CECA sponsors arts experiences, including a trip to see ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ for local 小学生
(在2月. 6, 2019)
Anticipation rippled through the Barkers Mill Elementary third, fourth and fifth graders as they witnessed Fern pondering what to name her piglet.
Some students giggled and leaned toward each other’s ears, whispering. 其他学生 shifted forward in their seats at the Roxy Regional Theatre and whispered – a bit more loudly – at the stage.
“威尔伯!”
And that’s the name Fern – 玩ed by Kylan Elizabeth Ritchie – landed on.
The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University recently launched an initiative to provide local 小学生 better access to the arts, 比如Jan. 29 trip to the Roxy to watch “Charlotte’s Web.” The CECA Arts Experiences grants pay for student tickets and bus transportation.
EXPERIENCES ‘BREAK DOWN BARRIERS’
“By offering these arts experiences, we hope to break down barriers like transportation and ticket cost to give students better access to the arts,” Dr. 贾尼斯·克鲁斯，CECA 主任说,.
Barkers Mill music teacher Whitney Swallows agreed. The CECA Arts Experiences Grant she received gave the school’s students access to the Roxy and a professionally performed 玩.
“They’re seeing only live performances at our school, twice a year, so this was really a treat,” Swallows said. “They were so excited to practice their theater etiquette, to practice their ‘bravo, bravo.’”
The 玩 was a reward for the school’s Kennedy’s Kid winners – two students chosen from each class every nine weeks who exemplify good academics and good citizenry, 燕子说. Eighty-four students attended “Charlotte’s Web.”
“The Roxy Regional Theatre is thrilled to be able to partner with CECA in sponsoring 小学生 to attend professional productions at the theatre,” Ryan Bowie, Roxie executive 主任说,. “As they say, teamwork makes the dream work, and for these young children, dreams came true as they sat through our production.”
MORE CECA ARTS EXPERIENCES
Also scheduled this semester as a CECA Arts Experience:
- The Roxy will host Moore Mag网 Elementary, Kenwood High and Northwest High students.
- The Nashville Opera will visit 365bet and perform for Kenwood and Northeast high students.
- The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center will host Woodlawn and East Montgomery 小学的学生.
- School visits with professional musicians are planned through the Gateway Chamber 管弦乐队.
To receive a CECA Arts Experience, 老师 complete a simple online form.
“It was a new experience for me, applying,” Swallows said. “我有点犹豫 applying for grants; oftentimes, I’m not successful. CECA made it so user-friendly; I appreciate it was so black-and-white easy to get in there. 其他赠款包括 要对付的怪物.
CECA so far has awarded $3,300 in grants to nine school groups.
“The Roxy aims to offer multiple options for 小学生 to attend daytime performances to not only entertain but to be an extension of the classroom and their studies,” 鲍伊说. “CECA is allowing schools and children who would not necessarily be able to attend to have the opportunity to enjoy professional, live theatre at no cost.”
CECA is using money from a generous 10-year gift from the Heydel Family Foundation, in honor of June Heydel, to provide the arts experience grants. The gift also supported an arts integration workshop for more than 20 Clarksville-Montgomery County School System 老师 去年10月.
“It’s a small investment to make a big difference in the lives of 350-plus students and counting,” Crews said.
了解更多
- For more about CECA, visit 阿卜苏.edu/ceca.
- For more about Barkers Mill Elementary, visit http://barkersmillelem.cmcss.net.
- For more about the Roxy Regional Theatre, visit http://roxyregionaltheatre.org/