K-12 Arts Programs
The People We Meet and the Friends We Keep
Description The People We Meet and the Friends We Keep is a contemporary dance performance focused on creating and sustaining healthy relationships between peers, family members, the new people we meet, and those within our surrounding communities. Audience members will have…
Pharaoh’s Secrets: Myths and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
Description Dive into the rich culture of ancient Egypt, one of the world’s most fascinating and important civilizations in this dynamic assembly. Noa brings myths and timeless stories of magic and adventure to life with animated voices, song, and audience…
Clay Art & the Common Core!
Description Clay Art & the Common Core, a customizable and interactive workshop, helps art and non-arts teachers understand the science and math behind working with clay, as well as the practical skills needed to lead clay projects in your classroom.…
Rap-Flavored English
Description Gain a better understanding of the Hip Hop culture while making seamless connections with current course material in the Hip Hop residency Rap-Flavored English. Jamaal’s engaging personality invites students to learn, listen, and participate. Rhyming couplets and non-traditional quatrains can…
Get Schooled with Mr. Root!
Description Hip Hop is a culture that tells a story with all of its elements. Get Schooled with Mr. Root! is an interactive music assembly that teaches students about the history of Hip Hop and how it has grown since…
Embracing Compassion: Stories that Connect Us
Description Long before computers, video games, or even books, people told stories. Stories are the world’s oldest and most effective tool for teaching and communicating since they enter our heart by engaging our imagination. In her assemblies, Noa Baum invites students to listen deeply,…
The Art of Screenpainting
Description Screen painting is a unique and traditional folk art that started in Baltimore back in 1913. In The Art of Screenpainting residency, students learn the history, techniques, tools, and functionality of the art form. This residency is custom-designed to…
The Felted Mural Residency
Description In this visual arts residency, students working with both wet and needle-felting techniques develop individual elements of a larger, multi-paneled felted mural that can be hung in the school after completion. Students learn how take loose wool and use…
Felted Story Square
Description After an examination of the narrative paintings of Jacob Lawrence’s Migration series, students will design and create their own needle-felted square depicting events in history or their own lives. Particularly suitable for older students, this felted story square residency…
Literacy Through Photography
Description Using a concept called “literacy through photography,” students take photographs of objects that represent who they are or something about themselves. In this residency, the experience of creating the photographic image along with the photograph itself helps students write…
Check Yourself: Bullying Others is Bad 4 Your Health
Description WombWork Productions’ Nu World Art Ensemble examines the serious issue of bullying in their assembly “Check Yourself: Bullying Others is Bad 4 Your Health.” This original interactive performance serves as an eye opener for audience members, promoting respect and…
Standing on the Shoulders of our Ancestors!
Description The Nu World Art Ensemble shares the stories and rich cultural contributions of Africans and African Americans through song, dance, and theatre in Standing on the Shoulders of our Ancestors! Conveying the terrible struggles and powerful triumphs throughout history, and with…