Home Time Arts Time: free online arts classes for children with special needs. Mon, Wed & Fri @ 4:30PM (EDT)
As a consultant I find pleasure in identifying a need and working to achieve a solution. In this unusual time where we find ourselves confined to our homes, several families of children with special needs mentioned a deficit of activities in the day. I reached out to some colleagues who share my passion for working with this community, and they have lovingly agreed to donate their time so that we can provide free art instruction every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon. These classes will be approximately 20 minutes in length, and will be catered to the children who attend. I will be present at all lessons (that I am not teaching) to communicate with parents so we can be responsive in the moment to questions and concerns as the classes proceed. In this time when we cannot share the space and we cannot work hand over hand, I look forward to embarking on this adventure together as we do our very best to adapt learning to the online space in a manner that is interactive, inclusive, responsive and meaningful. Please join us.
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Art every Monday with Tobin @ 4:30PM (EDT)
Tobin Rothlein is an unconventional consultant with a global perspective. His practical and creative approach builds on his career as an artist, educator and leader. Tobin has over two decades of experience directing non-profits, facilitating workshops, and leading projects in over 10 countries. With five years at Lincoln Center Education as a Lead Teaching Artist and full time faculty member, he is fluent in the practice of Aesthetic Education, and embraces a flexible approach to its application. While at Lincoln Center he trained adult educators, administrators and artists from around the world, and worked with students and educators in grade school to graduate school classrooms of all five NYC boroughs. His unique contributions to the practice of Aesthetic Education include action research into: the Role of School Counselors and Teaching Artists in Addressing Potential Trauma Triggered by Arts Experiences; The Effects of Aesthetic Education and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) on Self-Contained Classrooms and Students with Learning Disabilities; and The Development of Collaboration and Leadership Skills through Aesthetic Education. Tobin served on the planning committee of the 4th International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC4) in New York, NY. Tobin received his MFA from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in 2013, and certification in Mandarin Chinese and Chinese Culture from Beijing Language and Culture University (formerly Beijing Language Institute) in 1992.
Dance every Wednesday with Heather @ 4:30PM (EDT)
Heather Bryce is the Artistic Director and founder of Bryce Dance Company. Her work has been presented at venues including: Ailey Citigroup Theater, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Mark Morris Dance Center, Gibney, Dixon Place, The Tank, Town Hall Theater, The Dance Complex, and Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. Bryce currently works as a Teaching Artist for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lincoln Center Education, The Performing Arts Center at SUNY Purchase, and The Center for Arts Education. She holds her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College.
Music every Friday with Ryan @ 4:30PM (EDT)
Ryan Pater is a performer and teaching artist based in Philadelphia, PA. He trained as an actor at University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is pursuing his masters in Devised Performance at Pig Iron Theater Company. He is currently a teaching artist for the Stuttering Association for the Young where he mentors young people in writing songs and plays. He loves to play music, make masks, and run around outside with his friends.