​Fine Arts Residencies

​Students in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 participate in 4-6 week residency programs involving the arts.

​Grade 3
​Lookingglass Theater Residency

​Students work with artists from Lookingglass Theater once a week, participating in dramatic exercises related to a literature selection. At the end of the residency, all 3rd grade students host an "informance" for parents to showcase the skills they have learned during the program.

​Grade 4
​Poetry Residency

​Students work with a poet in residence to learn about different styles of poetry. Students write their own poems throughout the residency, and poems are showcased at the end of the program in a creative manner.

​Grade 5
​Fulcrum Point Music Residency

​Students view musical performances by artists from different countries. The artists also teach the students about the cultural origins of music and instruments from that country.

​Grade 6
Shakespeare Residency

​Students work with a teaching artist to read various works by Shakespeare and participate in a culminating activity to showcase their work in the form of a dramatic play.