Arts Access
ACHF Arts Access
Afterschool residencies at Saint Paul Public Schools draw at least 50% students of color, or who are economically disadvantaged. Residency participants will be enrolled and engagement assessed by the four after school coordinators and the teaching artists. Demographic information will be collected. 2: One hundred plus youth with no circus experience will participate in the circus arts through fourteen-week afterschool residency programs at four Saint Paul Public Schools. Attendance in the after school workshops each week; list of the schools served; surveys of the students, teaching artists and afterschool coordinators to assess learning.
Afterschool residencies at SPPS drew more than 50% students of color, or who were economically disadvantaged. The Flipside coordinators at the schools reported the demographics of their participants, which were reported above. While they did not collect income information because of the sensitive nature of that information, the majority of students at the Flipside SPPS qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Once enrolled, most students attended a majority of the circus arts classes offered. 2: Sixty-three youth with no circus experience participated in the circus arts through fourteen week afterschool residency programs at four SPPS schools. The number of youth who enrolled and participated in all or part of the residency was recorded at each of the four participating schools. Surveys of teaching artists and afterschool coordinators were issued at the end of the project. The students, some of whom had limited English language skills, did not complete surveys, but `voiced` their satisfaction with the program through their continued engagement in the training as well as performances at the end of the residency.
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