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Cultural India Performance

With volunteer participation, we give a multimedia, hands-on cultural experience on India built around social studies, visual arts and dance. Particular emphasis is put on turban demo, dot demo, Bhangra Dance, ...

Dancing Drums

Shekere…Congas…Dundun…Cuica…Flying Hands, Shifting Feet, Swirling Braids Using a fascinating array of percussion instruments, often homemade, Beverly shares excitement of world cultures and curriculum with music, ...

Darkroom Photography (All Levels)

This program will travel your students back in time to learn how the very first photographs were made – with light, science and magic! Students will enjoy capturing images using the tactile medium of darkroom ...

Death and Dying: The Symbols and Reality of Mortal...

The President James K. Polk State Historic Site was dedicated in 1968. It consists of 21 acres that once belonged to the parents of the future 11th President of the United States, James Knox Polk. The Polk family ...

DESIGN A MAGLEV TRAIN

Magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains are one of the fastest and most energy-efficient forms of travel today. Using the Engineering Design Process, explore this technology by designing and testing a frictionless ...

Didgeridoo Down Under Show: Australian Music - Cul...

G’day mate! Didgeridoo Down Under = Australian Music, Education, Entertainment. The DDU Show is a unique fusion of Australian music, culture, art, science, comedy, character building, anti-bullying and audience ...

Didgeridoo Make & Play Residency

This amazing cultural arts experience includes two to five full days of didgeridoo immersion. The residency kicks off with the DDU show and includes the same learning experience as the Aussie Funk Jam, plus more ...

DIG INTO EARTH SCIENCE

Get ready to dig into earth science and uncover living and nonliving specimens alike. Test Earth materials to determine their uses and follow the rock cycle to see changes over time.

Diggery Digger's Dino Adventure Now In 3D

While Paleontologist Diggery Diggers is showing his fossils to a live audience, he discovers a “top secret” box the museum accidentally packed. Curious, Diggery opens the box and unleashes the DinoSauroScope ...

Drum Talk

“Drum Talk” is a workshop for students using rhythm, drums, percussion, movement and language to explore culture, character and curriculum. Beverly guides students on a hands-on music journey, learning basic ...

Dyeing for Art

In this residency, students learn about different kinds of dyes that can be used in artwork. Students use ready made dyes, they also make their own dye out of natural resources. Natural dyes provide a scientific ...

EARTH, MOON & THE GREAT BEYOND

How well do you know your solar neighbors? Create a to-scale map of our solar system while learning about other planets and conducting an investigation into the moon’s phases.

Eco Printing

This introductory 3-day residency covers the basics of natural pigments found in plant material, and the most basic method of transferring these pigments to print on paper or fabric. We will also talk about ...

ECOSYSTEM EXPLORATIONS

Put on your safari hat and get ready to travel. Discover characteristics of each biome and get up close and personal with live animals.

ENERGETIC CONTRAPTIONS

Kinetic and potential energy are on display as students design, build and test their very own contraptions. Put engineering design concepts into practice in this hands-on class.

ENGINEERING 1, 2, 3

Use the engineering design process including testing materials, building structures and completing circuits to investigate real-world challenges. Discover different types of engineering and find out what it takes ...

Envision Me

(Guided Tour + Goal Setting Exercise + Artist Led Drawing Workshop) 3rd – 12th Grade Students will be led on a guided tour of one exhibition and then experience a 45-minute workshop centered around creating a ...

EVERYTHING MATTERS

Observe and study the properties of solids, liquids and gases. Conduct exciting experiments involving mixing and changing matter.

Express Yourself Club

Students in rising grades 6 – 8 are invited to attend Express Yourself Club with a music therapist from Piedmont Music Therapy. Students will focus on creative outlet in dealing with anxiety and emotional issues. ...

Faces of Diversity

Contemporary, conceptual artist, Edwin Gil, offers Faces of Diversity – an anti-bullying and character development tool for students with the assistance of teachers and administrators – by incorporating his ...

FETAL PIG DISSECTION

Junior surgeons will gain a better understanding of human anatomy and the interdependency of body systems through the dissection of a fetal pig. Additional material cost of $10 per participant. Call for information ...

Field Trips (Pre-K) Before/During and After-School...

Join us for a 60-minute pre-K program where students can explore different aspects of racing through two different programs. The program elements and activities keep students engaged from beginning to end – ...

Finding Your Voice

Dawn partners with your school or organization’s choral, theater and speech departments to coach ensembles and/or soloists as they prepare for upcoming shows, choral concerts, performances or auditions. Dawn has ...

First Books: stories in hands and strings

Books hold stories. Storytellers held stories with finger plays, rhyme schemes, or string figures, long before writing was invented. “First Books” includes an entertaining retelling of Itsy Bitsy Spider as an ...

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