Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Our Circus Stories will be a collaborative residency program between leading arts educators at Circus Juventas and Prairie Creek Community School, guiding students through an intentional encounter with the circus arts as learners as well as performers.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness
ACHF Arts Education
Prairie Creek Community School K-5 students learn about the rich, multicultural tradition of Circus Arts through participatory encounters with artists. Teacher assessment rubrics tied to Minnesota arts standards; student `Circus Journals` to document learning and reflections in pictures and words; journals to include student pre and post surveys. 2: PCCS K-5 students explore the expressive potential of their bodies and expand their limits through learning circus skills. Teacher assessment rubrics; documentation of residency activities in photos and video; student pre and post surveys.
Children identified and interpreted circus stories of the CJ coaches. They used them to inform their own stories as they created their circus acts. Students reflected on work with artists through formal/informal conversation, journaling, surveys. They collaborated with peers to create/perform circus acts. Teacher observations were integrated into narrative reports and parent conferences. 2: Children took responsible risks as they experimented and practiced a variety of physical circus skills and created unique acts. Children reflected on their progress in skill development in journals and surveys. Teachers assessed student progress through observation, photo/video and notetaking. All students created and performed for final showcase.
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