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A TEACHER’S GUIDE • Field Trips • Workshops • Performances • Assemblies DOWNLOAD THE 2015-2016 DIRECTORY AT SCFD.ORG AND SCCOLLABORATIVE.ORG 20152016 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS Sponsored by the cultural organizations of the Scientific and Cultural Collaborative (SCC) HOW TO USE THE SCC DIRECTORY FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS How to use the Directory: Look under major subject headings and then under grade levels to find appropriate programming. Remember to look under “Adaptable to grade” for additional K-12 programs. 1. Contact the organization directly to schedule a program with possible dates and number of students. 2. Neither the SCFD nor SCC are responsible for errors. Copyright 2015 and 2016. Questions about the Directory (not individual programs or bookings): SCC Coordinator, Charlotte D’Armond Talbert, 303-519-7772, [email protected] Photos on the cover provided by (clockwise from top left) Denver Art Museum (photo by Christina Jackson), WOW! Children’s Museum (photo by Daniel Hirsh/West End Photography) and Colorado Mountain Club (photo by Melanie Leggett). INDEX GRADE LEVEL: SUBJECT: All = Adaptable to Grade M = Middle School LA=Language Arts, Humanities and Foreign Language L = Lower Elementary H = High School Arts=Performing and Visual Arts U = Upper Elementary PD = Professional Development SM=Science, Math and Nature for Adults SS=Social Science, History and World Culture ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION TITLE ................................................................GRADE .....SUBJECT .......PAGE TITLE ................................................................GRADE .....SUBJECT .......PAGE A CHILD’S SONG – achildssong.com AURORA CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION, CITY OF – auroragov.org Music & Movement For All Ages .............................All ............Arts ......................9 Art, Dance, Music Workshops .................................U, M .........Arts ....................20 Aurora Dance Arts – auroragov.org ART FROM ASHES – artfromashes.org Fairy Tales from Around the World ..........................All ............Arts ......................9 Creative Expression - Writing, Poetry Aurora Fox Arts Center – aurorafoxartscenter.org and Spoken Word ..............................................All, PD ......LA .........................6 Drama Residencies & Workshops ...........................All ............Arts, LA, SM, SS ....9 Aurora Fox Community Outreach Performances ..... All ............Arts ....................10 ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER – asld.org Performance Previews ...........................................H, M, PD ...Arts, LA ...............24 Art Students League of Denver .............................. All ............Arts ......................9 Aurora History Museum – auroramuseum.org Art Students League of Denver Teen Council ..........H ..............Arts ....................24 Delaney Farm Historic Site Tour ............................. All ............SS, LA.................41 Coal Creek One-Room School House .....................L,U,M .......SS ......................44 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES – arvadacenter.org Homesteading/Industrial Revolution Shakespeare’s Stage ............................................. U,M,H .......LA .........................7 Classroom Presentations ...................................L,U,M .......SS ......................44 Arts Day .................................................................All ............Arts ......................9 Charlotte’s Web: Children’s Theater Performance ... L,U ...........Arts ....................15 BIRD CONSERVANCY OF THE ROCKIES – birdconservancy.org Junie B. Jones: Children’s Musical Theater .............L,U ...........Arts ....................16 Custom Environmental & Career Programs............. All ............SM, LA, Arts, SS ..28 Museum and Pioneer Arts Days Barr Lake Bird Watch .............................................All ............SM .....................28 OR Cultural Arts Days ........................................All ............SS ......................41 Barr Lake Banding Station ..................................... All ............SM, LA ................28 Songs and Tales from Colorado Trails .....................L,U ...........SS ......................43 Birds, Biology and Outdoor Exploration ...................All ............SM .....................28 Kusogea Nobi Drum Ensemble ...............................L,M,U .......SS ......................43 1/2 Day Bird Festival at Your School .......................All ............SM .....................29 Avian Adaptations .................................................. L, U ..........SM .....................32 AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GREATER DENVER – denveraudubon.org Beautiful Birds .......................................................L, U ..........SM, Arts ..............32 Bird Banding: Scientists in Action ...........................All ............SM .....................27 Migratory Mapping or Migratory Data .................... U, M .........SM, SS ...............37 Beaver Habitat Investigation .................................. All ............SM .....................27 Night Ninjas: Owls.................................................. All ............SM .....................27 BOULDER BALLET – boulderballet.org The Poetry of Motion Theatrical Dance Residency .. L,U ...........Arts ....................16 Steps in Time: A History of Ballet ............................U, L ..........Arts ....................20 BOULDER HISTORY MUSEUM – boulderhistory.org History Detectives ..................................................L,U ...........SS ......................44 Native American Programs: The Buffalo, The Trading Game, Plains Indians Trunk .............U ..............SS ......................45 Faces of the Sand Creek Massacre ........................ M,H ..........SS ......................45 L=Lower Elem. (PreK-2); U=Upper Elem. (3-6); M=Middle School (7-8); H=High School (9-12); PD=Professional Development (Adult) 2 2015-2016 DIRECTORY OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS INDEX ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION TITLE ................................................................GRADE .....SUBJECT .......PAGE TITLE ................................................................GRADE .....SUBJECT .......PAGE BOULDER PHILHARMONIC – boulderphil.org COLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION – chautauqua.com Boulder Philharmonic Discovery Concert ................U ..............Arts ....................21 Guided Tour of Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark .............................................M, H .........SS, Arts...............45 BUTTERFLY PAVILION – butterflies.org Class plus Self-guided Exhibit Exploration ..............All ............SM .....................29 COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE – childrenschorale.org Bug Safari ..............................................................All ............SM .....................29 In-School Choral Workshops/Master Class ............. All, PD ......Arts ....................11 Miss Muffet ........................................................... L ..............SM, LA ................33 Kids Performing for Kids ........................................ L, U ..........Arts ....................17 Flutterby ................................................................L, U ..........SM, LA ................33 Kids Reaching and Teaching Kids ...........................L, U ..........Arts ....................17 Radical Rainforests Assembly Program .................. U, M .........SM .....................37 School Partnerships ...............................................L, U, M .....Arts ....................18 Bug Bites ...............................................................U, M .........SM .....................37 Metamorphosis Moves ...........................................L ..............SM, Arts ..............34 COLORADO MOUNTAIN CLUB – cmc.org/yep Teacher Workshops/Resources .............................. PD ............SM .....................40 Navigation: Map, Compass and GPS .......................All ............SM .....................29 Slacklining: Balance and Movement .......................All ............SM .....................29 CENTRAL CITY OPERA – centralcityopera.org Science of Climbing ...............................................All ............SM .....................29 Opera Alive! Teaching Artists ..................................All ............Arts ....................10 Bouldering Bus ...................................................... All ............SM .....................29 Music! Words! Opera! Residency ............................All ............Arts, LA, SS .........10 Tomorrow’s Mountains: Climate, Culture and Mozart & Co. ..........................................................L, U ..........Arts, LA ...............16 Conservation in High Places ..............................U, M, H .....SM, SS ...............37 The Great Opera Mix-up .........................................L, U ..........Arts, LA ...............16 Colorado’s Geology- Mountains to Mesas ..............U, M, H .....SM .....................37 Eureka Street .........................................................L, U ..........Arts ....................17 Mountain Safety .....................................................U ..............SM .....................37 How the West was Sung ........................................ U, M .........Arts, LA, SS .........21 Colorado Weather: From the Mountains