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The Magic Library

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Using the art of magic to captivate students, circus artist Harold Wood takes your students on an enchanted tour through the library. Highlighting the resources in the library such as the encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas, Mr. Wood’s program carries a strong reading message. Throughout this entertaining performance, his magic calls attention to facts, methods, and mnemonics useful in research and library use.

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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

Mathamagic!

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Harold Wood uses magic, a unicycle, and even his pet rabbit, Buster Bunny, as a hook to make learning math fun. Students learn the importance of math in our everyday lives as Harold juggles and clowns around with numbers. Estimation, multiplication, division, geometry, the elements of measurement, and adding and subtracting fractions with a common denominator are all infused with hilarity in this fast-paced program.

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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

Tales of Goodness

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Via Goode will take you on story journeys of adventure, curiosity, and discovery. In her tales are hidden surprises, moments of intrigue and long-lasting memorable learning opportunities targeted for the young mind and the curious at heart. Travel through foreign lands, meet unique characters and practice the art of listening, as Ms. Goode transports you into the stories of others’ lives.

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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

Coretta: Legacy of Love

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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.

 

Conscience, Stories, and Hope: Hans and Sophie Scholl’s White Rose

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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.