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On each day of the residency students will discuss, research, move and create. On the fifth and final day, classes can join together to present their findings. The days build upon each other. ... Read more

On each day of the residency students will discuss, research, move and create. On the fifth and final day, classes can join together to present their findings. The days build upon each other.

Day 1: SPD will give an introduction of why we are there and what is to be accomplished. In a circle, the entire class will warm-up with age appropriate and level appropriate movement to get the mind and body thinking.

The class will then have a led discussion on grade level topic. Together, the class is given tasks with questions to answer.

They then break into small groups of 5-6. With assistance from SPD instructors, groups begin to create movement based 'answers' to the questions they were given and the problems to be solved.

For example, Grade 6 focuses on molecular structure of H2O and creating a story about displaced humans due to climate change.

Grade 7 will focus on a particular habitat destruction due to climate change and create a movement story to demonstrate.

Grade 8 will focus on vulnerability and focus on how to apply what they have learned to make positive changes for the future.

Classes can use multi-media resources (such as video, sound, text, photography) combined with dance/movement. Students will use video to observe the movement of the weather, animals, people and use those patterns and findings for their own creative work.

I CAN tell and demonstrate how humans affect climate. I CAN tell how climate change has increased the severity of the weather and affects habitats.I CAN tell how climate change has changed the... Read more

I CAN tell and demonstrate how humans affect climate. I CAN tell how climate change has increased the severity of the weather and affects habitats.
I CAN tell how climate change has changed the shape of the land and affects living things in the region I live in. I CAN list ways in which I can made a difference regarding climate change. I CAN demonstrate how increase in human population destroying habitats. I CAN show how climate change affects all living things through dance, multi-media and story. I CAN explain how patterns of human development, exploration, and/or conflict lead to changes in the environment. I CAN explain how economic decisions have both long-term and short-term impacts on the environment. I CAN use spatial patterns in dance to demonstrate my findings. I CAN collaborate with my classmates to create a presentation.

Water Wonder was developed in conjunction with Sonia Plumb Dance Company's full-length performance "Water Wars" based on water and climate change. "Water Wars" premiered at the University of Saint Jos... Read more

Water Wonder was developed in conjunction with Sonia Plumb Dance Company's full-length performance "Water Wars" based on water and climate change. "Water Wars" premiered at the University of Saint Joseph in 2012. In 2015, Artistic Director Sonia Plumb was one of nine artists nationwide to receive a Community Legacy Project for the Water Wars residency program.