Arts Learning

300 students will participate in week-long residencies at Yinghua Academy, Minneapolis; Randolph Heights Elementary, St Paul, and Farmington Elementary in Farmington by Chinese musician Gao Hong. 240 adults will attend performances by the students and Gao Hong that will be presented at the culmination of the residencies. Teachers, students, families, and community members at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with Gao Hong and International Friendship Through the Performing Arts via evaluation sheets and post-residency evaluation meetings. The students will describe, interpret, and evaluate their own experience and performance through written and verbal evaluations at the end of the residencies, as will the partner teaches, staff, and school directors. Teachers at each location will evaluate the residency activities and will share their ideas, suggestions, and conclusions with Gao Hong during one-on-one sessions following the conclusion of the residencies.