Arts and Culture United States Project #9220

Teach Literacy through the Arts in DC, MD, and VA

by Story Tapestries Inc.

Teach Literacy through the Arts in DC, MD, and VA

Project Report | May 12, 2015
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By Grace Millar | Program Coordinator

Your support makes ALL of the following possibile. We thank you So very much for each and every donation you give.

We have just a few days left for the applicants for the Maryland State Arts Counsil (MSAC) Grant. We, in partnership with Young Audiences of Maryland, are working with a number of schools to apply for the grant and plan Residencies for the school year 2015-2016. For a portion of these schools they do not have enough funds on their own to participate in the MSAC Matching funds grant. Because of this project, you support here on Global Giving, we at Story Tapestries are able to assist those schools and bring "their funds" up to the matching amount. With more schools contacting us daily here are some of the schools your donations are helping so far:

Kent Island Elementary School
Lakelands Parks Middle School
Leonardtown Elementary School
Overlook Elementary School
Oakwood Elementary School
Fruitland Primary Elementary School

These Residencies are exactly what this project is all about. Your contributions are bring Literacy via the arts into the schools. We see every day the change an impact in both the students and teachers lives when we incorporate art strategies with the Common Core. The students are increasing their global awareness, creativity, innovation, critical thnking, problem solving collaboration, technology, life and career skills as we work with them. They are developing their self confidences as they see themselves learn and apply the skills we are teaching.

When we build these residencies we customize them to meet the needs for the class and the cirrculum. Here are a few of the types of residencies that we use. You can also check out our videos here or see this exciting NEW video.

Math+Arts Integration=Empowered Math Understanding
Wonderfully Ridiculous Letter Stories: Using Creative Writing and Storytelling to Motivate and Improve Literacy
Discovering the Power of the Written Word: Creating Visual Storytelling with a Combination of Visual art and Creative Writing
Discovering the Power of the Written Word: Using Creative Writing and Storytelling to Motivate Students to Become Authors
STEM plus Arts=Learning Full STEAM Ahead: Using Story, Movement and Visual Images to explain the Principles of Science
STEM plus Arts=Learning Full STEAM Ahead: A Highly Engaging Kinesthetic Exploration of the Scientific Process
His-story, Her-Story, Our-Story: Explaining history through writing, drama and dance
Stories-in-Motion= Fiction and Non-fiction plus Dance and Story, which brings to the end goal of Comprehension

Again, thank you for your support and continued donations making this project possible.

If you know of anyone who would love to be part of this project please forward this to them.

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