Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
We have three barriers: 1) Students are federally identified as low-income/at-risk, 2) Most families don’t attend theatre, and 3) Our area lacks access to theatre. Through this project we’ll overcome these barriers because 1) Low-income students won’t have to pay for theatre, 2) Kids access art despite familial priorities, and 3) CLIMB’s professional actors come to us. 2: 1) As students engage in activities that use/teach theatre they develop social-emotional skills. 2) Train teachers to use theatre in the classroom. 1) We will survey teachers at the end of the residency to measure students’ social/emotional progress 2) Missy Okeson will assess teachers’ use of theatre in the classroom following CLIMB’s lessons.
Each barrier was overcome due to SAB funding. Low income children were able to observe and participate in a theater production that was free. 2: 180+and 11 teachers saw and were a part of 7 plays that dealt with developing SE skills. Teachers attended 2 trainings building teacher skills on using theater in their classrooms.
Other, local or private