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In-School Literacy and Cultural Connections Program
What are the programs?
Through the program, students become historians, writers and artists. They conduct research, develop questions, engage in writing and art making activities and interview family members to learn more about their cultural and family histories. Students are led through a sequential arts curriculum to build their knowledge, understanding and art-making skills. Students explore professional artwork in the visual arts, dance or drama and learn to apply art techniques.
At the end of the residency of the program, students produce interdisciplinary final art projects and student work exhibitions, such as quilts, plays, collages and murals.
For whom?
All public and private schools in the Chicagoland Area that serve students in 3rd - 8th grades are eligible to work with Changing Worlds to implement the Literacy and Cultural Connections program.
How are the programs implemented?
Changing Worlds' Literacy Specialists and Teaching Artists collaborate with classroom teachers to develop curriculum and teach the curriculum over 12 - 15 sessions. Multicultural classroom libraries are provided for participating teachers to ensure that students have access to literacy-rich environments that are a mirror of themselves and a window to the world of other cultures.
The goal is to work classroom by classroom to build the capacity of teachers to adopt the program and strategies into their standard teaching repertoire and curriculum.
Click here for a listing of our current In-School partners
For more information on how to bring the Literacy and Cultural Connections program to your school district or community, contact Karen Ekpenyong at kekpenyong@changingworlds.org or 312-421-8040.
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