JOURNEY
Arts in Education Program
JOURNEY Arts in Education Program was established in 1985 by Chairperson Sandy Chapin, local area educators and in partnership with district administrators.
JOURNEY’s mission is to integrate cultural arts into classroom curriculum encouraging an individualized experience and appreciation of cultural diversity through the arts.
School districts partner with the JOURNEY program for an all-inclusive, arts-educational, interactive resource. The main components of the program are:
- CTLE Cultural Arts Workshops for Teachers
- Discovery Lending Chests
- High Arts Showcase
- Visiting Artists
The K-12 program is administered through the Huntington Arts Council’s Arts in Education Department with the help of district liaisons.
CTLE Cultural Arts Workshops
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Dance -
Music -
Visual Arts -
Theater
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
- Professional development opportunities to expand knowledge and gain valuable teaching ideas & techniques
- Led by indigenous artists, scholars and educators
- 15 hours of staff development offered
- NYS Certified Sponsor for continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE)
Discovery Lending Chests
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NATIVE AMERICA -
LATIN AMERICA -
GREECE -
CHINA
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
- 9 different cultural chests for loan
- Chests include cultural artifacts, artworks, musical and writing instruments, texts & media
- Supports parts of the curriculum in 3rd through 9th grade (Global Studies)
- Other grades, departments and clubs use the chests for cultural learning especially during different holidays and celebrations
- Teacher manual and artifact description cards come with each chest
Visiting Artists in Schools
CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMS
- Workshops, performances & assemblies
- Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts
- Directory provides list of available artists
- Variety of cultures represented
- Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts
High Arts Showcase
EXHIBITION / PERFORMANCE
- JOURNEY partner school students present their talents in a gallery setting through the exhibition, exclusive visual art exhibition, and the Performance Night, an exclusive night dedicated to the performing arts including poetry, theater, dance and music.
- Great addition to student portfolios
- Reduced fees for future entries into Huntington Arts Council exhibitions
2019-2020 JOURNEY PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE:
- Cold Spring Harbor CSD
- Commack UFSD
- Harborfields CSD
- Huntington UFSD
- Kings Park CSD
- Northport-East Northport UFSD
- Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD
- South Huntington UFSD