For more information, call 304-645-7917 or e-mail Education Director Leah Trent.

Creative Classrooms workshops infuse the arts into multiple disciplines by making authentic connections to content standards. Led by Professional Teaching Artists, CreativeClassrooms encourage student understanding, higher order thinking skills and problem solving, and a deeper appreciation of the arts while helping teachers balance core curricula being studied.

Upon selecting a specific workshop, Carnegie Hall will supply the grade specific CSO’s for that Creative Classroom. You may make the teaching artist aware of any particular classroom goals when confirming a Creative Classrooms workshop. The teaching artist will work with you to accommodate lessons in progress.



Questions about payment or the cost of programs should be directed to the Carnegie Hall Education Director, Leah Trent 304-645-7917.




Contact Carnegie Hall for information on the current Creative Classrooms that are being offered.

CREATIVE CLASSROOMS INCLUDE:



 
Solar System / Timewalks
Instructor: Dave Buhrman
Materials Fee: none
Grades: 4 – 12
CSO Connection: Astronomy, Earth Science, Math

Let an astronomer turn your school yard into a mini-solar system where 1 inch = 300,000 miles. Earth shrinks to a pinhead, its orbit marked by a circle of 12 cones, 26 feet from a 3-inch Sun. Neptune is now only a BB, 2.5 football fields away. Spatial relationships, lunar and planetary motions become comprehensible and all the planets locations and properties are discusses while walking out.
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Instructor: Sharon Ginsburg
Materials Fee: $1.50 per student (shaker) / $2.50 per student (bowl)
Grades: Pre K - 8
CSO Connections: History, Social Studies, Geography, Music, Visual Art

Explore American history of the mid 1800’s with earth and space science made relevant through the use of cryptology, song, rhythm, storytelling and a dried gourd art project. Students learn about Harriet Tubman and hear stories of her life. They sing and decode the title song, explore the Underground Railroad, PegLeg Joe, and learn about slave life in the 1800’s. Students complete a dried gourd project, sing an African call-and-response song, and learn interesting facts about how the stars, earth and sun played a role in the life of slaves.
One Earth, Many Colors (Fabric Flag Painting)
Instructor: Sharon Ginsburg
Materials Fee: $1.25 per student
Grades: Pre K - 8
CSO Connections: Science, Visual Art, Social Studies

Take a multi-cultural tour of several continents, visiting African Guinea, Russia, the Philippines and/or Guatemala. Learn about everyday lives of children from these diverse ethnic groups: favorite foods, culture, language, and education. Each student will paint a fabric flag, expressing their own everyday life, while learning color theory. The flags can be combined to create a colorful classroom banner.
Origami
Instructor: Sharon Ginsburg
Materials Fee: $.50 per student
Grades: Pre K - 12
CSO Connections: Math, Social Studies, Geography, Visual Art

Origami, the art of Japanese paper folding, incorporates math manipulative learning to develop students’ fine motor skills, concentration, dexterity, memory, geometry skills, self esteem and cooperation. The students complete several origami projects, learn Japanese words, try their hand at chopsticks and look at Japanese alphabets to gain awareness of the ancient culture.
Astronomy in the Arts
Instructor: Dan Greene
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: 3 - 12
CSO Connections: Science, Social Studies, Visual Art
Greenbrier County Only

Through a variety of art forms, students are introduced to the beautiful and fascinating night sky. This exciting workshop, blending art and science, will culminate with an interactive planetarium show in the Carnegie Hall Starlab.
Magnetic Magic – Getting Creative with Magnets
Instructor: Dan Greene
Materials Fee: $1.50 per student
Grades: 4 - 5
CSO Connections: Science, Social Studies, Visual Art

Using small ceramic magnets and other simple materials, students, working in small “research teams”, will be introduced to the amazing world of magnetism. Students will perform a number of simple experiments, record data, and draw conclusions based on the data collected and compared with others in the classroom. Students will take home a bag with everything needed to repeat the experiments at home.
The Mystery of Electricity
Instructor: Dan Greene
Materials Fee: $2.00 per student
Grades: 4 - 5
CSO Connections: Science, Social Studies, Visual Art

Using batteries, flashlight bulbs, and other simple materials, students, working in small “research teams” will perform simple experiments, collect data, and draw conclusions based on the data collected. Students will take home a bag with everything needed to repeat the experiments at home.
Puppets and Fables
Instructor: Barry Harel
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: 2 - 8
CSO Connections: Reading and Language Arts, Visual Art, Geography, History

Literature, history, geography (and for older students, creative writing) come together as the origin of fables is introduced and specific fables are told with the aid of puppets. Students discuss fables then create tube puppets to act out the fables that they have heard or written themselves.
Hats and Headdresses
Instructor: Barry Harel
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: Pre K - 8
CSO Connections: Geography, Social Studies, Visual Art

Hats and headdresses have been worn all over the world throughout the ages for protection, decoration, and/or communication. In this workshop, students examine, compare and contrast hats from a variety of cultures. Students make a unique sculptural hat or headdress using recycled materials, paper bags and adornments.
Puppets and Poetry
Instructor: Barry Harel
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: K - 12
CSO Connections: Reading and Language Arts, Visual Art

Combine literature and creative writing with handmade puppets to create a fun way to learn, build inclusion, and improve listening and speaking skills. In this workshop, various forms of poetry (based on grade level) are introduced. Students will compose a poem and make a puppet to present the poem to the class.
Yoga Motion
Instructor: Kelli Martin
Materials Fee: $0.75 per person
Grades: Pre K - 5
CSO Connections: Language Arts, Physical Education, Simple Drama, Wellness

Yoga is an ancient ar that was developed to keep the body healthy and the mind calm. In Yogamotion, we will discover where Yoga comes from and how it helps balance body, breath, mind and emotion. Students will have fun acting out animals in a Yoga play and stretching in different postures. Storytelling games, breathing exercises, relaxation, and journaling (for older grades) will enhance our yogic journey.
Native American West Virginians
Instructor: Lynda Howe
Materials Fee: none
Grades: 1 - 12
CSO Connections: Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Art

Analyze a story from local oral tradition of how Native Americans came to be in West Virginia. Students will create a story from the students’ imagination and tell the story using Native American “picture writing.” Students need to work cooperatively to tell a story based on a petroglyph from West Virginia. Students will study Native American culture, village life, art, customs, games and values.
THE ENVIRONMENT – THEN & NOW
Instructor: Lynda Howe
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: 4 - 12
CSO Connections: Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Art

This arts-based environmental education workshop takes a multi-disciplinary art approach. Students will learn how the Native Americans treated plants, animals, water and the land. Discussion will focus on how today’s society is re-learning proper ways to treat the environment. Nature writings by both Native Americans and modern poets will be studied. Students will create a 3-D model of one part of nature and write a corresponding nature poem.
Moving Lessons: Science, Math or Language
Instructor: Carli Mareneck
Materials Fee: none
Grades: K - 3
CSO Connections: Science, Math, OR Reading and Language Arts

Increase student comprehension and retention while students problem solve with movement. The workshop incorporates simple strategies for creative movement into the classrooms, enhancing student learning across curricula, while students enjoy active learning situations.

MOVING SCIENCE
Lesson: Learning about the weather.

MOVING MATH
Lesson: Learning about shapes, symmetry and mapping.

MOVING LANGUAGE
Lesson: Prepositions: Over, Under, Around and Through.
Lesson: Stories into Movement, Movement into Stories
Message in a Quilt
Instructor: Kelli Martin
Materials Fee: $1.00 per student
Grades: K - 7
CSO Connections: Visual Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts

Traveling on the Underground Railroad was no easy task. Learn the history and language of quilts and how they led slaves to freedom. By creating their own quilt squares, students tell their own stories.
Appalachian Journey
Instructor: Nora Mosrie
Materials Fee: $2.50 per student
Grades: 1 - 5
CSO Connections: History, Music, Social Studies, Visual Art

Students will venture on a creative, historical journey into the Appalachian mountains, through both the visual and performing arts. Explore the folk music and song lyrics which have become part of the rich tradition of Appalachia. Each student will be given the opportunity to create a visual art composition based on individual interpretation
Folk Dancing Around the World
Instructor: Beth White
Materials Fee: none
Grades: Pre K - 12
CSO Connections: Social Studies, Geography, Physical Education

Get ready to have fun and get moving, by learning folk dances from all around the world. Students will Polka, Troika, Swing & Glide! Folk dancing is the ancient style of social dance, combining rhythms and melodies from each culture.
Ceramic Tiles
Instructor: Nora Mosrie
Materials Fee: $3.00 per student
Grades: 1 - 12
CSO Connections: History, Science, Visual Art

Explore the ancient art form of making tiles from clay slabs. Students will use techniques such as incising and glazing to decorate the surface of the tile. Creating and decorating ceramic tiles has been an important art form to many cultures, and students will develop an understanding of how history, culture and the arts influence each other. This workshop can be tailored to study a particular time in history, to enhance math skills, or to focus on a specific geographic region or culture.
Clay Sculpture
Instructor: Nora Mosrie
Materials Fee: $3.00 per student
Grades: 1 - 12
CSO Connections: History, Science, Visual Art

Explore aspects of three-dimensional art forms, while using hand-building techniques to construct a clay sculpture. Students will identify primary colors, create secondary colors and explore color relationships for use in decorating the surface of the sculpture. This workshop can be tailored to include the study of mammals, reptiles or amphibians.
Corn Husk Flowers
Instructor: Nora Mosrie
Materials Fee: $2.50 per student
Grades: K - 5
CSO Connections: History, Social Studies, Visual Art

Corn husks, which were used by the Native Americans to create a variety of art forms, remain an important aspect of Appalachian craft tradition. Explore this heritage craft, along with color relationships, through the use of this natural material.
Landscape Painting and Drawing
Instructor: Nora Mosrie
Materials Fee: $2.50 per student
Grades: K - 12
CSO Connections: Visual Art, Social Studies, Math

Participants will interpret the local landscape through drawing and painting. Students will examine their landscape through discussion and exploration, and then create art using oil pastels and watercolor paints.
Traditional Pottery
Instructor: Nora Mosrie or Joan Montgomery
Materials Fee: $3.00 per student
Grades: 1 - 12
CSO Connections: History, Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Art

Learn the ancient art form of making pottery, using a traditional hand-building method. Students will identify a variety of design concepts, including line, shape and color while they decorate the surface of a ceramic bowl. This class can be customized to enhance math skills, study a particular time in history or learn about a specific geographic region.
Printmaking I
Instructor: Robin Skillern
Materials Fee: $ .70 per student
Grades: Pre K - 1
CSO Connections: Visual Art, Mathematics, Social Studies

Students study examples of carved wooden blocks from India used for printmaking. Students create multiple stamps from potatoes and other assorted materials. Scientific elements of observation and prediction, and mathematical concepts of pattern and repetition are integral to the process as students experiment with color, pattern, texture and shapes through making prints.
Printmaking II
Instructor: Robin Skillern
Materials Fee: $ .80 per student
Grades: 2 - 6
CSO Connections: Visual Art, Mathematics, Social Studies

Students create their own stamps for printing using a variety of materials. Geometric designs from different cultures will be the inspiration for creating prints. Scientific elements of observation and prediction, and mathematical concepts of pattern and repetition are integral to the process as students experiment with color, pattern, texture and shapes through making prints.
Snowflakes and Symmetry – Winter Ornaments
Instructor: Robin Skillern
Materials Fee: $ 2.50 per student
Grades: 2 - 6
CSO Connections: Visual Art, Mathematics, Social Studies

Students will examine photographs and sketches of snowflakes by different artists, focusing on the concepts of line, pattern and symmetry. A brief introduction to the science behind snowflake formation will be presented. Students will create snowflake shapes by cutting folded paper. Students will also make a snowflake from wire and beads, which can be used as a window ornament.
Sheep is Life – Southwest Native American Textiles
Instructor: Toni Ogden
Materials Fee: $1.50 per student
Grades: 2 - 12
CSO Connections: History, Social Studies, Visual Art

In this hands-on workshop, students will examine wool and natural dye materials. The artist will discuss economic and environmental issues amongst the Pueblo Peoples while demonstrating on a big Navajo spindle and upright loom. Each student will weave a tiny wool rug in colorful stripes.
Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies
Instructor: Toni Ogden
Materials Fee: $1.50 per student
Grades: 3 - 12
CSO Connections: History, Social Studies, Visual Art

The artist will demonstrate linen thread making on a drop spindle and weaving on a table loom while discussing textile production/mummy making and the economic, political and environmental issues involved. Working in teams of three, students will decorate a tiny sarcophagus with authentic symbols and a cardwoven band. They will have the opportunity to examine flax fibers and a papyrus plant.
Folk Dancing Around the World
Instructor: Beth White
Materials Fee: none
Grades: Pre K - 12
CSO Connections: Social Studies, Geography, Physical Education

Get ready to have fun and get moving by learning folk dances from all around the world. Students will Polka, Troika, skip and hop, swing and glide! Folk dancing is the ancient style of social dance, and tells stories as old as the planet.

for its acclaimed Arts in Education program
Creative Classrooms for the 2008-2009 year.
Qualified workshops support 21st Century Skills
and West Virginia Department of Education’s
Content Standards and Objectives.

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