Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC is a for-profit business established in 2019 that uses applied improvisational theatre techniques to empower and educate students.
Planet Improv, Inc is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation established in 2006. Its’ mission statement is “Empowering people to grow by providing engaging educational opportunities using applied improvisation.”
Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC & Planet Improv, Inc. have collaborated with and continue to collaborate with: the Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) District, CMS’s After School Enrichment Program (ASEP;) The CMS Summer Camp Program; The CMS Project L.I.F.T. Program; The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center; St. Patrick’s Elementary School; Charlotte Country Day School; The YMCA/Anne Springs Close Greenway (Fort Mill, SC;) The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department (PARC) and The City of Charlotte amongst many other educational organizations.
We used applied improvisation techniques to give students practice in:
scott@planetimprov.com
http://www.planetimprov.com
7017 Streamside Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212
Mecklenburg
704 301-1564
The critical thinking and creative thought practiced with Applied Improv has strong connections to these and other academic, emotional, and social skills related to High School level students and eventually, the skills that help them post-graduation be more prepared for their upcoming educational and professional challenges:
*Ability to engage in effective discussions
*Intellectual risk-taking
*Adaptability in ever-changing circumstances
*Creative problem solving
*Persepctive-taking
*Openness to the ideas of others
The students participate in a multitude of warm-up, short form improvisation games, long form improvisation formats and safe and trusting feedback and role-playing activities.
Scott Pacitti
704-301-1564
scott@planetimprov.com
Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC and Planet Improv, Inc. are overjoyed to discuss scheduling collaborations on any days and dates that are available on your/their calendar.
Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC and Planet Improv, Inc. are overjoyed to discuss scheduling collaborations before, during or after school timeframes that are available on your/their calendar.
We need to be able to stand up, sit down and move around.
Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC and Planet Improv, Inc. will come to you. If that is not possible, we will find a suitable offsite venue.
Planet Improv Educational Service, LLC and Planet Improv, Inc. will be overjoyed to work with your school/educators/administrators to best utilize your remaining ASC grant funds and/or, if applicable, any additional/alternative funding source(s.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Strand Communication NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.1 Use movement, voice, and writing to communicate ideas and feelings.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.1.1 Use non-verbal expressions to communicate elements of characterization, including age and physicality.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.1.2 Apply appropriate volume and variation in pitch, rate, and tone to express character
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.1.3 Understand how to transform stories into written dialogue.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.2.1 Use improvisation to present a variety of simple stories or situations.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.C.2.2 Interpret stories from given texts by acting them out.
Strand: Culture NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.1 Analyze theatre in terms of the social historical and cultural contexts which it was created.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.1.1 Use theatre arts to illustrate how people express themselves differently.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.1.2 Identify the cultural/historical contexts of stories that are acted out.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.2 Understand the traditions, roles, and conventions of theatre as an art form.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.2.1 Understand how to attend to others when they are sharing.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.CU.2.2 Recognize the role of the director or acting coach.
Strand: Analysis NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.A.1 Analyze literary texts and performances.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.A.1.1 Recall the basic parts of a story, such as characters, settings, and events.
NCES.(GRADE APPROPRIATE).TA.A.1.2 Analyze events in relationship to the setting where they take place in formal and informal productions.
Planet Improv Educational Services, LLC and Planet Improv, Inc. are overjoyed to reschedule session(s) at your educators/schools/administrators convenience at no additional charge.