Artists in the Schools Directory

Fee, Fie, Foe, Fun! A Giant is loose in Cloudland. Jack climbs the magic beanstalk skyward looking for his father’s stolen treasures. Marionettes, big and small, perform in this traditional Celtic play where everyone lives happily ever after.

The program opens with a 5-minute world puppet demonstration that ties into the type of marionettes the students will be seeing in the show. After the play is a 10-minute Q&A about the show that summarizes concepts from the classroom activity guide material.

Everything happens on the way to Grannie’s house. Over the river and through the woods, Little Red plays I Spy but misses the biggest danger of all. Everyone howls with wild abandon. Laughter, clapping and heartfelt sighs all follow Little Red Riding Hood.

The program opens with a 5-minute world puppet demonstration that ties into the type of marionettes the students will be seeing in the show. After the play is a 10-minute Q&A about the show that summarizes concepts from the classroom activity guide material.

Mischievous Peter learns the hard way "It's better to be good than bad" when he disobeys his mother.  He ventures into farmer Macgregor's garden for a bite of fresh salad and almost ends up in the stew.  He hops out into the audience for quite a bit of laughter too.

The program opens with a 5-minute world puppet demonstration that ties into the type of marionettes the students will be seeing in the show. After the play is a 10-minute Q&A about the show that summarizes concepts from the classroom activity guide material.

Chris Kahl takes audiences on a Musical Journey Through Florida, highlighting the rich history and culture of the Sunshine State. This folk music presentation takes students on a historical journey through the state, featuring performances of original songs and stories, and covering a wealth of historical events, characters, and folklore.

Topics include Ponce de Leon’s voyage to Florida in 1513, the rise of Florida’s citrus industry, how railroads opened up Florida to tourism, and the Seminole tribe and their relationship to the Everglades eco-system and its species.

In addition to Florida history, Chris will cover his folk instruments (acoustic guitar and harmonica), his folk performing style, and his songwriting process. The presentation covers key aspects in the Florida Studies unit and is connected to the standards.

Follow!  Follow me to a wondrous place of fantastic tales!  In Myths Legends and Fables students receive a lively musical and dramatic introduction to legendary heroes, Greek mythology and the science of sound, and the far-reaching power of fables. Doing your best and having courage to ‘write your life story’ are modeled by the stories of the legendary William Tell, current athletes, and American icons. Throughout the program students are encouraged to learn more about the world through reading. In Myths, Legends and Fables, students find inspiration for their own life stories while learning history, culture, science, story-telling traditions, critical thinking, and participation in the arts. 

Listen!  Can you hear it? Can you feel it?  Magic happens in the hearts and minds of teachers and students when learning is joyful, curiosity engaged and everyone is eager for more.  In The Pied Piper and other Fantastic Tales, Donna Wissinger draws young students into a musical world of active listening and thinking. Weaving a piper’s spell with her golden flute she mesmerizes students and teaches musical rhythm and new vocabulary words with her stories of galloping horses and legendary heroes of bow and arrow. Myths from far away lands and secret wardrobes expose students to culture and new instruments.  The lively story bag engages students in deductive thinking and dramatic representation all while encouraging reading and teaching science, mathematics, social studies and language arts. 

Drum Magic provides an interactive drumming experience that teaches life skills through rhythm. These life lessons include the scope of skills needed to succeed as a productive member of society and community whether that community is school, home, work, or play.
Drum Magic provides authentic African hand drums called Djembe’s to your school and facilitates interactive drum circles for groups including students, teachers, and administrators. There will be lessons of the instrument including its origin and the regions of the world the drums come from. Students will learn what the drum is made of and about the village they are made in.
The students will then be directed into a rhythmic connection that is totally facilitated and brings an unexpected cohesion with the group at large. Drumming together brings a sense of unity to each participant. A community drum circle in your school teaches the importance of teamwork, self-expression, and communication. You can expect much laughter and smiling as well as concentrated effort being made to belong in the rhythmic creation of the group.  Schools can schedule half or whole day sessions.