African-American history taught through music at Haledon Public School
HALEDON — The students made drums out of plastic buckets and marimbas out of cardboard tubes. The school’s gymnasium was made a concert hall, while the seventh-grade class was turned into a spellbound audience. But, the eighth-graders’ most notable feat on Friday morning was turning themselves into entertainers, historians and — in the case of one student — a rap...
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US House Resolution Designates April 14 – April 27, 2019, as Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week
New York, NY (April 12, 2019) — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives designating the weeks of April 14 through 27, 2019, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week will honor the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to...
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DANCE TO LEARN Grant Application for 2019/2020 Now Available!
DANCE TO LEARN FOR DANCE COMPANIES The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Young Audiences and Dance New Jersey invite professional dance companies to become a part of the Dance To Learn community! As a part of the Dance To Learn community your company will: learn an effective way to integrate the Core Curriculum Standards for Dance education....
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Professional Learning Opportunity: Reaching All Children – How Your Teaching Artist Practice Can Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Teaching Artist Professional Development Series Presents Reaching All Children How Your Teaching Artist Practice Can Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion April 15, 2019 from 10am to 3pm Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ $20 Registration (lunch included) Check-in begins at 9am Morning Presentation: What is DEI and Why Is It Important? As teaching artists we have...
Read More Beatrice Gilmore School Concludes Young Audiences Program With Showcase
By CHRISTA LIMONE, TapInto.net February 10, 2019 at 10:03 PM WOODLAND PARK, NJ – The third and fourth grade classes at Beatrice Gilmore School that have been taking part in the fall Young Audience Arts for Learning of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania program culminated the activity with a showcase of what they’ve learned. Both Beatrice...
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Pleasantville’s Washington Avenue School Receives Arts Grant
PLEASANTVILLE — Students at the Washington Avenue School are learning about papier-mache through a $4,000 arts grant from Young Audiences Arts for Learning of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, one of two grants the school received this year. The grant allows the school to introduce students in Tara Bach’s art classes to the medium through...
Read More Pleasantville’s Washington Avenue School Receives Arts Grant
By CLAIRE LOWE Staff Writer, PressofAtlanticCity.com PLEASANTVILLE — Students at the Washington Avenue School are learning about papier-mache through a $4,000 arts grant from Young Audiences Arts for Learning of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, one of two grants the school received this year. The grant allows the school to introduce students in Tara Bach’s...
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Michele Russo – Thank You For Supporting Our Work!
Your Generosity at Work Thanks to you, Young Audiences raised $79,426 between November and January. Thank you for your generosity! Hopewell Theater Gives Hope Special thanks to Hopewell Theater for selecting Young Audiences as their Give Hope partner during their holiday fund drive. Thanks to the Theater’s efforts, 125 new donors contributed to YA...
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