In The Classroom
In School Residencies
Connections
Connections is an in-school residency that teaches literacy through theatre. For five consecutive days, a Hartford Stage teaching artist visits your classroom to lead drama activities that build excitement about a piece of literature. Through improvisation, role-play, dialogue, and a host of other dramatic tools, students will actively explore the context, plot, and characters of the bookâgaining prior knowledge, creating suspense, and encouraging empathy. At the end of the program, each student receives a copy of the book to keep and to read.
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Innovations
Our newest arts-integrated school program is a five-day science residency, custom-designed for grade level and content, that uses drama techniques to actively and creatively explore a scientific concept. Innovations residencies link directly to state standards in science and are designed to increase scientific literacy by providing students with the opportunity to engage emotionally with classroom content.
What You Need to Know
- In-school residencies take place in classrooms at your school.
- Each class participates for one hour each day for five consecutive days.
- Residencies cost $600 per class and include a book for each student.
- Discounts are available if you schedule 10 or more classes in your district.
Book your Connections or Innovations residency program today! Call 860-520-7263 or email education@hartfordstage.org.