In 2006 we also introduced our educational program, “Myths to Drama,” a global-arts education program, integrated into classrooms using Board of Education learning indicators. The program, whose pilot phase was funded through The Polk Bros. Foundation, was brought to two elementary schools in the Chicago Public School system: Ruben Salazar (where all students are one to three grades behind their peers in reading and writing) and Stone Academy (a school representing nearly 30 nationalities).
Myths and stories are a catalyst for creative exploration. They are a vehicle for creating drama. They are also a wonderful way to make lasting connections with classroom learning. Our education team collaborates with classroom teachers to create a unique, year long, curriculum that aligns “Myths to Drama” with classroom content. Pulling myths from Early Islamic World, Classical India, Ancient China, Hellenic Greece, Imperial Rome, and Pharaonic Egypt, Myths to Drama impacted over one thousand elementary students in the Chicagoland area.
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