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| Using the art of magic to captivate students, circus artist Harold Wood takes students on an enchanted tour through the library. Highlighting library resources such as the encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas, Harold’s program carries a strong message about the importance of reading. |
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Hear the uniquely American story of Martha Ann Fields, an enslaved cook, and one of Virginia’s unsung heroes. Celebrated storyteller and actor, Valerie Davis, captures the physical, historical, and spiritual essence of this formerly enslaved woman from the Nutshell Plantation in Hanover County as she reveals this true story of love, longing, faith, betrayal, and courage.
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Hailed as the “First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement,” Coretta Scott King comes to life in this moving performance by Valerie Davis. From her marriage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to her life dedicated to political activism, Coretta was an American legend at the forefront of the fight for human rights. Through music and stories, this interactive performance asks students through Coretta’s voice, to consider the question of how they can combat injustice.
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To gain access to this service, please contact School and Community Relationships Coordinator Aisha Noel at 757-961-3737 or Scheduling@Arts4LearningVA.org
Funding for this grant has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.
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What was it like to grow up in Hitler’s Germany, to be drawn in by his words, and then to choose another path? In this program, meet Hans and Sophie Scholl, brother and sister whose ability to see led them to choose the path of resistance, no matter the consequences.
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To gain access to this service, please contact School and Community Relationships Coordinator Aisha Noel at 757-961-3737 or Scheduling@Arts4LearningVA.org
Funding for this grant has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.
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We all have a voice. But if you are silent though your cause is just, how can you make a difference? In the 1950s and 1960s one person, and then another, decided that they could no longer let their voices be silent; together they formed the Civil Rights movement. The voices that rose from the Civil Rights movement helped us learn how to effect social change.
Request Access:
To gain access to this service, please contact School and Community Relationships Coordinator Aisha Noel at 757-961-3737 or Scheduling@Arts4LearningVA.org
Funding for this grant has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.
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Arts for Learning
420 North Center Drive
Suite 239
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone: 757-466-7555
Arts for Learning
420 North Center Drive
Suite 239
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone: 757-466-7555
Sometimes we can learn the most about the impact of a program that we offer directly from the students we serve. So we wanted to share comments from some of the students who participated in our IDEAL (Intentional Designs of Expression in Artistic Languages) residency this spring. Remarks from students at Virginia Beach’s College Park […]
