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School Programming

What is the Friends of the Arts School Programming?

Friends of the Arts School Programming brings authors, musicians, dancers, visual artists, and actors from around the corner and around the world into schools throughout Central and Northern New Hampshire. The idea began with the sense that schools in this area found it difficult to travel to cultural centers for the arts, so…we would bring arts and cultures to the schools.

The program, formerly named Art Encounters Education for Schools, started with just one school in 1973. Today our programs are offered to more than 40 schools reaching over 8500 students each year, and making connections to on-going classroom topics, themes, and goals. The more we make connections across curricula, the more we see the power of the Arts as a tool for motivating all kinds of students to participate and learn.

NOW For 2008-2009!

  • Hamlet - Sept. 26 and Oct. 2, 2008
  • Proudly We Hail - Oct. 6-10, 13-17 and 20-24, 2008
  • Beatz on the Streetz - Jan 21-23, 2009
  • Annual High School Art Exhibit - Feb 1 - 26, 2009
  • Eco Art - March 11-13, 2009
  • Madcap Moments in Opera - April 10, 24 or May 8, 2009
  • The Magic Flute - April 10, 2009
  • African American Spirituals Festival - April 28, 2009
  • Freedom Train Adventures of Harriet Tubman - April 28 and 29, 2009
  • Freedom Train Event Series - April 27-30, 2009

Download a 2008-2009 program brochure with more information.

The programs include classroom tools such as:

  • Friendly Clues Study Guides- these guides can be copied for each student and include background on the artist, vocabulary words, activities, suggested readings, and more.
  • Learning Kits- select programs have Learning Kits that are filled with activities, lesson plans, picture books, class journals, and more.

Please contact Michael Stoddard, Program Director with any
questions regarding the upcoming year’s programming.
mstoddard@friends-of-the-arts.org
(603) 707-1544
PO Box 386, Plymouth, NH 03264

 
 

Our mission is to present quality visual and performing arts that are affordable and accessible to children and adults both as observers and participants. We are dedicated to arts education, enrichment and improving the patronage and support of NH artists. Our policy is that no individual will be turned away from participating in our programs due to insufficient funds.
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