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Pamela Dharamsey Lee, Ox + Dragon

Pamela Dharamsey Lee, Ox + Dragon

Pamela Dharamsey Lee, director, choreographer, singer, and visual artist, has been developing her own integrated arts pedagogy since 1992 through her company Ox + Dragon.  She has been teaching in a variety of settings and studios on both coasts, helping children to access their own creative

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Tales from The Henhouse; The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County

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Program Description

This is the first workshop in the series Tales from the Henhouse.  It is a Theatrical Movement Class with a sewing and drawing component based on Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County, by Janice Harrington.  In it students will learn about life on a farm, perseverance, creativity, ways to soothe the soul.  More importantly, we discuss times when it is better to give up your desires for a

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Program type: In-School Residency
Artistic Discipline: Acting Techniques, Dance, Improv, Integrated Arts, Literary Arts, Music, Storytelling, Visual Arts
Cultural Origin: Other
Subject: Dance, History, Language Arts, Music, Social Emotional Learning, Theatre, Visual Arts
Population Served Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Kindergarten, Students with Disabilities
Bilingual: No
Available times:

Large space clear of desks. (no gymnasiums)

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Length of :Program Four 45min classes

Washington State Learning Standards

Tell us how your program adheres to the state's education standards...:

EALR 1.1:  Understand and applies arts concepts and vocabulary.  Creates and experiences artworks and/or performances in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts using arts concepts and vocabulary.

EALR 1.2:  Develops arts skills and techniques.  Applies, experiences, and practices basic arts skills and techniques in dance, music, theatre and visual arts.

 

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Connects to State and or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes

PHOTOS

“My favorite part was all of it. She was so good, I didn’t want her to go.“

- Zoey (3rd Grade), Wilkes Elementary Classroom Teacher, describing Resident Teaching Artist Vicky Edmonds

“Something new to me was learning I can move my body like a sea creature.”

- Cypress (2nd Grade), Wilkes Elementary Classroom Teacher, describing Resident Teaching Artist Karen Harp-Reed

“We connect the mosaic tiling to geometry (area, perimeter, and spatial reasoning). One of the greatest parts of this is seeing the kids who are typically more “right brained” shine and lead the class. This taps into areas of the brain that a majority of the kids are not used to using. Starting with a smaller tile and then using the larger one is a great way to scaffold the activity.”

– Erin Graham, Susan Knottnerus, Ordway 3rd grade Classroom Teachers, describing Resident Teaching Artist Tim Lowell

“…because it allows ALL students to have an opportunity to explore dance, as some of our students might not get that chance otherwise…they learned that they can express themselves and their creativity in many different ways… so important to their overall development and appreciation of their capabilities.”

– Megan Berg Blakely Elementary Kindergarten Classroom Teacher, describing Resident Teaching Artist Gary Reed