STEM plus Arts = Learning Full STEAM ahead!

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This last week we were at a local school in Maryland teaching with 2^nd graders and 3-5^th grader classes. We were able to work with this particular school because they had received grant from Maryland State Arts Council AND a matching portion from Story Tapestries. We were able to match their grant from the donations we have received from you through Global Giving. Without your support none of the following would have been able to take place.

We were so in sync with the teachers’ needs that our customization fit right into their lesson plan. One teacher, in the 3^rd grade class, was teaching on character traits as we walked into the room. It fit perfectly into the lesson plan we had for the day. The 2^nd grade teacher had math vocabulary on her plan for the next day. So, our techniques bridging the concepts of multiplication, division, addition and subtraction through gesture, movement and drama was a perfect lead in for her.

The arts-literacy tools we used developed an understanding and foundation for the students (in all grade levels) to build on and enabled them to write their own examples of the work by the end of classes. The 3^rd – 5^th graders were writing their own story starters and the 2^nd graders wrote their own math word problems. These are the results we want to see; students grasping and applying the tools taught.

We are actively looking for more funding for this school. This is one of the first of many we will work with this next year. Many will be in a financial hard spot at the end of their residency. They want the arts-literacy artists in their schools but simply cannot afford to hire them.

If you connect with this vision or know a friend who would please consider donating – it is having an enormous impact. Also please share this report with friends and family, or simply mention Story Tapestries in conversation.