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| Written by Maryellen Rogusky |
| Tuesday, 02 May 2006 04:58 |
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The Jazz Sampler program began as a series of art performances for school assemblies and has grown in Implementation to school-wide, classroom-based, arts-integration residencies. The content of Jazz Sampler has evolved from stand-alone performance pieces to a school-wide curriculum with a multi-age culminating activity based on several classroom residencies as well as assembly performances. There is now a continuity and an acceptance about the way the program is talked about and understood by all stakeholders, including students, teachers, administration and community. Friends of the Arts (FOTA) is a non-profit arts organization creating and implementing “arts-in-education” programs in New York State schools. These programs address the New York State Learning Standards, enhance curriculum, and enrich the education of young people. The programs include performances, workshops, and residencies. Each program offers students of all abilities and backgrounds the opportunity to work with professional artists and learn about and through the arts. Additionally, FOTA offers workshops for teachers and develops study guides and resource information that enable classroom teachers to incorporate the arts experience into everyday classroom learning. For more information on this and other topics, visit the Results section of the website. |