2012 ArtsINTERsection Registration Form

Send all registration forms and payments to New City School:

NCS Family Support Office
5209 Waterman
St. Louis, MO 63108

Please make all checks payable to New City School

Questions?  Contact Karen at karen@metrotheatercompany.org or 314.997.6777 x106

Click below to download an application form.

2012 ArtsINTERsection Scholarship Request Form

Send all scholarship applications to Education Director Karen Weberman:

Metro Theater Company
Attn: Karen Weberman
8308 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132-2814

Questions?  Contact Karen at karen@metrotheatercompany.org or 314.997.6777 x106

Junior Apprentices are students between the ages of 14 – 18 who provide staff support at our summer program, ArtsINTERsection, a peforming and visual arts camp for students ages 4 – 11 at New City School. A Junior Apprentice is an unpaid, volunteer position. It is a fun way to get in volunteer hours your school may require, and at the same time gain leadership and artistic skills by working with experienced, professional artists.

Click here to download an application and more information.

Applications are due April 2, 2012. Please return completed application form to Education Director Karen Weberman:

Metro Theater Company
Attn: Karen Weberman
8308 Olive Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132

Our commitment to creative discovery means we put more emphasis on process than on result.  At the end of the program, participants are invited to share the artistic process and their creative work and ideas at an informal event for family and friends.

Because creative discovery means taking risks, we are devoted  to creating  the kind of caring and welcoming environment in our programs that makes every child feel safe in the exploration of creativity.

A summer arts experience for young people ages 4 to 11

July 30 – August 3, 2012

August 6 – August 10, 2012

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ArtsINTERsection is: A place where art, music, movement and drama intersect! Classes with experienced, professional teaching artists. A caring environment where every child feels successful. A convenient and beautiful location. An explosion of imagination and fun!

Creative Clubhouse: Ages 4 and 5 (PreK – K)
(Must turn 4 years old before July 30, 2012)

The 4-5 year olds will discover through creative drama, music, visual art, and outdoor play!

Play Space: 1st – 3rd Graders (Rising 1st – 3rd graders)

Our 1st through 3th graders explore the foundations of theater through games and  a focus on creating art through collaboration.

*NEW* Studio: 4th – 5th Graders (Rising 4th – 5th graders)

Our Studio program challenges 4th and 5th graders to dig deeper into skill-based work as they create as an ensemble and apply the actor’s toolbox.

To Register:

Click the link below to download and print the 2012 Registration Form.

ArtsINTERsection Registration Form

Please send completed registration forms and checks to New City School.  See registration form for details.

Tuition: $240/week

Register by June 1, 2012, and receive an early registration rate of $220/week.
(A limited number of partial tuition scholarships are available. Please click the link below to download and print the 2012 Scholarship form.)

ArtsINTERsection Scholarship Form

For additional scholarship information please contact our Education Director, Karen Weberman, at karen@metrotheatercompany.org or 314.997.6777 x 106 for information.

High School Students:

Interested in being an ArtsINTERsection Junior Apprentice?

Click here for information.

Questions?

For more information on this summer arts experience contact our Education Director, Karen Weberman, at karen@metrotheatercompany.org or 314.997.6777 x 106.

Conducted by the Diversity Awareness Partnership, Metro Theater Company and professional artists, the Diversity Arts Summer Program is under the direction of Emily Task, program director at the Diversity Awareness Partnership and the founder of the summer program.

“Witnessing the segregation and isolation that exists in some communities, and the hatred and ignorance that goes unchallenged through generations, can be so damaging,” says Task. “I developed this program to offer an empowering space in which young people can engage in a different reality, and explore tools to create pathways back into their schools and communities.”
Task notes that the program seeks to help students understand their own multiple identities, but also to support the building of allied relationships between other cultural, community and identity-based groups. “We offer them a safe space to explore, share, reflect — and to be successful.”

Teaching artists at this compelling summer program include Emily Kohring, education director and artistic associate at Metro Theater Company, Rodney Smith, and Brett Williams. Speakers who met with the students during the 2010 program include representatives from the Organization for Black Struggle, Interfaith Partnership, Missouri Immigrant & Refugees Advocates (MIRA), Planned Parenthood, and College Summit.

SPECIAL EVENT: At the end of the two week program, two special events featuring the students’ imaginative works take place.  These special events are held at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis. The public is invited.  A gallery show of the students’ projects runs for two weeks after the special event.

DATES: The program dates for 2011 are TBD.

For more information, call Nancy Tonkins at Metro Theater Company at 314-997-6777.

Three (60-minute) sessions minimum

Three (60-minute) sessions minimum

Five (60-minute) sessions minimum

For 4^th grade and up: Metro Theater Company’s teaching artists use non-competitive drama games and improvisation to help students build a safe, welcoming classroom community. Improvisational scenarios examine teasing, exclusion, name-calling and bullying, and help students create positive strategies to deal with such problems.  Residency can be integrated with specific classroom literature or curriculum unit, such as study of the Holocaust or the civil rights movement.

Five (60-minute) sessions minimum

We are highly regarded across the region for our innovative professional development work with educators.  In practical hands-on sessions, we help teachers build skills and confidence using creative movement and drama-based instructional strategies to bring reading, writing, social studies, science, math, or character education to life.

But don’t take our word for it!  Below is some feedback we received from educators who participated in a recent professional development workshop:

• “I loved how engaging and interactive the session was. Great ideas to build a safe classroom environment! “
• “Excellent activities using drama in classroom problem solving!”
• “We received great ideas to get kids up and moving while talking about bullying.”
• “The audience participation was fun and made the session more meaningful.”
• “Great ideas to take back and implement in class!  Thank you!”

Such positive feedback is typical  because we customize our professional development programs. Based on the goals you have, we will build a half-day, full-day, or a multi-session experience that meets the needs of your school community.