EDUCATOR RECOGNITION NIGHT
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EDUCATOR RECOGNITION NIGHT
March 11, 2027 at 6:30pm

We’ve planned a special evening just for you! Join us for a pre-performance reception with hors d’oeuvres catered by Kravis Events by Lessing’s, followed by a Kravis on Broadway performance of SIX: THE MUSICAL. The evening will also include recognition of our Educator of the Year!
This free event is open to all current Palm Beach County educators. Limit one ticket per educator; registration is first come, first served.

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS

 Workshops/courses were developed in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and is partially underwritten by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Committee for the Performing Arts.

Sponsored by O’Hagan Family Foundation

SCIENCE THROUGH ART!
Tuesday, November 3 from 9am to 12pm
Workshop Leader: Lindsey Wuest

Botany through brush strokes, gravity through paint splatter, ecology through collage: Science Through Art! Spark curiosity through creativity using the magic of K-12 art to inspire enthusiastic engagement in the learning of science topics. At the heart of the program lies a sense of place; each project is inspired by our unique South Florida environment, current events & pop culture. Science Through Art! makes learning relevant, hands-on and accessible to students of all academic abilities and artistic skill levels.

LET’S BUILD! THE ART OF PAPER SCULPTURE
Wednesday, February 24 from 9am to 12pm
Workshop Leader: Kay Thomas

Join Kay Thomas, sculpture artist from Texas, for this deep art experience guaranteed to reveal the builders in your classroom and give three-dimensional thinkers a voice. Designed primarily for educators and students, it teaches participants how to bend, fold and roll everyday paper into sculptural models as a means of expression that can represent many STEAM, history and literacy concepts.

DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS

Disney Musicals in Schools is an educational initiative of the Kravis Center that develops sustainable musical theatre programs in Palm Beach County public elementary schools.

Made possible through a grant by

PURPOSE

Using the unique world of musical theater, Disney Musicals in Schools helps to foster positive relationships between students, faculty, staff, parents, and the community.  Students and teachers work in teams, developing the wide spectrum of skills needed when producing a piece of musical theater, including: critical thinking, problem solving, ensemble building, communication, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills. Our goal is to provide the training necessary for teachers to continue a tradition of theater education for years to come.

HISTORY

The Disney Musicals in Schools program is an outreach initiative developed by Disney Theatrical Group to create sustainable theater programs in elementary schools.  The program was launched in 2010 in response to Disney Theatrical Group’s concern that under-resourced public elementary schools were not afforded equitable access to the arts. After successfully offering the program in New York City schools, Disney Theatrical Group began collaborating with organizations in other communities across the United States.

OUR COLLABORATION

In the 2017-2018 school year, the Kravis Center launched its first year of this collaboration with four Title I elementary schools in Palm Beach County. At no cost to them, the selected schools participated in a 17-week musical theater residency, led by a team of teaching artists trained by the Kravis Center and Disney Theatrical Group. Each school received guidance from the teaching artists, performance rights, and education support materials.

With a professional development focus, participating educators collaborate with Kravis Center teaching artists to learn how to produce, direct, choreograph and music direct their first school show.  The program culminates in a 30-minute Disney KIDS musical at each school.  As a capstone to the experience, in April the Kravis Center hosts a Student Share Celebration.  First year schools perform one number from their show on our Dreyfoos Hall stage for an audience of students, teachers, family, and community members.

In year two, the Kravis Center selected four more Title I elementary schools to participate in this program while continuing the work of creating sustainable musical theater programs with the original four schools using Disney KIDS musicals.