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1997 - the Odyssey began. Fortified with a week-long training at the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, a heart full of enthusiasm and a nationwide network of support, the Van Wezel
Performing Arts Hall and the School Board of Sarasota County embarked on a journey that has brought
the finest examples of Professional Development for Teachers to our community. These "hands-on"
opportunities have enabled teachers to experience a variety of art forms and develop strategies to
integrate them into all areas of the curriculum. This practice of teaching in, through and about
the arts supports all learning styles while encouraging creativity.
Beginning with five workshops during our inaugural year, we have presented over 100 workshops,
completed three national research projects and led the three Florida Partnership Teams in a
State-Based Initiative Project. We have continued to support the work of the State-Based Initiative
Project through a Rural Initiative Project awarded by the Dana Foundation aimed at training teaching
artists to work in classrooms in the six targeted rural counties. We have enhanced our workshop
offerings by adding classroom experiences and have connected the learning to quality theater
presentations. Over 2,000 teachers have participated in our Arts Odyssey Program. The number of
students they have reached is inestimable!
We began this expedition believing that the power of the arts could be instrumental to success
in learning, believing that understanding the components of a specific art form enhances our
appreciation of art and by believing that an appreciation of art will expand our knowledge of the
world around us. Join us throughout the 2006-2007 season as we celebrate this 10 year milestone!
These workshops are partially underwritten by the U.S. Department of Education, the National
Committee for the Performing Arts, the Roger S. Firestone Foundation, and the Kennedy Center
Corporate Fund. The School Board of Sarasota and the Van Wezel Foundation provide local support.
Interested in bringing these dynamic workshops and leaders to your school? Call us!
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Artists as Educators: Laying a Foundation: Defining Arts Integration
Tue, 07/15/08 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Workshop Leader: Sean Layne
This workshop unpacks the definition of arts integration and gives you the opportunity to uncover the characteristics of quality integration. In addition, the session includes your participation in an arts-integrated lesson and examines how arts-integrated instruction aligns with current learning principles and education’s predominant learning theory. Developed by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
Recommended for experienced as well as novice teaching artists
Limited to 30 participants
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From Larvae To Butterfly: Metamorphosis Through Puppetry
Thu, 01/15/09 4:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Workshop Leader: Hobey Ford
Developed by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. Imagine showing your students how larvae become butterflies using puppets you have made! The purpose of this workshop is to learn how to use puppetry to instruct, inspire and illustrate the scientific processes of metamorphosis and the mysteries of migration of the Monarch Butterfly. Hobey Ford, puppeteer from North Carolina, reveals a step-by-step technique for creating his unique and versatile foam rubber rod puppets that move with incredible realism, having the power to capture the attention and imagination of your students. You will make foam puppet creations of a caterpillar and butterfly to take back to the classroom for a lively and unique lesson. Your study guide will include patterns for a paper butterfly that your students can build and a fact sheet on the life cycle of the monarch from metamorphosis to migration. The hands-on paper butterfly student project is an experiential teaching tool that can be used to explore the Monarch’s anatomy, identification, gender, migration and flight. These techniques can be used to cover educational standards in drama, art, and science. Mr. Ford has received puppetry’s highest honor, the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA) Citation of Excellence, as well as three Jim Henson Foundation grants. This workshop is especially perfect for teachers whose classes attend the Schooltime Performances of Animalia by Hobey Ford and The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Participant should wear clothes they don’t mind getting messy.
Recommended for all Teachers especially Art and Science Teachers
$15 fee
Limited to 25 participants. Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
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