Participant Details
- Community Arts Partner Name
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Partner Type
- Organization
- Profile Photo
- Individual Bio or
Organizational Statement
- PNB Community Education programming values:
- a creative process and classroom culture which empowers students as creative agents
- building connection & collaboration within classroom communities
- student-centered, inclusive, & culturally responsive curriculum
- movement and the arts as fundamental parts of basic education and the human experience
PNB arts integration residencies blend creative movement, dance and choreography concepts, and concepts from other curriculum areas. Through the residency experience, teaching artists lead students through a creative process that includes generating, organizing, rehearsing/practicing, refining, and sharing choreographic ideas. Residencies are co-planned with classroom teachers to ensure alignment with classroom learning.
Learning objectives for PNB Residencies include:
- Students communicate ideas through movement
2. Students improvise and create dances using taught concepts and skills
3. Students collaborate with their peers
4. Students understand an apply a creative process for creating choreography
PNB has been teaching in Seattle Public Schools for over 20 years. Teaching artists have experience in dance, performance, and education; they are required to complete annual professional development.
Grade Levels Preferred
- Grade Levels Preferred
- K-2, 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th, 9th - 12th
Artistic Disciplines
- Type
- Creative Movement
Choreography
- Discipline
- Dance
Experience
- Previous School Partnerships
- Arbor Heights Elementary
- Broadview Thomson K-8
- Daniel Bagley Elementary
- Graham Hill Elementary
- Greenwood Elementary
- Highland Park Elementary
- Leschi Elementary
- Licton Springs K-8
- Montlake Elementary
- Olympic View Elementary
- South Shore K-8
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary
- Viewlands Elementary
- WA State TAT Lab Graduate
- Yes
- Other Trainings or Certifications
- Sample Lesson Description: Student / Classroom Residencies
- For the 2020-21 school year, PNB is offering flexible, virtual programming with the following core elements:
- virtual, experiential dance activities delivered through live and/or pre-recorded 15-30 minute video sessions; a series of 3-12 sessions is recommended
- arts integration curriculum tailored to your school
- focus on Social Emotional Learning competency areas and activities authentic to the arts that support student mental and emotional health
- understanding that engagement will look different for each student (technology access, physical space, physical embodiment of movement)
- PNB staff will work with you to make content available/accessible to distribute through the existing digital platforms/tools your school is using
- 2020-21 programming will use recorded music, instead of PNB's usual live accompaniment
- Sample Workshop Description: Teacher Professional Development
Areas of Experience and Expertise
- Approved Professional Development Provider
- Yes
- Approved Classroom Residency Provider
- Yes
- Experience with English Language Learners
- Yes
- Experience with Students in Special Education
- Yes
Teaching Approach
- Teaching Philosophy + Approach
- PNB Community Education programming values:
- a creative process and classroom culture which empowers students as creative agents
- building connection & collaboration within classroom communities
- student-centered, inclusive, & culturally responsive curriculum
- movement and the arts as fundamental parts of basic education and the human experience
About our approach:
- Collaborative planning: residencies begin with a planning meeting with PNB staff, teaching artist(s), classroom teachers, and school leadership. This meeting serves as the opportunity to hear individual goals and develop shared goals for working together. This is also the time when curriculum integration ideas are shared and solidified.
- Communication: Teaching artists communicate with classroom teachers to develop a residency outline and seek feedback. Once the curriculum outline is approved, dance classes start!
- Experiential sessions: We want students to move! We invite students to be physically and mentally active. Classroom teachers provide support, participate, and/or co-facilitate parts of the lessons.
- Recognition/Celebration: We build in opportunities to recognize and celebrate student growth, effort, and creative work. Residencies culminate in an informal sharing/demonstration of student work, either within a class, school-wide, and/or with families.
- Evaluation/Reflection: Following the last class, classroom teachers, teaching artists, and leadership are asked to submit feedback in order to improve and inform future programming.
- Curriculum Integration Possibilities
- Past examples of successful integrated residencies include:
- Literacy/ELA (dancing stories, folktales, creating personal narratives, etc.): grades K-12
- Math (Counting and Multiplication): K-2nd grade
- Math (Symmetry & Rotation): 3rd-4th grade
- Music: K-5th grade
- Science (Balance & Weight): 2nd grade
- Science (Organisms/New Plants): 1st, 2nd and 4th grade
- Science (Rainforest): 2nd grade
- Social Studies (Geography): 4th grade
- Social Studies (Immigration): 3rd grade
- Special Skills and Areas of Expertise
- PNB provides integrated residencies for self-contained special education classrooms. Modifications and accommodations are made for individual students in order to facilitate effective learning.
PNB provides professional development in the following ways:
- Customizable workshops for school staff and faculty
- Special sessions for Masters in Education students at the University of Washington
- Serving on faculty for Seattle University’s Masters in Teaching program, Arts Integration Course
- Serving on faculty at Cornish College of the Arts, Teaching Methodology Course
- Providing training for Seattle and Highline PE specialists in a PNB developed Dance in PE curriculum unit for grades K-2
- Partnering with OSPI, ArtsWA, and teaching artist faculty to produce the Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab (TAT Lab)
- Testimonials from Schools
- “[PNB] is hands down the most effective and empowering arts program at [our school].”–classroom teacher
“Our class has never felt more like a community.”-student
- Heidi Trudel, 2nd/3rd grade, Leschi Elementary (hjtrudel@seattleschools.org)
- Jo Cripps, 7th/8th grade, Licton Springs K-8 (jecripps@seattleschools.org)
- Christy Collins, Principal, Arbor Heights Elementary (cacollins@seattleschools.org)
- Shari Howard-Powell, 2nd grade, Thurgood Marshall Elementary (sdhowardpowell@seattleschools.org)
Fees
- Fees
- To reflect the shift to distance/hybrid learning and other impacts of COVID-19, PNB has revised fees for the 2020-21 school year.
Fees are charged at $100 per class session. This comprehensive fee includes teaching artist instruction and planning time, administrative time, and any supplies/materials needed.
Sliding-scale rates are available for schools with more than 50% free/reduced lunch. Discounts for multiple sessions may also be available.
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- 3rd grade students participate in a PNB integrated arts residency (Photo by Jacob Lambert)
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- 8th grade students participate in a PNB integrated arts residency (Photo by Jacob Lambert)
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- 2nd grade students participating in a PNB integrated arts residency (Photo by Bill Mohn)
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- 2nd grade students participate in a PNB integrated arts residency (photo by Lionel Flynn)
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- 4th grade students participate in a PNB integrated arts residency (Photo by Alan Alabastro)
