Arts For Oakland Kids

TO ADVANCE ARTS JUSTICE BY ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS IN UNDER-RESOURCED OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EDUCATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT.

TO ADVANCE ARTS JUSTICE BY ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS IN UNDER-RESOURCED OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVE A COMPREHENSIVE ARTS EDUCATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT.ARTOGETHERARTOGETHERS AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM PROVIDES NEWCOMER REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANTSTUDENTS AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WITH COLLABORATIVE WEEKLY MUSIC CLASSES CREATING GATHERING SPACES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT MUSICAL STYLES AND TRADITIONS TOGETHER.CANTARE CON VIVOCANTARES HIGHLY-SKILLED TEACHING ARTISTS WILL PROVIDE WEEKLY CHORAL MUSIC CLASSES TO PIEDMONT AVENUE ELEMENTARY (PAVE) TK-3RD GRADE, SPED, AND ESL STUDENTS. STUDENTS LEARN AND PERFORM SONGS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES AND DEVELOP MUSIC LITERACY AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. CANTARES NEW AOK-FUNDED PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY ARTS EDUCATION BEING PROVIDED TO THESE STUDENTS.HARMONY PROJECTLED BY CONSERVATORY-TRAINED MUSICIANS, HARMONY PROJECT IS AN INTENSIVE, MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM OF INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MUSICAL ENSEMBLE TRAINING THROUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND MUSICAL MENTORSHIP. STUDENTS RECEIVE 4 HOURS OF WEEKLY, AFTER-SCHOOL INSTRUCTION ON VIOLIN OR CELLO, INCLUDING PEER-LED, TEACHER-MEDIATED PRACTICE TIME. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES 3 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. JUNIOR CENTER FOR ART AND SCIENCEIN 2023/2024, JUNIOR CENTER WILL CONTINUE AND EXPAND ITS CLASSROOM RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT EMERSON ELEMENTARY, A TITLE 1 SCHOOL LOCATED IN OAKLAND'S TEMESCAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IN OURRESIDENCY STUDENTS WORK IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MAKERS ON BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON SKILL BUILDING IN PAINTING, DRAWING, COLLAGE AND 3D DESIGN THAT ENCOURAGES IMAGINATION AND FACILITATES AN UNDERSTANDING OF ARTISTIC TOOLS AND MEDIUMS.LIVING JAZZTHE LIVING JAZZ CHILDREN'S PROJECT IS A FREE, IN-SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY DESIGNED FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADERS IN THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TITLE 1 SCHOOLSAND EXPANDED IN 2022 TO WEST CONTRA COSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. DEBUTED IN 2005, THE JAZZ-ROOTED ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM TEACHES MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS,ENSEMBLE SINGING, RHYTHM, PERCUSSION AND DANCE, UTILIZING ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE ANDCULTURAL EMPOWERMENT. THE YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON CHORAL MUSIC THROUGH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS, ON RHYTHM AND POLYRHYTHMS FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND ON DANCE AS A FORM OF CULTURAL HISTORY, SELF-EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING.MUSIC IN SCHOOLS TODAYLATIN AMERICAN MUSIC PROGRAM (LAMP) IS A 90-MINUTE AFTER-SCHOOL CLASS PROVIDED TWICE PERWEEK AND TAILORED TO THE 6TH-8TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO SPEAK SPANISH OR MAM AT HOME. DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, MOST OF THESE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN ESL CLASSES WHEN OTHER STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING ARTS EDUCATION. LAMP STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT AND PLAY MUSIC CELEBRATING CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN TRADITIONS, INCLUDING MARIACHI, BANDA, AND SONJAROCHO. INSTRUMENTS TAUGHT WILL INCLUDE GUITAR, VIOLIN, TRUMPET, PERCUSSION, GUITARRON, ANDOTHERS. CLASSES WILL CULMINATE WITH STUDENTS RECORDING A PERFORMANCE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED. OAKLAND BALLET COMPANYOAKLAND BALLET COMPANY'S YOU CAN DANCE PROGRAM IS AN IN-SCHOOL DANCE RESIDENCY DESIGNEDTO HELP FILL THE VOID IN DANCE EDUCATION. STUDENTS WILL BEGIN WITH A PERFORMANCE FROM OBC'S PROFESSIONAL DANCERS AT AN ASSEMBLY WHERE THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN INTERACTIVE CHOREOGRAPHY LESSON. FROM THERE, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER 15 WEEKS OF CLASSES THAT INCLUDE DANCE WARM-UPS, MOVEMENT GAMES TIED TO THE CLASSROOM CURRICULUM, AND THE CREATION OF THEIR OWN DANCE THAT WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE FINAL PRESENTATION.ESPERANZA CIRCUS AND THEATER ARTSTHE ESPERANZA CIRCUS AND THEATER ARTS RESIDENCY AT ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BUILD ON THE 2022-2023 RESIDENCY WITH WEEKLY CIRCUS AND THEATER ARTS INSTRUCTION FOR ALL FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS AND A K-2ND SPECIAL DAY CLASS SERVING STUDENTS WITH MODERATE / MODERATE-SEVERE DISABILITIES, ENGAGING A PROJECTED 110 STUDENTS DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS, PRESCOTT CIRCUS THEATRE TEACHING ARTIST, AILEEN LAWLOR, WILL FACILITATE ANDSUPPORT STUDENTS' TECHNICAL SKILL BUILDING AND CREATIVE LEARNING IN CIRCUS AND THEATERARTS WHILE PROMOTING HABITS THAT SUPPORT SCHOOL AND LIFE SUCCESS.