Category: In the Classroom
Arts Take the Lead at Greeley Elementary during Fine Arts Week 2012
By Anna Joranger “Students transform the confidence [that they gain in the arts] to other places. I see it all the time. They bloom in art and think ‘I can …
Building careers, building community at EPIC Academy
“I have definitely seen an impact on career aspirations. Students come up to me regularly in awe of a particular trip they went on or a project they are working …
Unveiling Outer Space at Carson Elementary
On May 3, students at Carson Elementary unveiled an outer space mural and presented visual art, poetry, and music during a culminating event for the school community. UG teaching artist …
Developing Teamwork through Theatre
What: Theatre residency for students in grades 5 through 8 Where: Anderson School in Chicago’s East Ukrainian Village neighborhood During this theatre residency Urban Gateways Teaching Artist Jen Green, in …
Self Portraits / Self Acceptance
What: Visual Art residency for 8th grade students Where: Greeley Elementary School in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood Urban Gateways teaching artist Sonja Henderson challenged these eighth graders to look at themselves …
May I Have This Dance?
What: Dance residency for students from several community schools Where: Throughout the Chicagoland area Students from different parts of the city met at Chavez School for a Ballroom Dance Competition …
Coming Together through African Dance
What: Dance residency for 6th to 8th graders Where: Fairfield Academy in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood During this African dance residency, Urban Gateways teaching artist Amaniyea Payne’s goal was to …
UG Teaching Artist Gives Youth Voice through Music
Urban Gateways teaching artist Michael Riendeau will be playing with his jazz trio, The Second Hand Three, during the cocktail hour at Urban Gateways’ Art for All Gala on March …