Carnegie Hall and Greenbrier County Schools are members of the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Partners in Education program. This partnership enables Carnegie Hall and Greenbrier County Schools to collaborate on various arts and education endeavors. Together, we have made a commitment to improve artistic literacy of our students by providing professional development opportunities in the arts for educators. This series is titled Teach SmART. These participatory workshops for teachers are designed to enhance all areas of curriculum and support West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives.

Teach SmART workshops inspire fresh ideas for teaching, provide techniques that complement different styles of learning, and offer opportunities for personal satisfaction and growth. Staff development credit is available for workshop participants, and continuing education units are provided through NRCTC/BSC.

Teach SmART benefits everyone wishing to strengthen their teaching skills. Teachers, principals, tutors, parents, artists and community members are invited to participate in a Teach SmART workshop.

Greenbrier County teachers receive priority registration for workshops.

The series is underwritten by Greenbrier County Schools.

Click here to download the Teach SmART registration form. Email the information to Rebekah Foster, Education Director or print off, fill in and mail to:

Rebekah Foster
Carnegie Hall
105 Church Street
Lewisburg, WV 24901

Astronomy and the Arts for the Third Grade Classroom
Date Monday, October 9, 2007
Time 1:00-3:00pm
Tuition Waived for Greenbrier County Teachers. All others $10.00, payable with advance registration.
CEU 3.0

The night sky will come alive this year for every student in 3rd grade will take part in Astronomy in the Arts - Creative Classrooms, in partnership with Greenbrier County Schools. In this workshop discover how to use Carnegie Hall's Portable Planetarium Starlab to benefit your students. Science, math, history, reading and language arts connections are made with this fascinating tool. Opportunities for continued learning as well as cross-curricular connections will be explored.

Illstyle & Peace Master Class
Date Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time 4:00-6:30pm
Tuition Waived for Greenbrier County Teachers. All others $15.00 payable with advance registration
CEU 3.0

Join this fun and challenging class introducing the hip-hop dance style of B-boying/B-girling (often confused with breakdancing). The instructor will define the basic movements and techniques through demonstration and proceed to teach the moves to the students. Combinations for future practice are taught as well as exercises that develop strength, stamina, balance, and flexibility - all the necessary components for this style of dance. To participate in this class, dress for considerable movement.

Trout Fishing in America
Date Thursday, April 17, 2008
Time 4:00-6:30pm
Tuition Waived for Greenbrier County Teachers. All others $15.00 payable with advance registration
CEU 3.0

Sharing knowledge and encouraging art is just part of musical mission of TFIA. In their song writing workshop for teachers they illustrate how art and music come from the fabric of everyday life. Their willingness to make fun of our most annoying and sometimes disgusting habits in one song then touch our hearts with tender passionate images of family life in the next is what makes the connection between Trout Fishing in America and their audience so real. No two workshops are ever the same!

Judy Thibault Klevins
Date Monday, October 9, 2007
Time 4:30-8:30pm (dinner provided)
Participants Open to all RESA IV Teachers, 30 max participants
CEU 3.0

Exploring Character Education Through Puppetry. Students delight in exploring literature and life through puppetry. In this hands-on workshop, teachers learn ways to help students create simple hand puppets and bring them to life to explore characters' behaviors and their consequences. Participants discover how to help students analyze literary characters and apply those techniques to investigate character education situations through puppets