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Just Add Arts Symposium: Strengthening Literacy and SEL
The Just Add Arts Symposium: Strengthening Literacy and Social Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration was a professional development event for teaching artists, teachers and administrators presented by Arts Partners Wichita and Kansas WolfTrap. Symposium sponsors included Wichita State University College of Applied Sciences, Credit Union of America, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, The WolfTrap Foundation for Early Learning Through the Arts, Hyatt Place and The Ulrich Museum. The symposium was funded in part by a grant from the US Department of Education. However, the presenters and content do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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The Native American Storytelling Project
In collaboration with the USD 259 Native American Indian Education Program, Arts Partners helped local Native American students adapt stories told by community elders into a stage play. This performance gave students from grades 1-12 the opportunity to design costumes and props, build sets, perform, and narrate for a live audience.
The Keeper Planeview at Jardine
Together Wichita and Arts Partners came together with the students at Jardine STEM and Career Exploration Career Academy to create The Keeper of Planeview. This Keeper of the Plains stands outside of Jardine Middle School in Wichita’s Planeview are. The designs on this statue were inspired and created by students at Jardine Middle as a way to celebrate their community and the 150th Anniversary of the City of Wichita.
Generation STEAM
The Generation STEAM program will increase the access of under-resourced students to a quality education that includes learning in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics). For 2021, our project is to empower students to be community problem solvers by understanding and documenting cultural cohesion within their communities. The students interviewed members of their community to inform their creation of a mural for their school and a documentary over social and cultural cohesion.
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Location: 903 S Edgemoor, Suite 907, Wichita, KS 67218
Telephone: (316) 262-4771
Email: info@artspartnerswichita.org
Office Hours: M-F: 8:30am – 5:30pm
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What Educators are Saying
“Over the years, I have had artists with Arts Partners work with my classes on a variety of projects, and have always been thrilled with the outcomes. The artists are all well prepared, and came with engaging ideas and projects that helped my students achieve the standards of the class.”
Former North High English teacher
“As a classroom teacher for many years, working with Arts Partners was fabulous! My students always enjoyed having the artists visit the class for the inspiring and creative activities.
As a principal, I’ve encouraged our teachers to utilize these amazing artists as often as possible through our partnership. We’ve had many school assemblies every year for various projects, holidays, themes, etc. Teachers often utilize the funding for field trips to places many of our Title 1 students never get to go to without this opportunity.
We also have the 21st Century grant for an incredible after school program in which we utilize MANY of the artists. Our friends at Arts Partners help make learning fun and engaging for students and we are so thankful for this relationship!”
“Our students LOVE having Arts Partners artists in our school. We especially enjoy being able to sing, dance, and create WITH the artists. As arts educators, our hope is to allow students to CREATE music, dance, and art, not just learn ABOUT it. Making art WITH a guest artist, proves to the students that they ARE artists, not just observers of art. As classroom teachers, allowing students to discover the creative use of math, science, and language arts gives real life application to skills learned.”
“Over the years, I have had artists with Arts Partners work with my classes on a variety of projects, and have always been thrilled with the outcomes. The artists are all well prepared, and came with engaging ideas and projects that helped my students achieve the standards of the class.”
Former North High English teacher
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This Organization received funding for general operational support from the City of Wichita The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.