Students or teams write the most creative, descriptive prompts for AI-generated art. After inputting the prompts into an image creation program, the group discusses the results. Students design characters, build plots, and illustrate their own comic books! This workshop blends storytelling and drawing, adaptable to a range of skill levels and school goals. Discover Connecticut's history through stories and songs about regional legends like the Charter Oak and the Leatherman. A visual and interactive celebration of local history. Teachers explore puppet creation, script development, and performance to enrich classroom learning and storytelling. Sounds of April & Randall Led by jazz duo Sounds of A&R, this hands-on songwriting workshop guides students through music creation with creativity, skill, and joy. Engage students with songs and discussions about friendship, respect, and fitting in, while developing strategies for building a safe, respectful school community. An exciting presentation of cowboy poetry; traditional and contemporary cowboy visual art; and tried-and-true methods of brainstorming for creativity. Young artists build vocabulary, creativity, and drawing skills by inventing and illustrating monsters! Fun and engaging for all ages and abilities- no prior art or reading skills needed. Creatures of New England is a lively puppet show introducing young children to local wildlife. Indoors or outdoors, this nature-based program inspires curiosity about animals in forests, skies, and sea. A culturally enriching storytelling experience featuring diverse tales from around the world, enhanced with unique voices and sound effects to teach about cultural diversity. Students turn their doodles into custom stickers, learning about artistic entrepreneurship while creating fun, personalized products for themselves or others. Through performance, workshop, or residency, students experience Brazil's culture through dance styles like Samba, Afoxé, and Forró- learning geography, language, and tradition. Empower students to turn ideas into finished products by exploring the design process, from fashion to business, with age-appropriate projects that focus on creativity and production. With videos, projects, and live elements, students create characters and plots while learning writing skills at their own pace. Explore the dictionary as an object and learn about the multiple ways artists use text in their artworks. Students will "meet" old dictionaries, draw, and write. Students create interactive digital murals that combine art and technology, exploring STEM skills through a project related to a subject area of interest. A fun, interactive performance of Top 40 hits using digital instruments. Students explore music tech while dancing and learning about modern music production. Students learn to create their own music in this multi-session digital residency. Using DAWs and beat-making tools, they explore production from start to finish. A 50-minute demo shows how digital tools like Logic Pro and Soundation are used to produce music. Perfect for tech-savvy students or music lovers. innerAct Theatre Education Students rehearse and perform a play with Anthony DePoto, who directs and coordinates all theatrical elements. Participants learn acting, choreography, and history while connecting the play's themes to school curriculum. The Queen's Cartoonists perform live music and sound effects alongside cartoons, revealing the deep roots of jazz and classical in animation. Includes student participation! | |
