DreamYard, Inc. is an innovative arts-in-education organization that integrates the arts into the curricula of elementary, middle and high school students. Since 1992 DreamYard has provided a model of participatory education offering young people the opportunity to develop as artists and social leaders in their community
The Performing Arts Workshop, is the local arts provider for Global Writes new grants initiative with the San Francisco Unified School District.
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June 2009 issue of Edutopia Magazine.
“Kids Feel the Power of Poetry in
Performance”
“Kids -- 12 and 13 years old -- pour their guts onto paper in verse. They spend weeks furiously writing, revising, and coaching each other, and revising again. When they are done, they stand alone in front of their peers and recite poetry, using voice and gesture to bring their words to life”. Read article...
Poetry Performance Teamwork Technology Learning
Global Writes is a 501C3 organization registered with the IRS and the New York State Education Department.
Programs made possible through grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the NYS Council on the Arts, and The National Guild for Community Arts Education* funded by MetLife.
*As a National Guild member, Global Writes is committed to making arts education accessible to all.
The National Guild for Community Arts Education and the MetLife Foundation has awarded Global Writes and DreamYard, Inc. a grant of $20,000 for the 2010-2011 school year under the MetLife Partners in Arts Education Program to support activities in the Bronx Writes project.
The MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program is funded by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.
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USDOE Office of Innovations-AEMDD has awarded Global Writes a four-year Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination grant to support it model program in Poetry, Writing and Performance, taking the program to the San Francisco, Unified School District This grant award totaling $1,114,937 will support three mentor schools in the Bronx as well as four middle schools in the SFUSD....
Maria Fico and John Ellrodt are speakers at a TEDx NYED 2011 talk on Saturday, March 5th at the New York Academy of Science. For additional information on this event, please visit the TEDx NYED Event Website. To learn more about the speakers at this event please click here.
Global Writes, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote literacy, communication and collaboration among young people through the integration of performing arts and technology resources. The organization leads or assists in the development and support of projects and programs with local school districts, independent schools, government agencies and other nonprofit groups. In our programs and projects, we work to create opportunities for students to develop as creative writers, and to share their original pieces in workshops and through performance. We promote the use of a variety of digital technologies, including videoconferencing and web collaboration tools to provide venues for sharing and performing that bridge the boundaries of school, community, region and even nation.
To learn more about this program and how your school can become a participant, please contact us.