Linking Education and the Arts Program
The Pike Performing Arts Center has developed, over the past decade, a program tailored to presenting students with stimulating educational programming that not only conforms to state and national curriculum standards but enhances what teachers are specifically teaching in the classroom day to day. The Linking Education and the Arts Program or LEAP is a series of three shows crafted to reach students at their learning level and in their individual way. Each production includes materials designed to maximize the educational value of each show. With the simple and ample materials available to teachers and students, all-important connections between what is being taught in the classroom and what is experienced at the Pike Performing Arts Center can be made with ease.
 
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Mad Science Productions presents CSI:LIVE! an exciting interactive journey through the fascinating world of crime scene investigations. Based on the popular television series, CSI:LIVE! incorporates cutting edge forensic science, unparalelled audience interaction, and amazing visual effects into a fast-paced, mind blowing production.
With the help of the latest crime-fighting technology, and an entire audience of witnesses, our crime scene investigators take on the task of solving a baffling crime. Audience members get the chance to jump up on stage and become a part of the CSI team, and together they recreate the crime scene and analyze the results. They will use their superior logic and forensic know-how to uncover hidden details, collect evidence, and solve the case. Whether it’s smashing a watermelon with a baseball bat, launching paint onto a pristine white wall, firing a lazer beam
across a room or examining a sample of DNA the audience will have to be on their toes to help solve the crime before its too late.
CSI:LIVE! is an exciting interactive experience for all ages. Families and school groups will love both the thrilling mystery and the emphasis on science and technology. Companion Teacher’s Resource Manuals are available free with reservations and are designed to help teachers maximize the educational experience and integrate the themes of CSI into the curriculum. With tons of audience interaction, cool technology, and thrilling special effects, this 60 minute adventure will entertain and educate its audience like no other production.
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January 21, 2009 at 10:00AM and 12:00PM
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Recommended for grades 4-8 |
$5 per student; Teachers & Chaperones are FREE! |
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National Education Standards:
Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, Life Science, Earth & Space Science, Science & Technology, Science in Personal & Social Pespectives, History & Nature of Science... |
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Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences ON TOUR presents:
blues journey
adapted from the book Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers with pictures by Christopher Myers
adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston
directed by Scot Reese
Commissioned by The Kennedy Center Education Department
Journey with us as we trace the blues from its early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today. Through informative interviews and a wealth of music clips, you’ll learn the ins and outs of blues music and find out how the history of the blues has been brought to life on stage. Learning the history of the blues coincides with learning about African slavery, the Great Migration, and racial discrimination and prejudice. Studying the blues is an excellent vehicle for integrating language arts, history/social studies, and music standards. Use Blues Journey as a jumping off point for discussing the African-American experience in the early 20th century.
"Cuesheet" Performance Guides are available to teachers highlighting different activities and information for students for use before and after the performance. Study Guides, as well as the Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge educational website, are also available for additional educational opportunities. This truly original, truly American performance will stun and awe your students, educating everyone about a truly American art form. Join us for a post-production question-and-answer session with the company.
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March 12, 2009 at 10:00AM and 12:00PM |
Recommended for grades 4-8 |
$5 per student; Teachers & Chaperones are FREE! |
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National Education Standards:
Cultural Perspectives, Spoken Language Skills, History & Nature of American Culture, Literature as Philosophy, History as Inquiry, Music in Personal & Social Perspectives... |
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Jouney to the Soul of Africa with
SAMITE
"I am convinced that we are all moved by the same desires, needs, and emotions, regardless of the language in which those feelings are expressed." – SAMITE
Founder of the non-profit organization Musicians for Peace, Samite Mulondo presents his multimedia performance experience: Journey to the Soul of Africa. A Ugandan refugee and musician, Samite, started the organization to "enable musicians throughout the world to share their music to promote peace, understanding, and harmony among peoples with special emphasis on the displaced or distressed."
Your class will have the unique opportunity to experience Eastern African musical instruments, rhythms, and melodies. Samite's joy for life is evident throughout his inspiring performance. His heartfelt songs and captivating stories will leave your students talking months. Samite's broad perspective, encompassing cultures from Africa's East coast to it's West, allows students a comprehensive look into the foods, housing, education, music and myriad other cultural aspects. Samite even entertains with photos of some of the distinctive and rare animals native to Africa.
Whether your students are singing, dancing or just conversing with this remarkable humanitarian, Samite does not disappoint!
"The multiple rhythms are forceful but not domineering, and Samite’s melodies ride over and through them to create a soothing, almost lullaby-like effect…" – Los Angeles Times
"Samite wraps his warm voice around melodies that seem to rise up off the Ugandan plateau, caressed by his kalimbas and other native instruments." – Billboard
"Organic, rootsy, and yet highly sophisticated" – Sing Out Magazine |
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April 14, 2009 at 10:00AM and 12:00PM |
Recommended for grades K-5 |
$5 per student; Teachers & Chaperones are FREE! |
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National Education Standards:
Political Perspectives, Other Nations & Cultures, World Affairs, Human Systems, Cultural Perspectives, Social Perspectives, Environment & Society, Performance & World Instruments... |
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