Our educational outreach programs bring free arts programming to 20,000 residents each year. We provide year-long partnerships to four elementary schools (Broomfield and Adams Counties), bringing dance into the lives of over 2,100 students and supporting the schools’ curricular goals through dance education. We provide free programs to additional schools and community groups throughout the year, and we give well over 1,000 free tickets each season to a diverse group of low-income, senior and at-risk individuals.
While we provide a variety of programs for many schools throughout the metro area, the cornerstone of our educational outreach is year-long partnerships with public elementary schools. These arts-to-schools partnerships bring the most effective model of collaborative arts education into four north metro elementary schools. Each school receives two lecture/demonstrations in their own facility, two performances where students are bussed to a theatre, and two in-depth residencies designed to enhance and support the school’s specific curricular priorities.
The long-term nature of these partnerships provides opportunity for in-depth learning and exploration. Ongoing experiences with Ballet Nouveau Colorado professional artists and teachers encourage students to think more critically about the art they see, be more willing to participate in artistic activities, and learn through non-traditional modalities.
Our partner schools this season are:
Coronado Hills Elementary, Thornton Federal Heights Elementary, Federal Heights North Star Elementary, ThorntonSome of the other schools we will work with this year include:
Aspen Creek K-8, BroomfieldThe Ugly Duckling is a traditional story that is familiar to all young students, but Ballet Nouveau adds a new twist! Set in modern times to the music of Cyndi Lauper, this show inspires and educates students on what bullying is, why it is important to embrace each other’s differences, and how to work with one another as a team.
Developed in collaboration with Creating Caring Communities (developers of Bully-Proofing Your School), The Ugly Duckling Anti-Bullying Program includes classroom exercises, live theatre performance and discussions, and post-performance reflections.
Recommended for grades K-5For more information about educational outreach programs, please call 303.466.5685 and ask for Lindsay Pierce, or email outreach@balletnouveaucolorado.org (contact form).