artists in the schools
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Programs
Performances
& Tours for Students
ALBRECHT-KEMPER
MUSEUM
OF ART
Scheduling
a Tour
The
AKMA Education Department offers tours of the permanent
collection of American Art, the original Albrecht family
home, and temporary exhibitions. Tours are inquiry-based
and focus on helping students enjoy looking at art by
investigating the artworks through non-threatening and
objective techniques.
The
program supports curriculum standards with an
interdisciplinary approach. For example, docents combine
the general subjects of the American Colonial Period and
Westward Expansion with art criticism and
interpretation. The tour adds to knowledge gained in the
classroom, promotes critical thinking skills, and
engages the students in lively debates about the art.
Students will gain new perspectives about the meaning
and role of art as they interact with works by American
artists and learn the many ways artists have recorded
people, places, and events throughout our history.
Tours
range from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. We can accommodate
groups of 10 to 80 students. Please call at least two
weeks prior to schedule your visit. You may also request
specific themes or curricular units you would like to
see focused on during the tour, or have a docent visit
your class prior to the students’ scheduled tour.
Resources
The
museum provides resource materials and information on
objects in both the museum’s permanent collection and
temporary exhibitions to aid classroom instruction. The
teacher resource center contains art books, slides, and
videos from all art historical periods, as well as
related lesson plan ideas. The museum serves as
satellite centers for the National Gallery and the
St.
Louis
Art
Museum
—offering
supplemental slide kits, touch kits, and videos that are
available for loan at no charge.
Teacher
Programs
A
series of Professional Developmental workshops are
scheduled each academic year. These workshops teach arts
integration strategies and train teachers to better use
the AKMA collection in their classrooms.
For
more information about the museum’s educational
programs, contact Jennifer Zeller, Curator of Education,
at 233-7003 ext. 18 or jzeller@albrecht-kemper.org.
Additionally you may visit the museum at
2818 Frederick Avenue
, or on the web at http://www.albrecht-kemper.org.
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PERFORMING
ARTS ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH, INC.
Each
year the Performing Arts Association’s Family
Series dedicates a portion of its funding to sponsor
professional theater events for young audiences.
2008/2009
Missoula Children’s Theatre Performances
Founded in
1970, the Missoula Children’s Theatre mission is to help
young people develop life skills through participation in
the performing arts. They present classic tales with
humorous, modern twists and original music. Each cast will
include 50 to 60 local students from kindergarten through
12th grade.
PAA and
MCT will present Alice in Wonderland on
Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Auditions will be held at the Missouri Theater from 4:00 –
6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2008.
MCT returns for
Little Red Riding Hood on Saturday, May 16, 2009
at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Auditions will be held on
Monday, May 11, 2009 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets
for the performances are $8 for adults and $5 for children
12 and under.
The
Missoula tour team is available to present workshops in
your school.
Three 45-minute workshops are available free of charge.
The free workshops are available to schools on a first
come basis. Additional workshops are available for a
$75.00 fee.
Tickets
for all performances are available at the Performing
Arts Association, 719
Edmond
,
St. Joseph
,
MO
64501
; or by calling
816-279-1225 / http://www.paastjo.org
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ROBIDOUX
RESIDENT THEATRE
Robidoux
Resident Theatre is proud to continue its educational
outreach for the teachers and students of St. Joseph,
Missouri.
February
of 2009 RRT will produce the children’s favorite,
Peter Pan. This musical of the classical tale will
have three daytime performances for area schools, February
13 at 9:30a.m. and 12 p.m., and February 14th
at 10 a.m. Tickets are just $3.00 per student and teachers
and staff are free. We ask that you reserve your date and
time early. These shows are always sold-out long before
the performances. RRT will provide you with a curriculum
guide with activities for all of the subject areas at the
elementary levels. All guides are aligned with state
standards in reading, math, science and music. Join us as
Peter flies over the audience and into the hearts of your
students!
April of
2009 RRT will produce John Steinbeck’s American classic
Of Mice and Men. This drama will have two
daytime performances, April 22 at 9:30AM and 12 Noon for
students and staff. This production will be geared toward
middle school and high school students. The story of
friendship and hardship has been used in the American
classroom for years. Again, RRT will offer a curriculum
guide for students that is aligned with state and national
standards in reading, math, science and social studies.
The production is being mounted at Robidoux Landing
Playhouse. Seating is limited to 90 people per show. Be
sure and get your reservations in early. The cost for this
production is $4.00 per student. Teachers and staff will
be free. We are very proud to produce this American
classic for our students in St. Joseph.
September-March of 2008-2009. 1st Annual
Young Playwrights Festival will be offered to area
high school students. Students will be asked to submit an
original one-act play for adjudication. The top ten plays
will have a public reading by the most experienced actors
at Robidoux Landing Playhouse on March 30,
2009. The top four plays will receive cash prizes ranging
from $50.00-$500.00. At the beginning of the year RRT will
send a complete package on the Festival to all drama and
English teachers at the secondary level.
Students
will have the opportunity to work with professional
writers and instructors in the fall of 2008. The writers
will assist the students in developing their plays. All
plays will be adjudicated with the top ten moving on to
the public reading in March. RRT is proud to be able to
offer this unique experience for our gifted writers. We
hope teachers will encourage their students in the process
and help make this a great festival for our entire region.
For
further information call the RRT office at
816-232-1778 or visit www.rrtstjoe.org.
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 ST.
JOSEPH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Robidoux
Row
Museum
Each
year
St. Joseph
third graders study the history of their community.
In support of this program, the St. Joseph Historical
Society offers free guided tours of the
Robidoux
Row
Museum
, located at Third and Poulin Streets.
Robidoux
Row
Museum
is the last surviving structure built by city founder
Joseph Robidoux. The museum contains collections
on Joseph Robidoux, the gold rush pioneers, maps of
Missouri
and
St. Joseph
, as well as material about the city of
St. Joseph
.
Teachers
should allow 45 minutes to one hour for a complete tour
of the facility.
Tours
can be arranged by calling 232-5861. Please allow
at least three weeks notice for a tour.
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THE
SAINT JOSEPH SYMPHONY
The
Saint Joseph Symphony’s educational programs include
Youth Concerts and the Musicians in the Schools
program. These programs focus on students in the
fourth through sixth grades. Plus, the Musical
Petting Zoo will be making tours of grade schools
throughout the year.
Youth
Concerts
are a cooperative project of elementary school classroom
and music teachers, Symphony staff, and musicians.
Performances at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on
October 9, 2008, will be held at the Missouri
Theater. Students will hear Prokofiev’s Peter and
the Wolf narrated by actor Walter Coppage, and
Strauss’ Pizzicato Polka.
The
Musicians in the Schools program is presented by Saint
Joseph Symphony musicians on a rotating basis each year to
six schools in the St. Joseph Public School System, so
that each student has the opportunity to attend the
program while in elementary school. Performances for the
2008-2009 season will be held in February and
March of 2009. Each mini-concert is held in the
gymnasium at the elementary school, with students sitting
in a circle on the floor around the musicians. Sessions
are interactive, with musicians explaining about
instruments and pieces they perform, giving students an
opportunity to ask questions. The Musicians in the
Schools program includes a string quartet, woodwind
quartet, brass quintet, and percussion trio. Musicians
perform a variety of pieces, from classical Mozart and
Beethoven to patriotic, jazz, and high-energy marimba.
Tickets
for all performances are available by calling the Saint
Joseph Symphony office at 816-233-7701; http://www.saintjosephsymphony.org
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