of student matinees to enrich your curriculum. Download study guides and enter the world of performing arts with 2014/15 touring productions of Doktor Kaboom, Harry the Dirty Dog, Story Pirates and Ivy & Bean! Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: September-April, 10am and 12pm shows Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) www.pacecenteronline.org/1858/ school-programs 303-805-6800 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 6 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS LANGUAGE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EATING WORDS Field Trip Grades: L, U A disenchanted freelance fortune cookie writer is entrusted with an old, well-chewed ball-point pen. Mid-scribble, she is overtaken by the pen’s magic powers and must find her way through a fantastic kingdom by seeking and wielding words as best and as bravely as she can. Join us for this all-new show from Buntport Theatre, a leader in children’s educational theater in Denver. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: Sept 29- Oct 2 at 10am Lone Tree Arts Center www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/schools 720-509-1000 [email protected] UPPER ELEMENTARY SHAKESPEARE’S STAGE Field Trip or On-Campus Grade: U, M, H “All the world’s a stage!” Participants explore Shakespeare’s world in this acting workshop that combines literature with performing arts. Fun tongue twisters from Hamlet, fairy scenes from A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, and acting games give participants a brief look at this famous playwright. Discover creative Shakespearean phrases and ease the understanding of Shakespeare’s dialogue through a trivia game and original comedic radio play based on six of Shakespeare’s works. Cost: $255 in house and outreach Availability: Outreach Year-round/Daily inhouse programs run 9am-4pm, Mon-Fri Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7240 [email protected] LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP ARTFUL LITERACY (GRADES 3-5) Field Trip Grades: U This interactive tour gives students a unique opportunity to practice language arts skills while exploring art from around the world. Students practice oral language and descriptive writing and hone their observation skills, building their vocabulary and using language that is careful, precise, and full of concrete words and sensory details. Tour addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 Colorado Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, and Communicating, Visual Arts. Cost: $3.50 per student; free for chaperones; 7–100 students, one chaperone needed for every 10 students. Divide class into groups of 10. Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45 & 11am, one hour, starting Sept 16, 2014 Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-9130130. MIDDLE SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOL LIGHTHOUSE YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOPS Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: M, H, PD Our creative writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are led by working, published writers with a passion for sharing their craft. Instruction is intended to foster creativity, self-expression and excitement about writing, and to celebrate the strengths of individual writers. Because we know that much of your curriculum is already in place, we can customize 8-week workshops, hourlong presentations, or field trips depending on the needs of your students. Cost: Call Meg at 303-297-1185 to discuss pricing on an individual basis. Availability: Sept through May, during school hours and some after-school hours Lighthouse Writers Workshop www.lighthousewriters.org 303-297-1185 [email protected] ARTFUL LITERACY + ARTMAKING (GRADES 3-5) Field Trip Grades: U This interactive tour gives students a unique opportunity to practice language arts skills while exploring art from around the world. After the tour, students make their own accordion-style books to hold the writing they completed in the galleries, illustrating them in their own creative way. Tour addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 Colorado Academic Standards for Reading, Writing, and Communicating, Visual Arts. Cost: $5.50 per student; free for chaperones; One chaperone needed for every 10 students. Divide class into groups of 10. Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45, two hours & 15 minutes, starting Sept 16 Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ ART FROM ASHES L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 7 PERFORMING ARTS AND VISUAL ARTS ADAPTABLE TO GRADE HANDS-ON ARTS Resources, On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to Grade ArtReach’s “Hands-on Arts” Program brings high-quality arts workshops and performances to your facility with all supplies included. Through music, dance, visual arts, storytelling, theatre, poetry and creative writing, your students discover and develop personal talents, which last a lifetime. To request a catalog of our workshops/ performances, call: 303.433.2882. Learn more at: www.artreachdenver.org Cost: Call 303-433-2882 ext. 222 for pricing. Availability: Year-round. Length of program varies according to program. ArtReach, Inc. www.artreachdenver.org 303.433.2882 [email protected] COMMUNITY TICKETS/ARTS EXPRESS Resource Grades: Adaptable to Grade Through the Community Tickets Program, qualifying schools/teachers can utilize tickets to a variety of artistic and cultural events, such as fine and contemporary art exhibits, history museums, and musical theatre and ballet performances to strengthen and enhance their class curriculum or can encourage students and families to use the tickets to enrich their lives outside of the school. Limited access to transportation available. Please call 303-433-2882 x222. Learn more at: www.artreachdenver.org Cost: Call 303-433-2882 ext. 223 for pricing. Availability: Year-round. ArtReach, Inc. www.artreachdenver.org 303-433-2882 communitytickets@ artreachdenver.org ARTREACH, INC. ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER Field trip Grade: Adaptable to grade Integrate the visual arts into your curriculum with a gallery tour of ASLD, an inclusive and inspiring art community. Visit our gallery to enrich your student’s learning experiences through art. Contact: Robin Whatley, Gallery Manager Cost: FREE for self-guided gallery visit or a small fee may be charged for more customized programs Availability: Year-round Art Students League of Denver 200 Grant Street www.asld.org 303-778-6990 x1000 [email protected] ARTS DAY Field trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade ARTS DAY! Integrate the arts into your curriculum with workshops taught by professional artists! Focused, standardsbased workshops are available in music, dance, visual arts, humanities and performing arts. Arts Days can include children’s theater production, and workshop(s) and a gallery or museum tour. Outreaches are customized and scheduled based on groups’ needs. For complete program listing & descriptions visit http://arvadacenter.org/education/arts-day. Discounts are available for Title 1 schools. Cost: Student prices range from $8 to $10 Adult prices range from $8 to $10 Assembly prices range from $250 to $500 Availability: Outreach Year-round/Daily, Inhouse programs run 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7240 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 8 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CONTEMPORARY CLASSROOM ART EXPERIENCE Off-Campus or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Experience BMoCA’s exhibitions through an interactive presentation and hands-on activity by a visiting artist and museum educator. Make connections to art history and current events while you encourage critical thinking and student collaborations. Teachers collaborate with museum educators to customize the workshop based on the needs of their classroom. Cost: $4 per student Availability: Ongoing Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art bmoca.org 303.443.2122 Nicole Dial-Kay, [email protected] OPERA ALIVE! TEACHING ARTISTS On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to Grade, PD Call on Central City Opera’s Teaching Artists to help augment your curriculum. Students gain confidence and technique in workshops or master classes in singing, instrumental music, composition, stagecraft, movement or any other related activity. Master classes can include a short performance by artists followed by individual or group coaching. Other workshops include Cooking & Math (led by a CCO orchestra musician/chef) and Science & Singing (led by a Doctor of Voice Performance). Cost: Varies according to program Availability: Year-round, region-wide Length: varies according to program Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] MUSIC! WORDS! OPERA! RESIDENCY On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to Grade Nothing jump-starts kids’ creative juices like the opportunity to write and perform their own musical story. The process of researching/ scripting a story and writing/composing lyrics and music develops problem-solving and team skills while providing practical applications of core disciplines like math, reading/writing, history and geography. Experienced teaching artists are available to assist in applying methods from Opera America’s Music! Words! Opera! curriculum. Cost: Varies. Call for details. Availability: Year-round, region-wide Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CITY OF AURORA CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION – AURORA DANCE ARTS MOBILE ART GALLERY On-Campus Exhibit Grades: M, Adaptable to Grade A traveling gallery of original works of art in a self contained exhibit for the whole school to enjoy. The collection is very hands-on for students with set-up, take down, docent training and a program guide of educational tools to use with the exhibit. Exhibit oncampus for two weeks. Cost: NEW Grant funding available, please go to: www.CherryArts.org/MAGgrant Availability: Sept-April Cherry Creek Arts Festival www.cherryarts.org 303-355-2787 [email protected] THE NUTCRACKER BALLET Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Join Aurora Dance Arts for the magic of The Nutcracker Ballet. Clara finds her prince charming in her dreamland of the Sugar Plum Fairy and dancing sweets. This family friendly show is timeless and an absolute must see during the holiday season. Teaching guides available. Cost: $4/student (pre-schools), $6/student PK-12, 1 free chaperone/10, $6 additional chaperones. Availability: Dec. 10, 11 & 12 at 10am Field Trip to a High School TBD City of Aurora Cultural Services Division – Aurora Dance Arts www.auroragov.org/dance 303-326-8308 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 9 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS ARTS OUTREACH EXPERIENCE Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Need “hands-on” learning opportunities in art? Let us help you incorporate engaging standards-based and customized workshops in painting, mixed media, pottery, weaving and more. Available at Washington Heights Art Center, Lakewood Cultural Center or in your classroom! Cost $8 to $12/student, $2/chaperone, teacher/free Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Cultural Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7877 [email protected] COLORADO BALLET STUDENT MATINEES Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade, See below Student matinees provide an authentic experience for your students to see the artistry of professional dancers at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the DPAC. Midsummer Night’s Dream (all grades, Sept 25, 10am); Dracula (middle/high school, Oct 30, 10:30am); and Ballet MasterWorks (all grades, Feb 19, 11am). Study guides available. See details on our website. Cost: $10/student Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS DRAMA RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade, PD Standard & custom designed workshops; Native American & African Folk Tales, Story Telling, Greek Mythology, Creative Dramatics, Shakespeare, Improvisation, Reader’s Theatre, Self Esteem, Creative Thinking & Problem Solving, Communication, Stage Combat, Dialects, Public Speaking, Reading for Fluency, Writing & Adapting Plays. Cost: varies, call for details Availability: Year-round City of Aurora Fox Arts Center www.aurorafoxartscenter.org 303 739-1973 [email protected] AURORA FOX COMMUNITY OUTREACH PERFORMANCES On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Interactive school assembly or classroom performances include; African, African American and Native American Story Tellers, Shakespeare’s Fools and Shakespeare’s Scoundrels, Stone Soup, The Three Wishes, A Cowboy’s Tail, The Princess and the Pea… nut and the Native American tale, The Four Wishes, told with puppets and masks. Cost: Performances, Varies, Call for details. Availability: Year-round City of Aurora Fox Arts Center www.aurorafoxartscenter.org 303 739-1973 [email protected] DAY OF DANCE Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Day of Dance is a field trip available to students at all grade levels. Bring up to 150 students to Colorado Ballet’s studios for a rotation of introductory classes in a variety of dance styles and tour Colorado Ballet’s facilities, including the costume shop. Classes may include: creative movement, ballet, jazz, tap, African, salsa, hip hop, and modern dance. Cost: $7/student Availability: inquire for availability Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 10 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS SCHOOL SHOW: FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Studio Company dancers perform excerpts from ballets based on Shakespeare and the Classics. The stories and how they were translated into dance, as well as pointe shoes, males roles in dance, etc. are addressed. Cost: $300 ($400 two shows) Availability: Inquire for availability Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] IN-SCHOOL CHORAL WORKSHOPS/ MASTER CLASS On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade, PD General Music teachers or Choral Directors collaborate with a Children’s Chorale conductor to design a performance workshop or master class for their students. Topics include all aspects of performance, including singing, dancing, acting and stage movement. Cost: $150/hour Availability: Fall, Winter, Spring Mon-Thurs during school hours Colorado Children’s Chorale www.childrenschorale.org 303.892.5600, ext. 105 [email protected] EURHYTHMICS: MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Founded by Swiss composer & music educator, Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Eurhythmics is a method of learning/ experiencing music through movement. Creative exploration of musical concepts, involving improvisation and nurturing imagination. Taught by highly-trained Dalcroze music educators from Center for Musical Arts. Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org 303-665-0599 x102 [email protected] MUSIC TEACHING ARTIST OUTREACH Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Professional instrumental or vocal musicianteachers from the Center for Musical Arts will come to your school or you can come to us in Lafayette. Available to help band, orchestra, or choral directors by providing clinics or sectional coachings, masterclasses, special theory/history topics, or provide solo or small ensemble performances. We will customize to suit your individual needs. Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org Ethan Hecht 303-665.0599 x102 [email protected] MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BANK Resource for schools Grades: Adaptable to grade Wind, brass, string, and percussion instrument rentals on a sliding scale as low as $5 a month for students who would otherwise not be able to participate in their school’s instrumental music programs. Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org Ethan Hecht 303-665.0599 x102 [email protected] MEET THE INSTRUMENTS Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Explore wind, brass, percussion, string, and/ or keyboard instruments with CMF&CMA faculty members. Students will see it, hear it, and have the opportunity to play it! Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org Ethan Hecht 303-665.0599 x102 [email protected] MUSIC THERAPY GROUPS On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Our professional music therapists will build group curriculum designed to fit your students’ needs. Our therapists have experience with almost any population but specialize in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Seniors, and At-Risk Youth. Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org Ethan Hecht 303-665.0599 x102 [email protected] Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL AND CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 11 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES Resource - Distance learning Grades: Adaptable to Grade We can bring the museum and our staff to your K-12 classroom! Our live, interactive distance learning classes will challenge your students to think critically, solve problems, and generate new ideas. All classes address 21st Century Skills, 2009 Colorado Academic Standards, and Common Core. • Collaborate to Create: How Do Artists Solve Problems? Kindergarten - 5th grades • Overcome Creative Blocks: How Do Artists Solve Problems? Grades 3 - 8 • Project-Based Museum Learning: Grades 9-12 Cost: $100, limited scholarships available upon request Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ Contact Angela Houdyshell at [email protected] at least a month in advance to schedule a class. OPERA COLORADO BACKSTAGE TOURS Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Explore backstage at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the world’s largest performance facility under one roof! This four-block, 12-acre site is home to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts plus the Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony and Opera Colorado. Our 90-minute, guided tour takes you backstage, through dressing rooms, into costume and design studios, and on stage. Cost: Call for information Availability: Year-round Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org/tours 303-446-4829 [email protected] KIM ROBARDS DANCE ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS CREATING DRAMA On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Tailored in-school workshops, which use theatre based ACTivities™ to teach drama. Workshops are led by experienced teaching artists who address multiple learning styles and require full participation from students and teachers. Past workshops include: Short Form Improvisation, Long Form Improvisation, Character Development, Shakespeare, Clowning, Storytelling, and many more. Cost: $75 per class Availability: Sept-May Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-893-6006 [email protected] KYM GYM FOR KIDS On-Campus, Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to Grade, PD Professional KRD company members teach dance workshops focusing on the “artist as athlete.” Participants learn basic dance skills and vocabulary through learning the “Kym Gym Fitness Workout” which incorporates modern dance principles, fitness elements from yoga and stretching, and fundamental locomotor skills. Students may have opportunities to create their own group focus pieces and present these at a culminating sharing session for team building. Lecture/Demo performances available. Cost: $75-$125/hour single workshop; discount for multiple week workshops Availability: Year-round Kim Robards Dance www.kimrobardsdance.org 303-825-4847 [email protected] or [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 12 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS ART FITNESS TRAINING TOUR Field Trip Grade: Adaptable to grade, PD MCA Denver has created a unique, interactive school tour for K-12 students which focuses on careful looking of contemporary art. The Art Fitness Training tour addresses the goals of the 21st century Skills and Readiness Competencies: critical thinking and reasoning, information literacy, collaboration, self-direction, and invention. The tour is designed to support and reinforce classroom curriculum and addresses skills and competencies students need to be successful in the 21st century workforce. Cost: $3 per student. Call for scholarship info Availability: Year-round MCA Denver (Museum of Contemporary Art Denver) www.mcadenver.org 720-236-1820 [email protected] MACC AT THE ROBERT E. LOUP JCC NO JOKE: THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN COMIC BOOKS On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Explore the art of comic books from superheroes to graphic novels and experience a hands-on 2 hour workshop led by a professional cartoonist. Best suited for grades 3-12. Cost: $8/person (minimum fee/$160) Availability: Year-round MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] MUSICAL GLOBETROTTERS: MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to Grade 3 and above Join Jewish ethnomusicologist, composer, teacher and recording artist Sheldon Sands on a worldwide journey through music. Students explore the field of ethnomusicology by discovering the cross-cultural sounds of music from Europe, the Middle-East, Central Asia, Africa and the US. Through interactive “ears-on” learning, students actively learn about geography, culture and cultural musical practices. Cost: $150 Base plus $1 per student Scholarships available Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 BACKSTAGE WORKSHOPS Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade The Ellie Caulkins Opera House becomes a living classroom as students visit a variety of stations and learn about what it takes to produce opera. Explore the world behind the curtain with hands-on workshops on costuming, makeup, singing, stage combat, conducting and more. One of Opera Colorado’s most popular educational programs, these workshops sell out quickly! Cost: $8/Student, $15/Chaperone Availability: Nov. 17, 10am-noon; Nov. 19, 10am-noon, Nov. 20, 10am-noon; May 4, 10am-noon, 1:30-3:30pm; May 6, 10-am-noon Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303.778.0371 [email protected] OPERA IN A TRUNK On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Opera Colorado is offering four Opera in a Trunk programs: Hansel & Gretel, Romeo and Juliet, The Magic Flute and the Opera for Beginners highlights the world’s most popular operas. Each trunk is filled with instructional materials, costumes, props, and activities that make opera come alive. A study guide supplements learning or to prepares students for seeing a performance and includes an interactive presentation by an Opera Colorado Teaching Artist. Cost: $100 Availability: Aug-May, Tues-Fri Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303.778.0371 [email protected] DRAMA WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade MACC’s Theatre Department offers theatre workshops and artists’ residencies. Workshops customized to your curriculum needs including Shakespeare, improvisation and basic drama techniques. Cost: TBD Availability: Year-round MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 13 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS OPERA ON TOUR – HUMPERDINCK’S HANSEL & GRETEL Assembly Grades: Adaptable to Grade Follow the trail of breadcrumbs to Opera Colorado’s production of the beloved fairytale – Hansel and Gretel. When they become stranded in the Magic Forest, things look Grimm for Gretel and her brother Hansel. The pair encounters everything from a magical Sandman to a Witch who has quite a sweettooth and really likes kids - well-done that is! Sung in English and staged traditionally, this enchanting performance is sure to entertain. Cost: $600 single or $700 for two back-toback performances Availability: Oct-May, Tues- Sat Opera Colorado Operacolorado.org 303-778-0371 [email protected] THE BLUES: A TRUE AMERICAN ART Assembly Grades: Adaptable to grade Students will learn the important role that slaves as well as racial and gender issues played in the development of blues and how they combined the folk music of their African homeland with the musical traditions of North America to create a whole new form. 45-50 minutes in length. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] THE AMERICAN VERNACULAR: THE ART OF JAZZ AND TAP Assembly Grades: Adaptable to grade This assembly explores the art of jazz music and tap dancing. Though both forms are a fusion of European and African music and dance, each are considered to be integral and unique to the American experience. Performances will include music, dance and will tell the story of how both art forms evolved and eventually came together in the 1940’s. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] THINK 360 ARTS COMPLETE EDUCATION ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND PERFORMANCES Resources, On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to Grade, PD Choose from over 60 professional teaching artists in all disciplines: theatre, music, dance, creative writing, visual arts, cultural arts, and more! Think 360 Arts will help you custom-design an educational performance, workshop, or artist residency to meet your curricular goals. Think 360 artists are trained in arts integration, blending art and core subjects together to engage students and energize the classroom. Cost: Check website or call for pricing Availability: Year-round Think 360 Arts Complete Education think360arts.org 720-904-8890 x102 [email protected] LOWER ELEMENTARY LYLE THE CROCODILE CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip Grades: L, U When Lyle the big green crocodile turns up in the Primm family’s bathtub nobody quite knows what to do. Lyle’s singing and dancing soon wins them over and the Primms invite him to stay. Their neighbor, Mr. Grumps, and his equally grumpy cat, are not happy. They lock the talented Lyle in the zoo! Don’t miss what happens next in this delightful musical tale. Free online study guide available. Cost: Student & adult chaperone prices range from $4-$8. Teachers are complimentary. For an additional $2 per person add a hands-on, 1-hour workshop and an interactive theater, museum or gallery tour. Limited availability. Theater Performance runs Oct 14-Dec 28 Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org/education/ artsday 720-898-7245 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 14 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CHARLOTTE’S WEB CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip Grades: L, U Charlotte’s Web, a beloved children’s classic, spins the tale of a clever spider and her pig friend Wilbur. This play brings to life the friendships of Charlotte—the wise spider, her animals friends, and the young girl Fern. Using teamwork, the animals come together to save Wilbur and make him “some pig” indeed. Free online study guide available. Cost: Student & adult chaperone prices range from $4-$8. Teachers are complimentary. For an additional $2 per person add a hands-on, 1-hour workshop and an interactive theater, museum, or gallery tour. Limited availability. Theater Performance runs Feb 9-April 10, 2015 Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org/education/ artsday 720-898-7245 [email protected] ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES THE POETRY OF MOTION THEATRICAL DANCE RESIDENCY On-Campus Grades: L, U This workshop is for students of all levels to discover joy and confidence through dance utilizing games, music, and a play to teach theatrical movement, dance and choreography. Students work individually and in groups to enhance creativity, confidence, focus, and collaboration. Workshops provide two lessons for each student. Lessons meet teaching standards in music and PE and can be tailored for other disciplines. Cost: Call for costs – program could be free depending on grants Availability: Sept-May, during school hours. Boulder Ballet www.boulderballet.org 303-443-0028, ext 6 [email protected] MOZART & CO. Assembly Grades: L, U Mozart and fellow composers mined the riches of great literature and fairy tales to create some of the world’s comic masterworks. Children are invited to help bring to life scenes from hilarious stories originally envisioned by the likes of Shakespeare and the Brothers Grimm, and to learn about the magic of telling stories through song. Resources and related lesson plans available online for this program. Supports Colorado Academic Standards for music, reading, and writing. Cost: $350 for one performance; $450 for two back-to-back Availability: Year-round Length of Program: 45 minutes +10 minute Q&A Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] THE GREAT OPERA MIX-UP Assembly Grades: L, U Singers, with help from students, sort out a series of operatic mix-ups to discover that opera is simply storytelling – with plot, characters, conflict, resolution and MUSIC. This is a great preparation for a story writing unit or simply as a reinforcement of literacy elements for all grades. Resources and related lesson plans available online for this program. Supports Colorado Academic Standards for music, reading, and writing. Cost: $350 for one performance; $450 for two back-to-back Availability: Year-round Length of Program: 45 minutes +10 minute Q&A Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] BOULDER BALLET ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 15 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS EUREKA STREET Assembly Grades: L, U With funny and fascinating opera characters as your tour guides, discover Central City’s Eureka Street! You’ll meet prospectors, lumberjacks, and divas from stories by Rossini, Shakespeare and other favorites. Selected students join the cast and, with help from the audience, discover all kinds of golden nuggets about great stories, history, music and rhythm. Supports Colorado Academic Standards for music, reading, history and writing. Cost: $350 for one performance; $450 for two back-to-back Availability: Year-round Length of Program: 45 minutes + 10 minutes of Q&A Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] KELLY GREEN & THE SEVEN TRASH-TALKERS: AN EARTH-FRIENDLY FAIRYTALE Offered only as an Outreach On-Campus in 2014-2015. Grades: L Reduce, reuse, recycle in this interactive participation play! Meet Kelly Green, our modern-day Snow White, as she inspires and empowers her friends to protect the Earth. Students will sing, dance and perform their way through this fairy tale for the 21st century. Best for grades K to 3rd. Cost: $175 per session within the sevencounty region. Availability: Year-round (M-F 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] CREATIVE MOVEMENT On-Campus Activity Grades: L, U Students will learn about a variety of dance concepts, such as, size, balance, rhythm, levels, shapes, and energy. The class will develop spatial awareness, problem solving, and strengthening the body and brain. Cost: $50/class ($80/class for two teachers) Availability: Inquire Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] KIDS PERFORMING FOR KIDS ASSEMBLY Grades: L, U Engage and inspire your students with a concert designed especially for elementary audiences. Combine infectious enthusiasm and performing energy of the Colorado Children’s Chorale with lots of audience participation to create an unforgettable experience for your students. Cost: $400 for one performance, $600 for two performances back-to-back Availability: Fall, Winter, Spring Mon-Fri during school hours Colorado Children’s Chorale www.childrenschorale.org 303-892-5600, ext. 111 [email protected] COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE KIDS REACHING AND TEACHING KIDS Workshop Grades: L, U Jump-start your students’ musical interests by engaging them in a Colorado Children’s Chorale workshop. Led by Chorale staff and its young performers, a workshop includes all aspects of stage performance, including singing, dancing, acting and stage movement. If paired with a Chorale concert, the participants will have the unique opportunity to perform on stage with the Chorale for their school. Cost: $400 ($200 if paired with a school concert) Availability: Fall, Winter, Spring Mon-Fri during school hours Colorado Children’s Chorale www.childrenschorale.org 303-892-5600, ext. 111 [email protected] SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS On-Campus Residency Grades: L, U, M The Children’s Chorale is currently accepting applications for their School Partnership Program. This year-long residency pairs a Children’s Chorale conductor with a music teacher on a weekly basis to provide assistance in the music classroom or school choir. Cost: Negotiable Availability: Fall, Winter, Spring Mon-Thurs during school hours Colorado Children’s Chorale www.childrenschorale.org 303.892.5600, ext. 105 [email protected] IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS ONCE UPON A TIME Assembly Grades: L An ensemble of Colorado Symphony musicians will visit your school to present a delightful program of music and storytelling. Teachers receive preparation materials prior to an in-school performance. Stories include Aesop, Tungi and the Giant (African folktale), Paul Bunyan, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Audrey and the Gift of Music Cost: $600 for two back-to-back performances Availability: Sept-May Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson – 303-308-2466 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 16 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS PETITE MUSIQUE Field Trip Grades: L This community-based program introduces the instruments of the orchestra to young children. Performed by a 16piece chamber orchestra and narrator, the program includes the musical telling of an age-appropriate story, a sing-a-long and a lively dance-a-long. The spring, 2015 program - The Three Pigs – will delight children teachers and parents. Please check the website to confirm venue. Cost: $5 for students and adults For 20 or more, the coordinating teacher is free. Financial assistance available. Availability: April 21–Swallow Hill Music/ Denver April 28–Aurora Fox Theater May 12–Su Teatro/Denver Civic Theatre May 26–Elaine Wolf Theater/Mizel Center for Arts & Culture at the JCC Two performances each day at 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. for approx. 45 minutes Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson, 303-308-2466 [email protected] MUSIC OF LIFE Assembly Grade: L, U An imaginative program about how music and living things are created. Cost: $600 for two back-to-back performances Availability: Sept-May Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson – 303-308-2466 [email protected] INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA COLORADO SYMPHONY IMAGINATION GAMES & SKILLS (GRADES K-2) Field Trip Grades: L Look closely, focus on details and imagine stories behind works of art from various cultures. Students hone observation and creative thinking skills in a collaborative tour environment. Activities range from holding a sculpture’s pose to using a spinner to identify colors in a painting and telling a group story. English, Spanish, or bilingual (Spanish/ English). Tour addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 CO Academic Standards. Visual Arts, Language Arts, Science, Math. Cost: $3.50 per student; free for chaperones. 7-90 students, one chaperone needed for every 7–9 students. Divide class into groups of 7–9. Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45am & 11am starting Sept 16 Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours TINY TOTS INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA Field Trip, Various Venues Grades: L Kids get truly inside the orchestra as they are seated on the floor and surrounded by 30 professional musicians. Scripting is designed to introduce orchestral music in a fun and interactive environment. Professional opera singer, professional dancer(s), and child soloist(s) included in every program. Cost: $9.95, up to 10 chaperones free. Discounts and financial assitance ALWAYS available. Call for more information. Availability: October, February, and April performances Inside the Orchestra www.insidetheorchestra.org 303-355-7855 [email protected] PARTICIPATION PLAYS On-Campus or Field Trip to our Theater Grades: L, U Students take part in performances of favorite fairy tales like “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Snow White,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “A Christmas Carol,” and more. Our storyteller will bring students from the audience to be our actors and seamlessly feed them their lines as part of the performance. We provide all costumes and props. Students gather valuable lessons while learning about acting and stagecraft. Field trip includes Q&A session and tour of the theater facilities. Cost: Starting at $7 per student Availability: Year-round Littleton Town Hall Arts Center www.townhallartscenter.org 303-794-2787 x217 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 17 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS DINOSAUR TRAIN - BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE Field Trip Grades: L Created by the world-famous Jim Henson Studios, this live stage show encourages basic scientific thinking skills as the audience learns about life science, natural history and paleontology. Come join Buddy, Tiny, Don and all of their friends and family in this funfilled, interactive and immersive live trip back in time to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth....and rode in trains! Cost: $15/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: January 9 at 10am, 12pm Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons Street Lone Tree CO 80124 www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/schools 720-509-1000 [email protected] FANCY NANCY Field Trip Grades: L, U Fancy Nancy and her friends Bree, Rhonda, Wanda, and Lionel are going to be performing in their very first show, “Deep Sea Dances.” Nancy is positive, that’s fancy for 100% sure, that she and Bree will be picked to be mermaids. When another girl wins the coveted role of the mermaid, Nancy is stuck playing a dreary, dull tree. Can Nancy bring fancy flair to her role, even though it isn’t the one she wanted? Cost: $10/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: May 14-15 at 10am & 12:30pm Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons Street Lone Tree CO 80124 www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/schools 720-509-1000 [email protected] THE DENVER CHILDREN’S THEATRE Field Trip Grades: L, U Come see the magic of live theatre! Experience enchantment Denver’s best actors in a professionally produced children’s show. There are also public performances on Sundays at 1pm. Performance runs one hour. Cost for schools: $8/student with two adults/group free Availability: March-May, call for dates, 10am MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] LITTLETON TOWN HALL ARTS CENTER ENCORE! Field Trip Grades: L, U Stay after the Denver Children’s Theatre show and make it a full-day theatre education! Includes talk back with the cast, tech tour, and drama workshop for only $2 per student beyond the performance alone! Program lasts until 1:30pm Cost: $10/student; two adults/group free/$8 each additional. Fee includes performance of Denver Children’s Theatre. Availability: Mar-May, call for dates, 10am MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] DOKTOR KABOOM! CHILDREN’S THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip Grades: L, U Doktor Kaboom! performs original interactive science comedy shows for students and teachers. Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. Join Kaboom! for a journey of increasingly spectacular science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate, and entertain. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: Sept 8, 10am and noon Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) www.pacecenteronline.org/1858/ school-programs 303-805-6800 [email protected] HARRY THE DIRTY DOG: CHILDREN’S THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip Grades: L, U Harry has everything a little white dog with black spots could want. But he hates taking baths so much that he runs away. After playing in the dirt, Harry gets so grubby that he turns into a little black dog with white spots…and returns home to find that his family doesn’t recognize him! ArtsPower’s new musical, based on Gene Zion book illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham, captures both the whimsical humor and touching dedication to family found in Harry’s story. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: Oct 30, 10am and noon Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) www.pacecenteronline.org/1858/ school-programs 303-805-6800 [email protected] STORY PIRATES: CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip & Workshop Grades: L, U Story Pirates’ live show is a crazy sketch comedy musical based on stories written by elementary school students. Story Pirates incorporate improv in every show, and often perform stories written by kids who are in the audience as a celebration of their words and ideas. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind show! Inschool workshop available on limited basis. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: Jan 13-15, 10am and noon Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) www.pacecenteronline.org/1858/ school-programs 303-805-6800 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 18 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS IVY & BEAN: CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE Field Trip Grades: L, U Based on the children’s books series by Annie Barrows and illustrator Sophie Blackhall, about an unexpected friendship between very different second graders. The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they would never like each other. Bean is loud and wild and goofy. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. But when the two become a team, there’s mischief and laughter -along with lessons about the challenges and joy of family, friendship, and love. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: April 24, 10am and noon Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) www.pacecenteronline.org/1858/ school-programs 303-805-6800 [email protected] TRAVELING FOLK TROUPE Assembly Grades: L, U A multi-cultural program with 4 performers that uses music and instruments from around the world to teach subjects including geography and history. Program includes a packet of classroom activities guide & CD that support various Colorado Model Content Standards This is an ALL school assembly (60 minutes in length). Cost: $800-$1200 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] IRISH MUSIC & DANCE Assembly Grades: L, Adaptable to grade Showcasing music, dance & clothing from the Irish tradition, this program will touch on the history of the dance & music and how it has influenced the culture & art in our country. 45-50 minutes in length. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available. Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] PARKER ARTS CULTURE AND EVENTS CENTER (PACE) LONE TREE ARTS CENTER UPPER ELEMENTARY STEPS IN TIME, A HISTORY OF BALLET On campus (in school) Grades: U, L An interactive history of ballet from the Renaissance through to the present, with eight dancers from Boulder Ballet’s professional company. It’s an impressive, entertaining and humorous show that will expand student’s understanding and appreciation of ballet, geography, and history. Cost: Call for costs – program could be Free depending on grants Availability: April-May, before 1pm on Tues, Thur & Fri Boulder Ballet www.boulderballet.org 303-443-0028, ext 6 [email protected] HOW THE WEST WAS SUNG Assembly Grades: U, M No Wii? No iPod? No reality TV? Find out what the pioneers and miners of the frontier West did for fun in this 45 minute performance. The adventurous lives of Colorado historical figures Molly Brown, Horace and Baby Doe Tabor and Clara Brown make great opera stories! Supports Colorado Academic Standards for music, reading, writing and history. Cost: $450 for one performance; $550 for two back-to-back Availability: Year-round, Length of Program: 45 minutes. +10 minute Q&A Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 19 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS ART, DANCE, MUSIC WORKSHOPS On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: U, M Art programs include watercolor, pastels, oils, acrylics, print-making, drawing, pottery, and mixed media. Dance workshops include ballet, tap, creative dance, hip hop. Music programs include guitar, keyboard, singing, improvisation, music basics, and music history. Guitars and keyboards are not provided. Programs address Colorado curriculum standards. Cost: Varies, Call for details. Availability: Year-round City of Aurora Cultural Services Division www.auroragov.org/arts 303-739-6520 [email protected] IN CLASS BAND SECTIONALS On-Campus or Field Trip Grades: U, M, H Your students will engage in playing their instrument in small groups coached by our professional area staff. Instrumental specialists will give your students specific insights and tips directed toward the need of the individual, instrument and class. Other opportunities for training are available on private class basis. Cost: $40 per hour per sectional. Availability: Year-round Colorado Honor Band Association 303-778-6693 www.cohonorband.org [email protected] BEGINNING UKULELE GROUP On-Campus Activity Grades: U, M, H No prior musical experience is necessary to learn to strum basic chords common in many songs. A CMF&CMA faculty member will come to your classroom during or after school hours and lead a 45-60 minute class for 6 weeks. Cost: Varies; negotiable Availability: Year-round Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts www.COmusic.org Ethan Hecht 303-665.0599 x102 [email protected] COLORADO SYMPHONY KIDS: INSPIRED BY NATURE Field Trip Grades: U, M The natural world is full of music! From the songs of birds and crickets to the crash of thunder and ocean waves, nature provides a soundtrack for the plants, animals and people who share Planet Earth. Nature inspired history’s greatest composers who sought to capture the beauty of the world through music. Cost: $5 per student/adult. Groups of 20 or more, coordinating teacher is free. Financial assistance is available. Availability: Oct 21, 22, 23; Nov 4, 11, 12, 18 Two performances each day at 9:50am and 11:15am for approx. 50 minutes Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson, 303.308.2466 [email protected] MATHNOTES Assembly Grade: U An innovative and popular program showing the relationships between music and mathematics, and how each can help explain the other. The Steadfast Tin Soldier accompanies program for schools that want a program for lower elementary grade students. Cost: $600 for two back-to-back performances Availability: Sept-May Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson – 303-308-2466 [email protected] COLORADO HONOR BAND COLORADO SYMPHONY KIDS: DRUMS OF THE WORLD Field Trip Grades: U, M Take a trip around the world with the Symphony’s world-class percussionists creating exciting rhythms with drums and some surprisingly exotic instruments. Cost: $5 per student/adult. Groups of 20 or more, coordinating teacher is free. Financial assistance is available. Availability: Dec 1 & 2 Two performances each day at 9:50am and 11:15am for approx. 50 minutes Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson, 303.308.2466 [email protected] SWALLOW HILL MUSIC L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 20 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS DENVER ART MUSEUM MASTER MENTORS In-Class Grade U, M, H Program provides coaching for band/ orchestra students by Colorado Symphony musicians to expand their technical knowledge and artistic expression. Cost: $100 per session per musician Availability: Sept-May Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson – 303-308-2466 [email protected] DENVER ART MUSEUM EXHIBITION TOURS: 2014-2015 Field Trip Grades: U, M, H Paintings and Sculptures of Joan Miró, Tour dates: March 24-June 28 Check our website for additional information about this school tour. All exhibition school tours address 21st Century Skills and 2009 Colorado Academic Standards. Cost: varies depending on exhibition; one chaperone free per group of 10 students; 7–45 students, one chaperone needed for every 10 students. Divide class into groups of 10. Availability: Tues-Fri starting at 9:45am. Dates and times vary depending on exhibition. Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ PERCEPTION GAMES & SKILLS (GRADES 3-6) Field Trip Grades: U Engage in active looking by selecting, focusing, examining, and absorbing information while exploring the museum. The collaborative nature of the tour environment fosters active investigative thinking, risk-taking and implementing multiple perspectives. Gallery conversations will reveal that no two people “see” precisely the same thing. English, Spanish, or bilingual (Spanish/English). Tour addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 CO Academic Standards. Visual Arts, Language Arts, Science, Math. Cost: $3.50 per student; free for chaperones. 7–100 students, one chaperone needed for every 10 students. Divide class into groups of 10. Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45am & 11am starting Sept 16 Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ STUDENT MATINEE - MOZART’S THE MAGIC FLUTE Assembly Grades: U, M, H Join us for this special performance of Mozart’s classic opera. Prince Tamino and his side-kick Papageno the bird catcher, undertake the adventure of a lifetime to save the beautiful Princess Pamina. On their journey they meet the menacing Queen of the Night, the cunning Monostratos and the powerful Sarastro. Will Tamino save the princess? Will Papageno ever find his true love, Papagena? Abridged for student audiences and performed by the Opera Colorado Young Artists, this new Opera Colorado production of The Magic Flute magically comes to life! Cost: $10/Student, $15/Chaperone Availability: May 7 (10am-12:30pm) Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303-778-7350 [email protected] Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 21 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS BLUEGRASS AND BEYOND Assembly Grades: U This assembly will examine the ways in which cultural traditions combine and evolve into something new. During the program, students will be able to experience live performances of folk and bluegrass instruments including harmonica, guitar, mandolin and banjo. Through musical examples, students will see how America’s melting pot of musical cultures combined together to create the unique musical form that is bluegrass. 45 minutes in length. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] MIDDLE SCHOOL FRONT RANGE YOUTH SYMPHONY Resource Grades: M, H Extend and enhance school learning and musicianship with participation in our Full Orchestra and 2 String Orchestras. They perform 3 times a year at the Arvada Center. Cost: Student prices range from $325-$425 Availability: Late Aug to late April Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7238, Keith Ewer [email protected] DENVER FILM SOCIETY EN MIS PALABRAS (IN MY OWN WORDS) BILINGUAL OPERA Assembly Grades: M, H An original one-act bilingual opera, En Mis Palabras addresses adolescent development – finding your own voice and learning who you are amid parental expectations and peer influences. Fifteen-year-old Ana Maria feels stifled by her strict father; he is bewildered by her wish to be herself. It takes a family crisis to bring them to a beginning of understanding. A bilingual guide/lesson plans (language arts & social science) explore cultural/family traditions, immigration and Latino history in Colorado. Supports Colorado Academic Standards for music, reading, writing, foreign language, geography, civics, history and theater. Cost: $650 for one performance Availability: Year-round Length of Program: 50 minutes plus 10 minute Q&A Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] 3-D DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP On-Campus Activity Grades: M, H Students will learn the science of anaglyph (red and cyan) photography using a single digital camera method to create their own 3-D projects through 3-D photo composition, camera technique and the use of free 3D photo processing software. Each student will print or have one large (8X10) 3D photo processed. The workshop will be held for four hours over 3-4 days or as desired for a maximum of 30 students. Schools must have access to: one computer per student, and digital cameras, Cost: $325 (additional students over the 30 may require additional cost for printing) Availability: Sept-April Cherry Creek Arts Festival www.cherryarts.org 303-355-2787 [email protected] JANUS STUDENT ART BUYING PROGRAM Field Trip Grades: M, Adaptable to Grade An opportunity for students and their teacher to attend the Arts Festival in July to purchase artwork for the Mobile Art Gallery and for their own school. Applications available in November. Contact tarabrickell@cherryarts. org to join our mailing list. Cost: FREE Availability: July Cherry Creek Arts Festival www.cherryarts.org 303-355-2787 [email protected] CENTRAL CITY OPERA L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 22 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS CHERRY CREEK ARRS FESTIVAL CHOREOGRAPHIC CALISTHENICS On-Campus Activity Grades: M, H Good dancers don’t make it look easy - they make it easy. This customized workshop or residence will work on technique and proper body alignment. Correctly holding one’s body when dancing will build a foundation of ease in movement and develop good dance practices for the future. Cost: TBD Availability: Oct-May City of Lakewood Cultural Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7877 [email protected] COLORADO SYMPHONY KIDS: OPEN REHEARSALS Field Trip Grades: M, H Experience the Symphony’s musicians, guest conductors, soloists and performing artists for final rehearsals of some of the season’s most innovative, engaging and challenging concerts from the Masterworks and Inside the Score series. These rehearsals will engage band, orchestra and humanities students. Cost: $5 per student/adult. Groups of 20 or more, coordinating teacher is free. Financial assistance is available. Availability: Oct 17, Inside Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony,10am-noon; Mar 20, So Percussion,10am-noon; Apr 24, The New School of Composition, 10am-noon; May 8 - Victor Wooten’s Concerto for Electric Bass, 9:30am-noon Colorado Symphony www.coloradosymphony.org Nora Robinson, 303.308.2466 [email protected] COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS Field Trip Grades: M, H Explore one or various collections in the Hamilton Building (modern, contemporary, African, Oceanic, and Western American art), and the North Building (European and American, historic Western American, Asian, Pre-Columbian, and Spanish Colonial art). English, Spanish, or bilingual (Spanish/ English). Tour addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 CO Academic Standards. Visual Arts, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math. Cost: $3.50 per student; free for chaperones; 7-100 students, one chaperone needed for every 10 students. Divide class into groups of 10. Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45am & 11am starting Sept 16 Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ STUDENT MATINEES Field Trip Grades: M, H Live theater productions, post-show discussion with the cast and a professionallyprepared study guide. Student matinees start at 10:30am. Grade level varies depending on content; Lord of the Flies has been chosen as this season’s Middle School production. Call or check website for titles and details: denvercenter.org/student-matinees Cost: $16 per student, with one free chaperone ticket for every 15 paid student tickets. Availability: Sept-April Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-446.4895 [email protected] SIE FILM CENTER Field trip Grades M. H The Sie FilmCenter is the home of the Denver Film Society and Denver’s only year-round cinematheque, presenting a weekly-changing calendar of first-run exclusives and arthouse revivals. Our special programming includes productions from the National Theatre in London, a perfect outing for your English or drama class. If our weekly titles don’t fit the curriculum, our events and programming staff are here to help decide the perfect fit for your classroom outing. Cost: Call for information Availability: See webite for new listing Denver Film Society www.denverfilm.org 303 - 595 - 3456 ext 235 [email protected] CONNECT FILM TO YOUR CLASSROOM Field trip Grades: M, U, H Please contact the Denver Film Society for a unique film outing tailored to your educational curriculum. Cost: Call for information Availability: Call for information Denver Film Society www.denverfilm.org 303-246-7543 Jennifer @denverfilm.org Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 23 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS eTOWN STUDENT DRESS REHEARSALS Field Trip Grades: M, H Get the first glimpse of Opera Colorado’s mainstage operas with a special dress rehearsal performance. Online teacher guidebook prepare your class for their night at the opera. Enhance your experience by contacting the education department in advance to arrange a pre-performance discussion or post-performance talk-back. A wonderful way to introduce middle and high school students to opera. Cost: $10/student; $15/college students and chaperones Availability: Nov 13, Puccini’s Madame Butterfly; April 30, Mozart’s Magic Flute (dress rehearsals begin at 7pm) Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303-778-0371 [email protected] ARIAS AND ENSEMBLES Assembly Grades: M, H, PD Performed by the Opera Colorado Young Artists, this delightful program features highlights from the operatic and musical theater. Selections are performed without the use of sets and costumes creating an intimate and engaging experience including background on each piece A Q&A session which will give the audience a unique insight into the world of opera and Opera Colorado. Cost: $350 Availability: Oct-May, Tues-Sat Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303-778-0371 [email protected] COLORADO CHAMBER PLAYERS GENERATION OC On-Campus Residency Grades: M, H, PD This unique Residency uses the arts to teach 21st Century Workforce Readiness Skills. Using opera as the catalyst, participants work closely with industry professionals in one of two tracks: Gen OC Marketing track—create materials to market an opera to their peers; and Page to Stage track—write and perform their own original piece inspired by a selected literary work. Teaching artists guide every part of the process tailored to fit the specific needs, goals and curriculum of the class. Cost: Covered by grant Availability: Fall-Spring *Please contact for more information Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303-778-0371 [email protected] OPERA ON TOUR – GOUNOD’S ROMEO AND JULIET Assembly Grades: M, H Back by popular demand - Gounod’s opera follows the “star-crossed lovers” Romeo and Juliet as they fall in love, risking everything through gorgeous music and scenes from Shakespeare’s play sung in English (with portions in the original French). Updated staging and costumes help audiences of today relate to a story written long ago—that is still relevant and important. A wonderful tool when teaching literature or difficult social subjects, this one-act opera can be paired with an In-School Workshop on Shakespeare. Cost: $600 single -or- $700 for two backto-back performances Availability: Jan-May, Tues-Sat Opera Colorado operacolorado.org 303-778-0371 [email protected] ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 24 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS MCA DENVER HIGH SCHOOL ASLD TEEN COUNCIL Resource Grade: H Teen Advisory Council is dedicated to a select group of high school-aged teens interested in the visual arts and working in a team. It provides a comfortable arena for youths to voice their opinions, develop leadership skills, and connect with staff, faculty, and Board of Director members at ASLD. Meets monthly (with snacks). Contact: Rachel Basye, Executive Director Cost: FREE Availability: Year-round Art Students League of Denver (ASLD) www.asld.org 303-778-6990 ext. 105 [email protected] PERFORMANCE PREVIEWS Field trip Grades: H, M, PD Teachers and students attend final dress rehearsal of professional production at the Aurora Fox Arts Center and provide feedback to the producers. Talk backs with artists and backstage tours available upon request. Cost: Preview: pay what you can. Cost varies during the run, student & group rates available. Availability: Sept-May City of Aurora Fox Arts Center www.aurorafoxartscenter.org 303-739-1973 [email protected] inSTILL GALLERY EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOLS Field Trip Grades: H, U, M Immersive and activity-based, inStill Gallery Experiences transform the galleries into a classroom for grades 4-12. Art, literacy, and humanities are integrated in standardsaligned, workshop-model lessons. Students work in small groups of 5-7; “write to learn” in various exercises; create and justify their own interpretations; and build 21st Century Skills. Choose lessons from three modules: Art Language; Artistic Vision and Voice; and Art as a Reflection of Human Concerns. Visit www.clyffordstillmuseum.org/inStill for complete listing. Cost: Free to all schools; bus funds may be available. Availability: Approx. 90 minutes Tues-Fri morning. 3 weeks advance scheduling requested. 30 student capacity unless special request. Clyfford Still Museum www.clyffordstillmuseum.org/instill 720-354-4877 [email protected] CAREER EXPLORATION DAYS Field Trip Grades: H, M High school and middle school students who are active in theatre are invited to tour the DCPA’s professional theatre facilities and sit-in on a technical rehearsal. This program is designed to let students see the Theatre Company’s production process. Cost: Free, but space is limited to 30 students Availability: Sept 5, Sept 19, Oct 3, Nov 21, Jan 9, Jan 23, March 20, and March 27 Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-893-6006 [email protected] YOUNG FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP Field Trip Grades: H Go behind the scenes and into the world of filmmaking as part of a team of student filmmakers. Students will write, direct, shoot, and star in their own films which will also be streamed on the Denver Film Society website and at special film screenings. Cost: Call for information Availability: Call for dates Denver Film Society www.denverfilm.org 303-246-7543 [email protected] ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 25 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS eTOWN: LIVE NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM Resource Grades: H, PD Teachers and students are invited to listen or attend this nationally syndicated radio show. We feature music from award-winning singers and musicians with informative and inspiring discussions about our world. eTown gives out an eChievement award during every show to feature someone who is making a positive impact on their community and the world. Cost: Check website for listings and ticket info of live performances Availability: Check website eTown 303-443-8696 www.etown.org [email protected] HANDMADE SONG SERIES, HIGH SCHOOL ORIGINAL SONG WRITING CONTEST AT eTOWN HALL AND STUDIOS Grades: H Attention student songwriters: eTown’s Handmade Songs gives high school songwriters the opportunity to write, perform, and record their original music in a live performance and friendly competition. Winners receive record in eTown’s state-ofthe-art recording studio with a professional production crew as part of a joint album. This annual competition incorporates educational workshops in song writing and performance technique for teachers and students. See our website for details. Check winter 2015 for application of Handmande Song Series. Space is limited. Cost: Pending funding; Call for information Availability: Call for dates, Spring 2015. eTown 303-443-8696 ext 100 www.etown.org [email protected] MCA DENVER’S TEEN PROGRAM: FAILURE LAB High School Internship Program Grade: H Failure Lab, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver’s Teen Program, is a school-year long internship program for a select group of high school students. Because we believe that risking failure is an integral element of creativity, we designed this program to provide teens with a unique opportunity to try out wild ideas. Always encouraged to take chances, teens engage with museum professionals, work with artists, and organize exhibitions, programs, and events for their peers. Cost: Free Availability: Sept-May, Wednesdays 4-6pm MCA Denver (Museum of Contemporary Art Denver) www.mcadenver.org 720-236-1820 [email protected] Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MUSIC! WORDS! OPERA! WORKSHOP Workshop for Educators Resource Grades: PD Educators who attend this 5-day summer workshop will take away a great array of practical teaching methods. Master teaching artists from the service organization Opera America guide participants in the creation of original musical stories utilizing the Music! Words! Opera! curriculum. The workshop fee includes resource guides. Three graduate credits are available at a very reasonable cost. Cost: $99, plus $180 for 3 CU Graduate credits (optional and subject to change) Availability: July 2015, TBA Central City Opera www.centralcityopera.org 303-331-7026 [email protected] DRAMATIC ARTS INTEGRATION FOR TEACHERS Resource Grades: PD Professional teaching artists offer customized professional development opportunities to teachers, schools and districts statewide. Using effective theatre-based techniques, educators learn innovative ways to enhance their curriculum using an arts-integrated approach in the classroom. Cost: $100 per hour depending on location and the number of participants Availability: Upon request Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303.446.4892 [email protected] CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 26 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE ADAPTABLE TO GRADE BIRD BANDING: SCIENTISTS IN ACTION Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Most children – and adults – rarely have the opportunity to visit a research station and see wild birds up close! In this unique collaborative program, students visit the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory’s bird banding station at the Audubon Nature Center where they observe bird biologists (ornithologists) in action! Through hikes and activities students also learn about bird migration and explore the habitats where birds live. 5-30 participants maximum. Chaperones required. Cost: $10/student for the field trip and $12/ student for the field trip plus a 1-hour pretrip program at the school. Availability: April 27-May 29. Audubon Society of Greater Denver in partnership with Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory http://www.denveraudubon.org/ programs/school-programs/ 303-973-9530 [email protected] BEAVER HABITAT INVESTIGATION Field trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Beavers are not only part of the ecosystem at our nature center but they are also habitat creators! Learn about their life cycle and the adaptations that help them live in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. At the Audubon Nature Center examine their fur, skull, and home up close. Use scientific equipment to collect data about the conditions beaver habitats create and the ways in which their lives interconnect with and affect the South Platte Basin ecosystem. Chaperones are required Cost: $10 per student Availability: Offered fall, winter, and early spring only Audubon Society of Greater Denver http://www.denveraudubon.org/ programs/school-programs/ 303-973-9530 [email protected] WHOO’S FOR DINNER? On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade What does an owl eat? How do owls hunt so efficiently at night? As “Wildlife Scientists”, students make predictions and examine the study skins of Great Horned Owls and dissect owl pellets to discover the answers and more. For an additional fee: Bring a live Great Horned Owl into your classroom for a closeup experiential lesson about owls! Call/email for specific live owl details. Cost: $5/student + $2 per pellet (Trip fees may apply, call for details). Availability: Year-round Audubon Society of Greater Denver http://www.denveraudubon.org/ programs/school-programs/ 303-973-9530 [email protected] AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GREATER DENVER L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 27 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE BUTTERFLY PAVILION CLASS VISIT WITH SELF-GUIDED TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to Grade Enjoy a class exploring the world of insects and their relatives at the Butterfly Pavilion! Our four interactive classes provided a hands-on exploration of live animals followed by a self-guided tour of exhibits and outdoor gardens/nature trail. Request your program online at www.butterflies.org/learn Cost: $5 per student, 1 free adult per 5 children. Additional adults $9.50. Cost includes a self-guided tour. Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] BUG SAFARI On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Take a trip around the bug world with the Butterfly Pavilion! Join us as we explore animals from the desert to the rainforest and everywhere in between. Learn handson (literally!) about the diversity and classifications of these exotic animals. Request your program online at: www. butterflies.org/learn Cost: Call or check website for pricing and mileage fees. Max 30 students per program Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] LOAN BOX On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Enhance your science curriculum with books, games, puppets, nets and more, all handpicked by Butterfly Pavilion fun experts. Request your loan box online at: www. butterflies.org/learn. Pre-K Loan Box now available. Cost: $15 for a two-week check out Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] MOVEMENT MUSCLES AND MECHANICS On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade This anatomy based workshop is an introduction to the skeletal and muscular systems. Students will learn how to warm up the body properly through stretching and conditioning. Cost: $150 Availability: Sept-May Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS NAVIGATION: MAP, COMPASS, AND GPS Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Use math skills and learn to read a topographic map, measure paces, use a compass and/or a GPS (Global Positioning System) then put it all to use in a navigation course. Class activities can vary from simple compass skills to advanced mountain navigation. Cost: Call or check website Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer Location: American Mountaineering Center (AMC), school classrooms, or other outreach locations Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] SLACKLINING: BALANCE AND MOVEMENT Field Trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Combine individual challenge and group dynamics of walking a tightened rope, along with other activities, that test and improve physical balance and coordination with spotting by teammates to create a safe physical challenge. Cost: call or check website Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer Location: American Mountaineering Center or school classroom Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] SCIENCE OF CLIMBING Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Climb indoors and choose a focus based on grade level and interest. Suggested focus: All grades—Teambuilding; 3-5th Life Science (Learn about alpine ecosystems and adaptations of species such as mountain goats); 5-8th Geology (Discover how rocks of Colorado tell an exciting story of landscapes that were different than what we see today); and 6-10th-Physics (Bring the concepts of friction and force to life). Cost: call or check website Availability: Year-round Location: American Mountaineering Center Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 28 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE SCIENCE LABS Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Science Labs provide an up-close look at a topic through experiments and activities that help to build students’ understanding. Labs take place inside, but teachers are provided with an optional self-guided outdoor exploration to reinforce the topic independently. All labs are offered for grades K-12; specific activities change to meet the unique needs of your learners. Choose from Pollinator Partners, Plants 101, Soil Study or design a Custom Lab that meets your curricular needs. Cost: $5 per student, scholarships available Availability: Sept-May Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] CULTIVATION CRUISER On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to grade Cultivation Cruiser Outreach brings the Gardens to your classroom with plants, fun and unique activities, and planting projects. Our programs will engage your students’ natural curiosity to excite them about the world of plants -- all within the confines of your classroom. Choose from Sensory Adventures (PreK-1), Flower Power (2-12), Ecological Explorations (2-4), Moldy but Goody (6-8), PSI: Plant Science Investigators (5-8), or Mendel’s Madness (9-12). Cost: $75 per program +$15 mileage fee Availability: Sept-May. Scholarships available. Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] DRAMATIC LEARNING™: SCIENCE, MATH, AND NATURE On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Dramatic Learning is a tailored in-school program, which uses theatre based ACTivities™ to teach any curriculum (history, poetry, science, math, etc.). Workshops are led by experienced teaching artists who address multiple learning styles and require full participation from students and teachers. Past workshops include Anatomy of Hip Hop - Bones and Muscles, Landforms, Body Systems, Periodic Table of Elements, Plants, Insects, Water Cycle, Movie Math and more. Cost: $75 per class Availability: Sept-May Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-893-6006 [email protected] ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY MUSEUM ADMISSION Field Trip Grade: Adaptable to grade There are many ways to greatly enhance your visit to the Museum. Students can explore our many permanent exhibitions, watch live performances, touch special artifacts and specimens, conduct experiments, and much more! Cost: Free through December 31 Availability: On-request Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers TRAVELING THE SILK ROAD: ANCIENT PATHWAY TO THE MODERN WORLD Field Trip Grade: Adaptable to grade This is a chance to experience the Silk Road as it was 1,000 years ago -- oasis cities, night markets, camel caravans, spice merchants, and ancient science tools devised by sailors and scholars! Cost: 1 free chaperone per 10 students. $5 per student/extra chaperone. Scholarship available Availability: Nov 21-May 31 Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers WHALES: GIANTS OF THE DEEP Field Trip Grade: Adaptable to grade Whales: Giants of the Deep is a new exhibition that transports visitors to the vibrant underwater world of the mightiest animals on Earth. Whales explores the latest research about these marine mammals as well as the central role they have played for thousands of years in human cultures. Cost: Free Availability: Oct 10-Feb 16 Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers NEW — FIELD TRIP WITH ZOO ED TREK Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Take the learning from the classroom to the field, as zoo educators lead your students on an educational journey through Toyota Elephant Passage on a Zoo Ed-Venture Trek! These immersive programs are aligned with Denver Zoo’s Toyota Elephant Passage Field Trip Discovery Units and Colorado Academic Standards. They take place entirely in Toyota Elephant Passage, with opportunities for observation, inquiry and discovery. Up to 30 participants Cost: $7/student; Smaller groups will be charged for a minimum of 15 students Availability: Mon-Fri, Sept-May Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 29 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE ASSEMBLY: DENVER ZOO Field Trip or On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to grade Denver Zoo offers exciting and dynamic assemblies that take large groups of students on an educational safari around the world! Zoo educators will engage your students with interactive and fun activities, and, of course, amazing live animals. Up to 250 participants. At Denver Zoo: Cost: $6/student; minimum of 50 students Availability: Mon-Fri, Sept-May 10am, 11am, noon At your location: Cost: $350/first assembly, $150 each additional consecutive assembly. Availability: Dates and times vary, offered year round Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp ZOO CLASS Field Trip or On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to grade Denver Zoo offers classroom opportunities for K-8th grade students to learn about a particular life science concept through live animal interactions, biofact (animal specimen) exploration, and hands-on activities. Up to 30 participants At Denver Zoo: Cost: $7/student; Smaller groups will be charged for a minimum of 15 students Availability: Mon-Fri, Sept-May 10am., 11am, noon (max of three classes per day) At your location: Cost: $150/first class, $100 each additional consecutive class. Availability: Dates and times vary, offered year round Note: Enrichment & Afterschool Classes also available for larger & mixed-age audiences. Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp BUNK WITH THE BEASTS ZOO OVERNIGHT Field Trip and Overnight Experience Grades: Adaptable to grade Bunk with the Beasts is an overnight learning adventure at Denver Zoo, designed to encourage bonding time, shared projects and special zoo experiences to create memories that will last a lifetime. Come experience the wonder! Minimum age is 6 years old. Cost: Call for cost and availability Denver Zoo [email protected] 720-337-1494 FIELD TRIP WITH GUIDED TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to Grade A variety of guided tours are available for school groups 1st grade and up. Trained volunteer docents will lead your group on a journey to explore the wonders of animals and the living world. All tours are aligned with CO Content State Standards. Cost: $6/student; minimum of 10 students required Availability: Mon-Fri, Sept-April Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp CUSTOM ENVIRONMENTAL & CAREER PROGRAMS Field Trips and On-site, On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade RMBO can provide custom experiential learning opportunities through field trips and on-site programs designed to meet the needs of any group. Hands-on activities, 21st century skill building, career discussions, and outdoor exploration create an engaging learning environment for every participant. Cost: $1 - $7 per participant (dependent on the location and type of activities). Please contact us for more information. Scholarships are available for transportation and program fees. Availability: Year-round Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] BARR LAKE BIRD WATCH Field Trips Grades: Adaptable to grade Students discover how different species coexist by using different parts of the ecosystem. Participants will gain observation skills through binocular and field guide use. Bird adaptations, habitat, and Bald Eagle conservation will be discussed. A three mile hike to view nesting Bald Eagles is available for middle school students and older. Cost: $5 per person + $7 state park fee per bus/vehicle. Follow up in-class program is only $1/student with this field trip. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Late March-May Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] BARR LAKE BANDING STATION Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Spend a morning with a bird bander at Barr Lake where thousands of birds stop during migration. Students get an “up-close and personal” experience with nature by watching a biologist place a band on migrating birds captured harmlessly in nets. Students will be exposed to data collection and bird adaptations. Cost: $5/person + $7/vehicle state park fee. Follow up in-class program is only $1/student with this field trip. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Sept-mid Oct Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 30 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE LOWER ELEMENTARY DENVER ZOO BIRDS, BIOLOGY, AND OUTDOOR EXPLORATION Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Students “spring” into action by acting as a RMBO Biologist to observe birds and research life in a prairie ecosystem. Choose from a variety of program options exploring water, shortgrass prairie, and the relationship of a bird’s structure to its function. Programs are 2-4 hours in length. Cost: $5 per person + $7 per vehicle state park pass. Follow up in-class program is only $1/student with this field trip. Ask about scholarships. Availability: April-May Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to Grade Students examine bones, feathers, microscope slides, and live animals to learn how animals are classified. We study the five main vertebrate groups and several invertebrate phyla. This program is highly adaptable from 2nd grade to 9th and 10th grade biology students and includes different activities depending on grade and knowledge level. Cost: $1.25 per student plus admission Availability: Sept-May The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 [email protected] TOUR OF WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES MUSEUM Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Colorado’s official Air & Space museum offers programs for all ages including hands on activities to introduce students to the world of aerospace exploration. Cost: $7-$12 per student depending on program. One adult per 10 students free Availability: Year-round Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum www.wingsmuseum.org Phil Steffes, Onsite Program Coordinator 303-360-5360 x 115 [email protected] SPEAKER’S BUREAU On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to Grade Wings Over the Rockies Speakers Bureau is comprised of Museum members with interesting aviation or aerospace backgrounds who have graciously volunteered their time and talent to speak to charitable, service, community, and civic organizations. Cost: Donations accepted Availability: Year Round Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum Mike Guagliardo, Outreach Program Coordinator 303-360-5360 x 116 [email protected] OR Contact speaker directly at www.wingsmuseum.org/educate/ speakers-bureau MISS MUFFET On-Campus Activity Grades: L Spooked by a spider? You’re not the first. Let our special storyteller bring the nursery rhyme to life with fun stories, and real spider friends - including our celebrity spider, Rosie! Request your program online at: www. butterflies.org/learn Cost: Call or check website for pricing and mileage fees. Max 30 students per program Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] FLUTTERBY On-Campus Activity Grades: L, U Watch as your classroom transforms before your eyes! Your groups will act out the butterfly life cycle, learn the differences between moths and butterflies, and meet a real hungry caterpillar friend. Request your program online at: www.butterflies.org/learn Cost: Call or check website for pricing and mileage fees Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 31 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE EARTH BALLOON Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Calling all young explorers! Learn about continents, countries, rivers, mountains and oceans with a one-of-a-kind look at the Earth from inside our 26-foot-tall Earth Balloon. Best for grades K to 3rd. Cost: $175 per session within the sevencounty region. Availability: Year-round (M-F 9:30-3:30) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] STAR LAB Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Climb inside our portable planetarium and explore the night sky. Students will identify and locate constellations and enjoy starinspired myths and legends from diverse world cultures. Best for grades K to 3rd. Cost: $150 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round ((Mon-Fri, 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] CIRCLE OF LIFE Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Read, sing and dance your way through the life cycles of living things and learn about the adaptations that help animals survive and thrive. Best for grades Pre-K to 1st. Cost: $125 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round (Mon-Fri, 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] STUFFEE ™ Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Stuffee™ is a one-of-a-kind ambassador for health. Learn all about your body and how it functions inside and out while getting tips for staying healthy. Best for grades Pre-K to 1st. Cost: $125 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round (Mon-Fri, 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” WOW! CHILDREN’S MUSEUM MOLAR EXPEDITION Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Healthy teeth make for healthy, happy kids! In this interactive program, students will get into the act and explore all the ways we can keep our teeth healthy. Kids will learn about the importance of taking care of our smiles, and even join forces with a dentist friend to fight cavities and germs! Best for grades Pre-K to K. Cost: $125 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 32 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE KINETIC ENGINEERS Offered only as Outreach On-Campus in 2014-15 Grades: L Calling all young engineers! Students will work in teams to complete design challenges and investigate force and motion by building and testing different ramps and pathways. This program will get kids thinking and exploring like scientists and engineers! Best for 2nd grade. Cost: $125 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round (Mon-Fri, 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] METAMORPHOSIS THROUGH DANCE On-Campus Activity Grades: L Colorado Ballet and the Butterfly Pavilion collaborate on this workshop. Students learn about the life cycle of the butterfly through movement in this interactive dance and science class. Cost: $200 Availability: Sept-May Colorado Ballet & Butterfly Pavilion www.coloradoballet.org 303-339-1632 [email protected] MOUNTAIN SAFETY On-Campus or Field Trip Grades: L, U Preparing for a trip to the mountains is part of the adventure! Learn about essential clothing and equipment, practice Leave No Trace outdoor ethics, and develop decision-making for survival situations. Cost: call or check website Availability: Year-round Location: American Mountaineering Center or school classroom Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] COLORADO WEATHER: FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE PLAINS On-Campus or Field Trip Grades: L, U Gain awareness of Colorado’s variable weather through observation and investigation. Cloud types, wind, and topography all provide clues about local weather. Our experiments with static electricity using a Van der Graff generator are hair-raising and fun! Cost: call or check website Availability: Year-round Location: American Mountaineering Center (AMC), , school classrooms, or outreach location Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] GUIDED GARDEN FIELD TRIPS IN SPRING AND FALL Field Trip Grades: L, U, M Our Guided Explorations emphasize student-led discovery in age-appropriate experiences. Broaden your elementary students’ knowledge, make observations, and tackle lessons made real with hands-on experiences. Younger students explore the Gardens with their five senses and plant something to take home. Guides will help you explore Colorado’s environment, encourage developing skills and understand the world of plants. See www.botanicgardens.org for lists of programs for schools and teachers. Cost: $5 per student, scholarships available Availability: April, May, Sept and Oct Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] JOURNEY TO THE RAINFOREST Field Trip Grades: L, U Take a break from the cold and visit our living and growing indoor rainforest. Through a guided exploration of the rainforest and hands-on activities, students will learn about various rainforest plants, their adaptations, how rainforest plants are used in their daily lives and ways that the rainforest is different from Colorado. Cost: $5 per student, scholarships available Availability: Dates in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb and March Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 33 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN GARDEN DISCOVERY DAYS Field Trip Grades: L Discovery Days offer a unique mix of garden exploration, guided activities and self-guided activities. Groups can visit a variety of guided and self-guided stations throughout the Gardens at their own pace. At each station there is an activity related to the theme of the Discovery Day. In between stations, groups are encouraged to explore the Gardens on their own. Choose from Plant Discovery Day (April and Sept) or Celebrating Wildflowers Week (May). Cost: $3 per student, scholarships available Availability: April, May and Sept – available selected weeks Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] CHATFIELD FIELD TRIPS Field Trip Grades: L, U Outside the city limits, Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield houses a working farm, a historic ranch, colorful butterflies, and learning opportunities in abundance. Chatfield programs are available in limited seasons each year. Check www.botanicgardens.org for more programs for schools and teachers. Cost: $5 per student, scholarships available Availability: April, May, Sept and Oct Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] ART AND NATURE GUIDED PROGRAM Field Trip Grades: L, U As the living landscape changes through a day or season, each artist’s work reflects and contrasts with its surroundings. Students will explore a diversity of gardens and artworks through hands-on activities that link different elements of the curriculum. Always changing, check www.botanicgardens.org for more information for schools and teachers. Cost: $5 per student, scholarships available. Availability: Changes seasonally and with exhibits Denver Botanic Gardens www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] NEW FIELD TRIP ADVENTURES Field Trip Grade: L, U, M In order to better serve you and your students, the Museum has created new Field Trip Adventures to maximize the learning impact of your limited field trip time and support the new Colorado Academic Standards. Choose from one of the preplanned, 3 to 3.5 hour experiences, and we will provide you with a detailed itinerary. An example of our Field Trip Adventures is Super Animal Adaptations. Below is a description of this program. See our website for more information on other programs! As part of an Exploration Studio experience, your students will meet nature’s “superheroes” as they discover how animals use their amazing body parts and behaviors to survive. Plus, enjoy investigation time in the Wildlife Halls with ready-to-use activities loaded onto a tablet provided by the Museum. Cost: See website for information. Scholarships available. Availability: Sept-May Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers LET’S GET GROWING! Field Trip Grades: L, U Take your students on a plant adventure with this self-guided activity pack! Through hands-on activities, students discover plant diversity at the Gardens, explore a plant’s life cycle from small seed to tasty vegetable, and have opportunities to observe bee pollination in action. This pack includes materials for a seed growing activity to help you continue your plant investigation in the classroom. Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to 10 students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: May-Sept The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] FROG HUNT Field Trip Grades: L Did you know that frogs use their eyeballs to swallow? Or that they eat their own skin? Your students will discover the answers to these questions and many more as they observe live frogs in their natural habitat using this self-guided activity pack. Guided by materials such as binoculars, diving fins, and an interpretive model of the frog life cycle, this program imparts important lessons about life cycles, adaptations, and communication. Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to 10 students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: May-Sept The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext.306 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 34 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE MAKING SENSE Field Trip Grades: L Using their five senses as a guide, students discover the array of colors, noises, scents, and textures that make up the plant world. From a search for smells in the Chocolate Garden to a sound mystery, this activity pack will help guide your students as they uncover the sensory characteristics of several features of the Gardens. Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to 10 students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: May-Sept The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] WOODLAND WONDERS Field Trip Grades: L, U Have you ever wondered what Dr. Seuss had to say about trees? Choose this “intree-active”, self-guided journey to find out! Exploring real tree specimens and products supplied in an activity pack, your students will discover the basics of tree anatomy and gain an understanding of the important role that trees play in our everyday lives. Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to ten students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: April-Oct The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] LEAF LOOKOUT Field Trip Grades: L, U Celebrate fall with an exploration of the Gardens’ changing colors! The materials in this activity pack will help your students learn why leaves change color as they search for leaves of all shapes, sizes, and colors. This self-guided fall journey concludes with a visit to the Pumpkin Patch and straw bale maze! Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to 10 students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: Sept-Oct The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] SECRET SPACES Field Trip Grades: L, U In addition to thousands of plants, the Gardens are also home to wildlife including fox, geese, coyotes, insects, turtles and more! By examining various animal habitats and adaptations using materials supplied in an activity pack, students will uncover the reasons why wildlife seek refuge and how they survive in the “secret spaces” of an urban habitat. Cost: $20 rental fee per activity pack (accommodates up to 10 students, multiple packs are available), plus one $10 refundable deposit per group. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: April-Oct The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] NATURE HUNT Field Trip Grades: L, U Discover the sights, sounds, and scents of the Gardens’ plants and wildlife! Seasonal nature hunts are available to help you and your students explore the ‘must-sees’ of Hudson Gardens. Nature hunts are available for download from www.hudsongardens.org. Cost: $1.50 per person. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: Year-round The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES Field Trip Grades: L, U Learn how important bees and other pollinators are to humans and plants during this naturalist-led field trip program. Students will have the opportunity to explore the various stages of the honeybee life cycle and the intricacies of pollination and honey production. This field trip includes a visit to Hudson Gardens’ working apiary to see honeybees in action! Cost: $75 per 60-minute program (maximum of 30 students and 3 chaperones); $2.00 per each additional student and chaperone. Financial assistance, including transportation scholarships, is available for qualifying groups. Availability: May-Sept The Hudson Gardens & Event Center www.hudsongardens.org 303-797-8565 ext. 306 [email protected] THE HUDSON GARDENS & EVENT CENTER L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 35 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE STEVE TRASH - THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY Field Trip Grades: L, U The Rockin’ Eco Hero Steve Trash blends eco-entertainment and eco-education in this one-of-a-kind magic show. Featuring greenthemed magic tricks designed specifically to relate to school curriculums, this show is fun and educational all at the same time. Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: November 4 at 10am, 12:30pm Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons Street Lone Tree CO 80124 www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/schools 720-509-1000 [email protected] AVIAN ADAPTATIONS On-Campus Activity Grades: L, U During this interactive program, students will use tools representing beaks to “eat” multiple types of bird food. They will determine the kind of food each beak is designed to eat. This adaptation lesson is a fitting follow-up program to “Barr Lake Bird Watch” or “Barr Lake Banding Station” field trips. Cost: $4 per person as an independent program or $1 per person as a followup to one of our field trips. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Year-round Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] BEAUTIFUL BIRDS On-Campus Activity Grades: L, U Students will learn how birds’ physical features increase their ability to survive in Colorado habitats. Students will exercise creativity when they design their own habitat and create a bird with adaptations to survive in their habitat. This is a great follow-up program to many of RMBO’s field trips. Cost: $4 per person as an independent program or $1 per person as a followup to one of our field trips. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Year-round Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS Field Trip Grades: L, U What does it mean for an animal to be wellsuited for survival? Students will learn about behavior, camouflage, and other adaptations through animal biofacts and other hands-on activities. They will also meet one of our live animals and learn about its adaptations! Cost $1.25 per student plus admission Availability: Sept-May The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 [email protected] FUR, FEATHERS, SCALES AND SKIN Field Trip or On-Campus Class Grades: L Students identify animal groups by their skin coverings. They will get to see and feel the similarities and differences between birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. They will also meet a live animal from several of these groups. Cost: $1.25 per student plus admission; On-campus class: $160 for two classes, $50 for each additional class Availability: Year-round for field trips and for on-campus class The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 to schedule field trip; 720488-3327 for on-campus class [email protected] BALANCE AND MOTION Field Trip Grades: L Enjoy a two-hour self-guided visit, including a 30-minute class that complements the FOSS Balance and Motion Unit. Play games, make a balancing craft to keep, and explore the world of things that spin, roll, balance, and move. Visit our website for more information about our field trips and outreach programs. Cost: Scholarships available, please check our website. Availability: Year-round WOW! Children’s Museum www.wowchildrensmuseum.org 303-604-2424 [email protected] UPPER ELEMENTARY RADICAL RAINFORESTS ASSEMBLY PROGRAM On-Campus Activity Grades: U, M Bugs aren’t so little when they’re projected onto a giant screen! More students than ever before can get SUPER close to bugs as we journey through one of the world’s most fascinating biomes - the rainforest! Request your program online at: www.butterflies.org/ learn Cost: Call or check website for pricing and mileage fees. Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 36 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE BUG BITES On-Campus Activity Grades: U, M Bone(less) appetite! Explore the world of insects with an unexpected sense--taste! Discover the role of insects in exotic diets as you crunch your way around the world. Request your program online at: www. butterflies.org/learn Cost: Call or check website for pricing and mileage fees. Max. 30 students per program Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org 720-974-1861 [email protected] BALANCE AND MOTION On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: U, L Balance and Motion is a field trip or in school workshop recommended for kindergarten through 5th grade. Students will explore on and off balance and work with partners and props while developing their motor skills through fun movement activities. Cost: $150 Availability: Sept-May Colorado Ballet www.coloradoballet.com 303-339-1632 [email protected] TOMORROW’S MOUNTAINS: CLIMATE, CULTURE AND CONSERVATION IN HIGH PLACES On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: U, M, H Recognize the effects of climate change on mountain environments. Through handson activities and a museum tour, students will learn about global climates and the importance of glaciers. This class encourages small group interaction and decision-making, as students make observations and discuss solutions. Cost: Call or check website Availability: Year-round Location: American Mountaineering Center (AMC) and Bradford Washburn Mountaineering Museum Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] COLORADO’S GEOLOGY On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: U, M, H The rocks of Colorado tell an exciting story of landscapes that were far different than what we see today. Learn how to make good observations of rocks, how the rocks were formed based on their specific characteristics, and how past geologic environments relate to the places where we live and recreate. Cost: call or check website Availability: Year-round Location: American Mountaineering Center or school classroom Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] ECOSYSTEM EXPLORATION WEEK AT CHATFIELD Field Trip Grades: U Explore a riparian, grassland and garden ecosystem and learn how the living and nonliving components interact. A variety of guided and self-guided stations will encourage up close observation of each ecosystem. Cost: $3 per student, scholarships available Availability: May - limited days available Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield www.botanicgardens.org 720-865-3580 [email protected] CLASSES/LABS/ASSEMBLIES On-Campus activity Grade: U, M Science learning is interactive and memorable in these programs featuring hands-on, inquiry-based activities and authentic Museum collections. Cost: Starting at $200.00, limited scholarships available. Travel fees apply. Availability: Year-round Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers SCIENTISTS IN ACTION On-Campus Distance Learning Grade: U, M Want to take your students on an amazing field trip? Connect your students directly with scientists during live 45-minute broadcasts from field sites or research labs. Cost: FREE Availability: As Scheduled Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers VIRTUAL CLASSES On-Campus Distance Learning Grade: U, M Experience, explore, and engage with the Museum without leaving your classroom through interactive distance learning. Enjoy some of the Museum’s health classes right in your classroom, taught by professional Museum educators. Cost: $140/class; $120/each additional class. Scholarships available Availability: Year-round, software & Skype connections available Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOR KIDS L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 37 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE AT YOUR LOCATION WITH SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS On-Campus Grade: U, H Community Leadership Programs engage students in wildlife and environmental-based service-learning projects in their communities. Note these programs are multi-contact, and number of lessons varies depending on audience. Some include field trips to Denver Zoo. Up to 30 participants. Cost: Cost varies depending on program (between $375-$780). Discounts for consecutive classes. Availability: Varies; offered year round Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp READY, AIM, BULLSEYE! On-Campus Grades: U, M, H ELK brings our portable and safe archery range and equipment to your school, so your students can experience the thrill and accuracy of shooting a bow and arrow. Under the watchful eye of trained ELK Staff, your students will learn the basic techniques required to participate in this wonderful sport. This program can be held in a fenced field or indoors with no damage to your gym floors. Cost: Call or email for pricing Availability: Year-round Program Length: Dependent on participant numbers Environmental Learning for Kids www.elkkids.org 303-291-7693 Amy Wright - [email protected] POLYGON PATTERNS On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: U, L Geometry, statistics and algebraic relationships come to life! Students will create sumptuous polygon color patterns and learn to use them to collect and represent data. Program runs two hours. Best suited to grades 2 -5. Cost: $8/person (minimum fee/$160) Availability: Year-round MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] MIGRATORY MAPPING OR MIGRATORY DATA On-Campus Activity Grades: U, M Students’ understanding of migratory patterns through geography or data analysis will be enhanced as students discover factors that drive bird migration. Students use real bird banding data to map migratory routes or graph data of four bird species banded at RMBO’s banding station. This program is a suitable follow-up program to a “Barr Lake Bird Banding” trip. Cost: $4 per person as an independent program or $1 per person as a followup to one of our field trips. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Year-round Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB 1/2 DAY BIRD FESTIVAL AT YOUR SCHOOL On-Campus Activity Grades: U, M Upper elementary or middle school students become bird conservation role models to lower elementary students. Older students will be trained on festival activities and then lead the half-day festival for the lower elementary students. Each festival is designed to meet the needs of your school’s curriculum. Cost: $1 per person if number of participants over 200; $1.50 per person if there are 150-199 participants; $2 per person if there are 100-149 participants; $3 per person if number of participants is less than 100. Ask about scholarships. Availability: Oct-April Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory www.rmbo.org 303-659-4348 ext 11 [email protected] THE SCIENCE OF MUSIC Assembly Grades: U We all know what music sounds like, but do we know why it sounds the way it does? In this assembly, we’ll take a closer look at popular instruments and discover how they make sound. We’ll find out how sound is created through vibrations, travels through the air and into our ears. 45 minutes in length. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 ADAPTATION SENSATION On-Campus Class Grades: U, L, M Student survival teams learn about mimicry, camouflage, and other interesting and strange animal adaptations as they rotate through hands-on biofact stations. At one station, teams will dissect an owl pellet and figure out how these pellets help owls survive. Students also meet a live animal and learn about its unusual adaptations. Cost: $160 for two classes, $50 for each additional class Availability: Year-round The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3327 [email protected] L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 38 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE BIOME BONANZA Field Trip or On-Campus Class Grades: U, L, M Students learn about ecosystems and the major biomes of the world through a compelling multi-media slide presentation. They then continue their inquiry learning as they rotate through field stations. At each field station they will discover representative species and examine biofacts from the major six biomes on the Earth. A field journal is also completed by each student. Cost: Field trip: $1.25 per student plus admission; On-campus class: $160 for two classes, $50 for each additional class Availability: Sept-May or year-round for on-campus class The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 to schedule field trip; 720488-3327 for on-campus class [email protected] HABITATS Field Trip or On-Campus Class Grades: U, L Known as “What is a Habitat?” for field trips, students discover what all animals need in their habitat. They will visit exhibits with an educator to learn about the habitats of our home state. In our outreach version, “Shopping for Habitats”, students go “shopping” at field stations to find out why similar kinds of animals often need such different habitats. Both onsite and outreach versions include a visit with at least one live animal. Cost: Field trip: $1.25 per student plus admission; On-campus class: $160 for two classes, $50 for each additional class Availability: Sept-May for field trips, yearround for on-campus The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 to schedule field trip; 720-488-3327 for on-campus class [email protected] ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS THE WATER CYCLE IN OUR WATERSHED On-Campus Class Grades: U, M, H Students discover how our local water cycle connects all parts of the community’s watershed. On a large 3D watershed model, students observe and help show how precipitation –along with all the pollutants around it– moves into lakes and streams. Students will recognize water as a renewable resource, learn common water pollutants and describe what each person can do to reduce them. Cost: $160 for two classes, $50 for each additional class Availability: Year-round The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3327 [email protected] MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP WITH CAREER WORKSHOP Field Trip Grade: M, H Denver Zoo offers a variety of career workshop topics for middle and high school groups, as well as organized programs for individual teens. Maximum of 30 students. Cost: $275 per 2 hour workshop; $525 to combine two, 2 hour workshop topics for 4 hours of programming; Cost for custom workshops will vary. Availability: Weekdays, Sept-Apr; weekends are possible, call 720-337-1408 to arrange. Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp ZOO SCIENCE LABS “POOP TO POWER!: GASIFICATION AT DENVER ZOO” Field Trip Grade: M, H Explore the science of sustainable energy through this unique, lab-based workshop at Denver Zoo. Design, construct and test mini-gasification reactors in this 3 hour program highlighting how trash becomes energetic treasure in our newest exhibit, Toyota Elephant Passage. Maximum of 30 students. Cost: $395 per 3 hour workshop; Includes $50 lab materials fee. Availability: Weekdays, Sept-May; Some weekends are possible, call 720-337-1408 to arrange Denver Zoo www.programs.denverzoo.org/ register.asp SO SOLID On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: M Students learn to draw the five basic geometric solids. Creating increasingly complex stacked arrangements of these shapes, participants will integrate art, geometry and spatial thinking. Program runs two hours. Cost:$8/person (minimum fee $160) Availability: Year-round MACC at the Robert E. Loup JCC www.maccjcc.org 303-316-6360 [email protected] CLIMATE CHANGE Field Trip Grades: M, H Using our giant 6 foot globe, students see datasets presented on earth’s climate, factors that lead to global climate change, and why we should care, presented in an empowering way. Students help demo a brief science experiment and visualize interactions in the earth’s atmosphere on our Science on a Sphere. This program works best for 6-12th grade students who already are studying climate/climate change rather than as an introduction to climate change. Cost: $1.25 per student plus admission Availability: Year-round The Wildlife Experience www.thewildlifeexperience.org 720-488-3344 [email protected] PROJECT PILOT CLASS On-Campus Activity Grades: M, H Students hone their math and science skills by planning a flight and flying the mission on computerized flight simulators. Cost: $12 per student depending on program. One adult per 10 students free Availability: Available upon request Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum www.wingsmuseum.org Phil Steffes, Onsite Program Coordinator 303-360-5360 x 115 PSteffes@ WingsMuseum.org L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 39 SCIENCE, MATH AND NATURE AMELIA EARHART Field Trip Grades M, H Learn about Amelia Earhart’s attempt to fly around the world, by mapping out her last flight from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island. Afterwards, see if you can find Howland Island while flying over the Pacific Ocean, using our flight simulators. Cost:$12 Availability: Year-round Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum www. WingsMuseum.org Phil Steffes, Onsite Program Coordinator 303-360-5360 x 115 [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL SERVICE LEARNING AND STEWARDSHIP Field Trip Grades: H, U, M Integrate service learning with outdoor education through a stewardship project such as river cleanup activities, invasive plant removal, tree, shrub and grass planting, and native plant propagation. CMC works with schools and groups to develop and implement projects along the Front Range. Certificates of participation are issued to all participants. Cost: call or check website Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer Location: local park/open space Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org/yep 303-996-2751 [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ART AND SCIENCE TEACHER WORKSHOPS Resource Grades: PD Enhance your teaching with our interactive workshops. Designed to correlate with academic standards, our workshops cover art, literature, inquiry, environmental education, and more! Credit is available through CO School of Mines. Cost: Varies by Workshop Availability: Year-round Butterfly Pavilion www.butterflies.org/learn 720-974-1861 [email protected] WINGS AEROSPACE SCIENCE PROGRAM (W.A.S.P.) Resource Grades: PD Wings Aerospace Science Program (W.A.S.P.) is a state-wide teacher training for a multi-disciplinary, inquiry based curriculum that teaches physics in relevant and meaningful ways. The lessons can be used with a variety of age and ability levels. Training, manual, trunk of resources, and CDE credit are all FREE. Cost: Free Availability: Call for more information Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum www.wingsmuseum.org Mike Guagliardo, Outreach Program Coordinator 303-360-5360 x 116 [email protected] TEACHER PROGRAMS Resource Grades: PD DMNS offers engaging science education courses, workshops, and webinars for teachers at all grade levels including ECE. Designed to meet the needs of teachers, these programs provide inquiry-based ideas and approaches in teaching science, current ideas and practices in scientific research, and highlight resources from the museum for the classroom. Cost: See website for information Availability: Year-round Denver Museum of Nature & Science www.dmns.org/teachers Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES A8R & SPACE MUSEUM L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 40 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES ADAPTABLE TO GRADE MUSEUM AND PIONEER ARTS DAYS OR CULTURAL ARTS DAYS Field trip or On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Integrate the arts into your curriculum with workshops taught by professional artists using arts to explore Colorado history and world cultures. Specific workshops and programs for: Songs and Tales from Colorado Trails, Molly Brown, Pre-Revolutionary America, Shakespeare, Native Americans, African Arts and Interactive Storytelling. For complete program listing & descriptions visit http://arvadacenter.org/education/arts-day. Field Trips include assembly style programs, your choice of interactive workshop(s), and docent lead tours and activities in our history museum. Outreaches are scheduled and designed based on the group’s needs. Cost: Student $4 to $10; Adult: $4 to $10 Assembly $250 to $500 Discounts are available for Title 1 schools and ADA groups. Availability: Outreach Year-round/ Daily, In-house programs run 9am to 4pm, Mon-Fri Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7240 [email protected] DELANEY FARM HISTORIC SITE TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Experience 1870s homesteading life on a guided walking tour and program at this historic farm site including Gully Homestead House and DeLaney Round Barn. Cost: $2/student; 1 adult free/10 students Availability: Mar-Oct Aurora History Museum www.auroramuseum.org 303-739-6667 [email protected] CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Choose from a variety of classroom presentations/activities including: Homesteading Trunk, Fads and Fashions of the 20th Century, Bingo Game, High Line Canal History, and Dinosaur Trunk. Cost: $35 per presentation Availability: Year-round Aurora History Museum www.auroramuseum.org 303-739-6667 [email protected] COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORY Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade The Museum interprets the impact of railroads on Colorado’s development, both economically and socially. Advance reservations are required for children’s groups. Groups will have time to visit the Museum exhibits and grounds, plus time for lunch in the picnic area if desired. A maximum of 60 children per group, and all groups must be supervised at all times. To learn about more educational opportunities contact Education Manager, Carla Ahrenholtz at [email protected]. Cost: $4 per child; 1 adult supervisor for every 7 children (ages 10 and up); 1 supervisor for every 5 children (under 10). Supervisors receive free Museum admission Availability: Year-round Colorado Railroad Museum www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org 303-279-4591 [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] MOLLY BROWN HOUSE MUSEUM L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 41 SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES ARTIFACT TRUNK: COLORADO RAILROADS: 1869 TO PRESENT On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade The “trunk” is filled with artifacts, activities and teaching materials. Objects include a working steam engine model, costumes, model train cars and much more. A curriculum, teachers’ background information, colorful signs and fun activities are all included to help demonstrate the importance of railroads on Colorado’s geographic, cultural and economic history. Cost: $25 deposit upon checking out trunk (refunded with the return of materials) Availability: Year-round Colorado Railroad Museum www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org Carla Ahrenholtz, Education Manager, [email protected] 720-274-5145 STORYTELLER – COLORADO RAILROAD HISTORY AND MORE! On-Campus Activity Grades: Adaptable to grade Our storyteller supports 4th grade curriculum. The storyteller interprets the impact of railroads on Colorado’s development, both economically and socially. Approved for Living History (Chautauqua) presentations by Colorado Humanities. Cost: Fee is a flat rate of $200 per day, regardless of the number of presentations required. Availability: Year-round Colorado Railroad Museum www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org 303-279-4591 [email protected] FOCUS ON CULTURE/SUBJECT TOURS Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade These in-depth interactive tours encourage students to examine objects and ideas from a single culture or art form. Museum guides lead students in activities including games, discussion, art, writing, and smallgroup collaborative work. Choose from the following subjects: Africa, American Indian, Japan, Maya, Mexico, Architecture, The Art of Architecture Tour + Artmaking for grades 3-8. Tours addresses 21st Century Skills and 2009 CO Academic Standards. Cost: varies Availability: Tues-Fri at 9:45am & 11am starting Sept 16 Denver Art Museum http://creativity.denverartmuseum.org/ school-tours/ Reservations for field trips must be booked at least three weeks in advance. To make a reservation, call 720-913-0130. DRAMATIC LEARNING™: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY On-Campus Activity or Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Dramatic Learning™ is a tailored inschool program, which uses theatre based ACTivities™ to teach any curriculum (history, poetry, science, math, etc.).Workshops are led by experienced teaching artists who address multiple learning styles and require full participation from students and teachers. Past workshops include: Ellis Island Experience, Ancient Civilizations, Economics and Personal Finance, Civil Rights, Colorado History, US Government and more. Cost: $75 per class Availability: Sept-May Denver Center for the Performing Arts www.denvercenter.org 303-893-6006 [email protected] AGRICULTURE MUSEUM TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Students will discover what life was like on an early 20th century farm before modern technology. Options include creating your own Victory Garden, participating in a livestock auction and hayrides. Cost: $4/student, $3/chaperone, teacher/ free; Discounts available for multiple tours Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” COLORADO RAILROAD MUSEUM L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 42 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES COMMERCIAL GROWTH MUSEUM TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade What do a diner, variety store, and beauty salon have in common? All were types of businesses that contributed to commercial growth after World War II. Students will explore the White Way Grill, 88-cent Store and other buildings with math activities and hands-on artifacts to learn how much a “bun pup with cow feed” cost and which games kids played in the 1950s. Cost: $4/student, $3/chaperone, teacher/ free; Discounts available for multiple tours Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] COMMUNITY CULTURE IN THE HOME MUSEUM TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade What was home life like for children in the 1920s and 1930s? Students will experience a 1920s school day, kids’ jobs on a farm and life during the struggles of the Great Depression. Cost: $4/student, $3/chaperone, teacher/ free; Discounts available for multiple tours Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Take a trip through the history of transportation in the 20th century. Students will explore the Trolley Stop where the Interurban car stopped on its way to Golden, discover the science and art behind automobiles and take a hayride. Cost: $4/student, $3/chaperone, teacher/ free; Discounts available for multiple tours Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] TESORO CULTURAL CENTER HISTORICAL DECADE TRUNKS Field Trip or On-campus Grades: Adaptable to grade Get up close and personal with real artifacts while exploring our area’s culture and history. See the change in fashion through the years, calculate the changing costs of a car, discover how world events affected communities and learn about pop culture trends. 10 trunks available: 1900s-1990s. Cost: $2/student and $3/chaperone on-site, $50/day with presenter or $40/ day without presenter off-site. Discounts available for multi-day or multi-trunk use. Availability: Year-round City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] 4,000 YEAR ROAD TRIP: GATHERING SPARKS: THE POWER OF PLACE, FINDING HOME Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade, PD This interactive program will take students on a journey through the Mizel Museum’s exhibition exploring local and global Jewish culture in historical and contemporary contexts through the arts. Focus is on stories of immigration, cultural identity and preservation and universal values of social justice and sense of place. Add-on programs can include: art project, synagogue tour, Holocaust survivor speakers. Cost: $5 student; Add-on program $3; Scholarships available Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] THE CHANGING FACES OF THE UNITED STATES On-Campus Assembly Grades: Adaptable to grade Co-produced and hosted by multi-talented educator and hip-hop artist Adrian Molina, this interactive assembly includes live music and spoken word to teach cultural competency in a world of global migration. This exciting assembly centers on digital stories from young Coloradan immigrants and refugees, part of the renowned Community Narratives Project. Content areas include civic engagement, history, geography and the arts. Cost: $500 base, plus $1/student for assembly. Scholarships available; can be offered both on and off-site; add to exhibit tour for $3 per student. Availability: 1-2 hours; Available daily Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 43 SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING: CEREMONIES & FESTIVALS/ RITES OF PASSAGE On-Campus Exhibit Grades: Adaptable to grade, PD Through exploration of common and unique themes, students connect with cultures and learn to “walk in another’s shoes”. These two different exhibitions include Jewish, Asian Pacific American-Indian, Hispanic and Muslim cultures through objects and universal themes. Interactive classroom and assembly presentations are available. Exhibition themes include: ceremonies and festivals and rites of passage from a cross-cultural perspective. Interactive classroom and assembly presentations are available. Cost: $150 monthly rental plus $5 per student program fee Scholarships available Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] INTERACTIVE MUSEUM TOURS AND CLASSROOM PROGRAMS On-Campus Grades: Adaptable to grade Educators bring interactive experiences to your classroom exploring local history through programs such as Lego City, the Mining Trunk, and more! Join us on site in addition to a classroom program or on its own. Step back in time and explore the life of Molly Brown and Colorado History. Scholarships available. Cost: Museum Tours: K-8-$3, HS-$5 Classroom Programs: $75 Availability: Year-round Molly Brown House Museum www.mollybrown.org/learn 303-832-4092 x17 [email protected] MULTI-CULTURAL RHYTHM MUSIC Assembly Grades: Adaptable to grade This assembly explores rhythm as it has come out of Africa through the Caribbean, Brazil and up through the Americas. Students will also gain an appreciation for other cultures. 45 minutes in length. Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 Cost: $400 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available TESORO CULTURAL CENTER TOUR Field Trip Grades: Adaptable to grade Tours include an interactive trunk show, a tour of The Fort and lunch. Interpreters assist students in dressing up in historically inspired clothing. During the program, students will learn about the cultural diversity of Bent’s Fort, economics of the fur trade, life in the 1830s and 1840s, and early entrepreneurial Coloradans. Cost: trunk & tour $6, Lunch: $5 Available: Year-round Tesoro Cultural Center www.tesoroculturalcenter.org. 303-839-1671 [email protected] SOUND IDEAS OF THE PACIFIC RIM Assembly Grades: Adaptable to grade Lessons in geography, social studies, languages, all through wondrous musical instruments that Michael Stanwood has collected through his travels. Michael is a former goodwill ambassador for the U.S. State Department. 45 minutes in length. Cost: $350 base plus 10 cents per student. Financial Assistance may be available Availability: Year-round Swallow Hill Music www.swallowhillmusic.org 303-643-5820 [email protected] CITY OF LAKEWOOD HERITAGE, CULTURE AND THE ARTS CENTER COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOC. L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 44 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES LOWER ELEMENTARY SONGS AND TALES FROM COLORADO TRAILS Field Trip or Outreach Grades: L, U Dressed in typical 1860’s attire, Susannah and Jackson will tell stories of pioneer experiences while crossing the plains, interspersed with songs about early Colorado pioneer women - Clara Brown, Chipeta, Silverheels, Rattlesnake Kate, and Matilda Godfrey. Tales include Native Americans, miners, cowboys, and ranchers. Songs are accompanied by traditional instruments such as: banjo, dulcimer, and autoharp. Even their lumberjack family becomes a part of the show and encourages audience participation. Cost: $200 in-house, $250 outreach Availability: Outreach Year-round, Daily, Inhouse programs run 9am-4pm, Mon-Fri Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7240 [email protected] KUSOGEA NOBI DRUM ENSEMBLE Field Trip or On-Campus Grade: L, M, U This vibrant and energetic performance, based on traditions of West Africa, takes the audience on a rhythmical journey from Africa to New World and back to Africa. “Kusogea” in Ki-Swahili that means “to move.” “Nobi” is an indigenous word that means “people”. Kusogea Nobi moves people! Cost: $400 in-house, $500 outreach Availability: Outreach Year-round/ Daily inhouse programs run 9am to 4pm, Mon-Fri Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities www.arvadacenter.org 720-898-7240 [email protected] WORLD DANCE AND DRUMMING Offered only as Outreach On-campus in 2014-15 Grades L Take a rhythm journey around the world as we learn about drums and dance from diverse cultures. Students will all get to try their hands at different drums in this interactive musical adventure combining geography, arts and culture. Best for grades Pre-K to 1st. Cost: $125 per session within the sevencounty region Availability: Year-round (Mon-Fri, 9:30am3:30pm) Children’s Museum of Denver www.mychildsmuseum.org 303-561-0113 [email protected] HERITAGE DAYS Field Trip Grades: L, U Explore the past through a day of hands-on activities and demonstrations including Day in the Country School, sheepherding and much more. Students use their investigative skills to find answers to history and culture questions in the museum’s galleries as they learn about life in early Lakewood. Cost: $8/student, teacher/free Availability: May 5, 6, 7, 8 10:00am-1:30pm each day City of Lakewood Heritage Center www.lakewood.org 303-987-7879 [email protected] YESTERADO Field Trip Grades: L, U Yesterado is the imaginative and fun way to learn Colorado history! Based on various newspaper clippings from the 1890s, you’ll meet Jack Langrishe and Marietta Ravel late 19th century performers eager to usher you back in time to see Colorado history as you never have before! Cost: $5/student (up to 10 chaperones free) Availability: Feb 23-26 at 10am Lone Tree Arts Center 10075 Commons Street Lone Tree CO 80124 www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/schools 720-509-1000 [email protected] UPPER ELEMENTARY PIONEERING JEWS OF COLORADO On Campus or Museum Tour Grades: U, M, H Explore the rich history of our state through a look at the rough-and-tumble times of the mid-1800s, when the first Jewish settlers migrated to Colorado. Learn about the history of early settlers in untamed territories who brought their skills, courage and wisdom to help build communities and preserve their heritage with neighbors from other cultures. The interactive presentation utilizes artifacts, objects, photography and video. Cost: $5/student; $3 if added to Museum tour Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM Look for a special SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES listing of professional development for teachers and camps/class for kids. Available in February! L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS 45 SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY AND WORLD CULTURES GENERATIONS: LIVING LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST On Campus or Museum Tour Grades: M, H Hear in-person presentations by Holocaust survivors enhanced by digital documentaries in this assembly created especially for middle and high school students studying Holocaust history through social studies and/or language arts. All presentations are age-appropriate, customized to existing curriculum and can be offered both on and off-site. Cost: $300 base for assembly, plus $1/ student. If on-site at Mizel Museum, add to exhibit tour for $3 per student. Availability: Available upon request. Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] WALKING TOURS OF BABI YAR PARK: A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST Field Trip Grades: M, H, PD Founded in 1971, Babi Yar Park is a living open air memorial to the thousands of Jews, Roma, Ukrainians and others who were murdered between 1941 and 1943 at the Babi Yar ravine outside of Kiev. It is located at E. Yale and Havana St. in Denver. Guided tours provide compelling testimony about genocide, history and human rights abuses of the past, and hope for positive change and a better future. Cost: $5/student; $3 if added to Museum tour, scholarships available Availability: Year-round Mizel Museum www.mizelmuseum.org 303-749-5015 [email protected] HISTORICAL QUILT TRUNK SHOWS Classroom activity Grades: U, M, H Quilts have been part of, and influenced by, American history since the Mayflower! RMQM trunk shows explore specific periods and the quilts that were made at the time. Topics include Crazy Quilts: The Victorians; The Sod House Experience (with presenter in period dress); Quilts and The Great Depression. Cost: $3 per student Availability: Year-round Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum www.rmqm.org 303-215-9001 [email protected] GUIDED TOUR OF COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Field Trip Grades: M, H Tour the SCFD’s only National Historic Landmark and learn about the national Chautauqua movement (c. 1874-1930), the founding of the Colorado Chautauqua and why it is nationally significant. Field trip – walking tour or presentation. Cost: Call for cost Availability: June-Sept CO Chautauqua Assoc. www.chautauqua.com 303-442-3282 [email protected] MIDDLE SCHOOL THE DIARY OF BELLA BERLINER: MUSIC OF BRAHMS, MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICH On-Campus Grades M, H The great-grandmother of CCP’s Barbara Hamilton hid during the Nazi occupation of Holland 1942-1945, and survived the war. Bella’s diary shows poignant insights into the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. Actor Mare Trevathan reads excerpts from the diary, combined with CCP’s music, slides and history of the era. Commemorates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where Bella’s family died, and gives a personal context to themes of homelessness, bullying and exile. Cost: $750 for two back-to-back performances or $600 for one single performance onsite at schools, scholarships available. Cost includes teacher’s guide. Available in school from Nov-May Colorado Chamber Players www.coloradochamberplayers.org (303) 355-2224 [email protected] ? ASK ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS Tell us you found the program in the Directory!” L=Lower Elem. (K-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 46 2014-2015 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS The SCC creates and distributes the Directory for Teachers, but what is the SCC? The Scientific and Cultural Collaborative (SCC) is a non-profit partnership of cultural organizations. who support the SCC by utilizing funds from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. The SCC serves to unify our diverse partners by enhancing communication, building opportunities for collaboration and support, and with direct services to the public. In addition to this annual Directory, other SCC endeavors include: • The Alliance Project — a grant for public middle schools grades providing curriculum-based programs • Educational Pathways — funding to help pay for programs and transportation for schools, scouts, senior citizen centers and other non-profits. ...and the SCFD? What’s that? Since 1989 the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) has distributed funds from a sales and use tax equalling one penny on every 10 dollars in the 7-county metro area. SCFD supports cultural activities annually distributing over $30 million to 300+ diverse groups promoting the arts, science, nature, history, and much more. Find out about the SCC and your SCFD at www.scfd.org 2u0m1m4er S nities p O portu dren for Chil Camps ofessional and Pr ment for Develop ators Educ s of the anization tural org C) by the cul Collaborative (SC al Sponsored and Cultur Scientific AD OUR DOWNLO OPPS AT MMER 2014 SU G AND SCFD.OR IVE.ORG ORAT SCCOLLAB Look for a special 2015 SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES — a listing of professional development classes for teachers and camps/classes for kids. Available in February at sccollaborative.org This Directory is made possible by the Scientific and Cultural Collaborative (SCC): a non-profit whose arts, culture and science members utilize funds from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The SCC’s mission is to enhance scientific and cultural opportunities for the public through collaboration and synergy. The SCFD, a voter-approved tax district, provides funding to over 300 cultural organizations within seven counties in and around Denver.
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