One Hundred Million Years of Turtle

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Sanna Stanley
Program Type Performance
Art Form Literary Arts & Storytelling
Curriculum/a STEM | Social and Emotional Learning | Environmental Awareness | Language Arts / Literacy
Target Grades Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Middle School (6th - 8th grade) | High School (9th - 12th grade) | Young Adult (18 - 21 years old) | Family
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Testimonial

" The students were captivated by the plight of the turtle hatchlings and wanted to help!"
Day, 4th grade teacher, Curiale School, Bridgeport

Description

Young learners are captivated by Sanna's hand-drawn images and non- fiction storytelling about hatchling turtles, full of facts students love to remember about turtles, frogs, dung beetles, and how humans see in the dark. Students leave with tips and tools for how they can be citizen scientists and make changes to heal the environment in their own lives. For older students and adult audiences, Sanna tells stories about the history of artificial light from fire to LEDs with images from art history that illuminate the progression of human lighting technologies. Sanna brings empathy and compassion to difficult discussions about human need to light at night and the environment's need for darkness. Human health, sustainability, and citizen science are all conveyed with passion in ways that students are awed into learning. A gentle introduction to Climate Grief and Climate Anxiety which our students might be experiencing.

Objectives

Students discover how an artist uses her art forms to advocate for environmental and social change. Through stories, images, interaction and experiential learning, students gain appreciation of how nature tells
time and how humans interrupt those rhythms; distinguish between natural light/dark and artificial light/darkness; appreciation of how artificial light both benefits and disrupts human health while also impacting the creatures we share our planet with, from turtles to trees. Students leave challenged and inspired to become agents for change and environmental sustainability in their own lives.

Pricing Information

$955 for 2 back-to-back performances
$1,100 for 3 back-to-back performances
$1,250 for 4 back-to-back performances

Program Length

50-65 Minutes

Participants

100-120

Technical Specifications