The Schools Partnership Program allows 92Y to "adopt" public elementary schools that have virtually no arts programs and provide direct arts services tailored to the needs and artistic goals for the school.
The program, which is closely aligned with the NYC Blueprint for the Arts in all disciplines, currently provides over 1,700 students at four schools in Upper Manhattan with at least 21 weeks of customized ceramics, dance, music, theatre, chorus, recorder and guitar instruction each year. 92Y teaching artists work with classroom teachers and school arts specialists to link the arts to other areas of academic instruction and academic standards, helping students build skills through the arts that are transferable to other areas of their lives (e.g., problem solving, analytical thinking, concentration, listening).
The program runs from October through May, with teaching artist visits occurring two times per week. Students learn the fundamentals of their respective disciplines through the use of proper technique, vocabulary, writing, improvisation and performance, supported by original curriculum materials provided to teachers and students. After-school scholarships are offered to select students in dance, music and visual arts. Free music and dance performances, art exhibitions and workshops for students and their families are held at 92Y.
Offerings
- Dance: Grades Pre-K-2: 21 sessions; original curriculum materials; monthly teacher planning sessions; TA-led workshops for classroom teachers; student performances; attendance at professional dance performances at 92nd Street Y.
- Chorus: Grades K-5: 21 sessions; original curriculum materials; monthly planning sessions; TA-led workshops for classroom teachers; student performances; attendance at choral concert at 92nd Street Y.
- Theatermakers Workshop: Grade 4: 48 sessions; original curriculum materials; monthly planning sessions; TA-led workshops for classroom teachers; attendance at in-school and outside theater performances; student performances.
- Ceramics: Grades K-5: 20 sessions; original curriculum materials; monthly teacher planning sessions; TA-led workshops for classroom teachers; sharing and showcasing of student work.
- Guitar: Grade 5: 24 sessions; original curriculum materials; teacher planning sessions; student performances.
- Parents as Arts Partners (PAAP), for parents of dance students: Dance workshops for parents; regular planning and assessment meetings; PAAP performance; outside dance company performance and post-performance workshop.
Participating SPP Schools
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- River East Elementary School (East Harlem)
- Sisulu-Walker Charter School (Harlem, Manhattan)
- P.S. 41 (Bronx)
- P.S. 57 (East Harlem, Manhattan)
- P.S. 96 (East Harlem, Manhattan)
- P.S. 146 (East Harlem, Manhattan)
- P.S./M.S. 278 (Inwood, Manhattan)
- P.S. 151 The Yorkville Community School (Manahttan)
Questions
For more information, call 212.415.5576 or 212.415.5748 / email.
92Y’s Schools Partnership Program receives major funding from The Herman Lissner Foundation; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; John and Fred Klingenstein Fund; the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program, funded by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National Guild for Community Arts Education; and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and the New York City Council.
Additional support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; Epstein Teicher Philanthropies; The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation; Con Edison; the Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.; the Louis and Virginia Clemente Foundation, Inc.; the Kinder Morgan Foundation; and the Center for Arts Education, among others.
