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2018 Young People's Concerts

For any public, private, and homeschools (excluding Osceola and Orange County Public Schools) The Orlando Philharmonic Young People’s Concert is an exciting 45 minute, full orchestra concert that also features ballet, opera, and even the chance to sing along! The Young People’s Concerts provides a cross-section of orchestral music, featuring works from a variety of time periods, geographical areas, and backgrounds. Students learn historical context for well-known musical works while also experiencing live orchestral music. Additionally, the Young People’s Concerts feature extensive collaboration, with dancers from the Orlando Ballet, local opera singers, actors from the Orlando Repertory Theatre, and stunning visual art, some of which is created by local artists. All attendees receive a comprehensive guidebook with lessons created by Orange and Osceola county general music teachers.

2018 Young People's Concerts (Orange and Osceola P...

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The Orlando Philharmonic Young People’s Concert is an exciting 45 minute, full orchestra concert that also features ballet, opera, and even the chance to sing along! The Young People’s Concerts provides a cross-section of orchestral music, featuring works from a variety of time periods, geographical areas, and backgrounds. Students learn historical context for well-known musical works while also experiencing live orchestral music. Additionally, the Young People’s Concerts feature extensive collaboration, with dancers from the Orlando Ballet, local opera singers, actors from the Orlando Repertory Theatre, and stunning visual art, some of which is created by local artists. All attendees receive a comprehensive guidebook with lessons created by Orange and Osceola county general music teachers.

2019 Young People's Concerts - Once Upon A Time

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Magic and mischief, princes and princesses, adventures and excitement, monsters and mayhem. Have all the greatest stories in the world already been told? You and your students, along with our narrator, will write the next “Once Upon A Time!” Explore the ingredients of storytelling: characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution. With creativity and focus, we sprinkle in royalty, fantasy, and wizardry. But, beware! The journey won’t always be fun and fairy dust. Darkness creeps in and only the imagination of our audience members can help conquer evil and restore happiness. This concert has been designed to provide participants with an integrated curriculum experience, addressing learning in both music and language arts. Throughout the concert, participants will be asked to engage as they identify the elements of story including character, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution. They will discover how music can depict a story and work together to create a symphonic tale – an original story with music themes.

2020 Living Color: The Art of the Highwaymen Virtu...

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Students will experience a 20-30 minute video presentation of the Orlando Museum of Art’s temporary exhibition Living Color: The Art of the Highwaymen! Through this virtual tour students will explore the art and history of the Highwaymen, a group of African American landscape painters whose subjects were Florida’s scenic coastlines and wild backcountry. Students will discover what life was like for these artists from the 1950s through 1980s, and how they depicted brilliant Florida landscape scenes that became iconic visions of the State’s natural environment.

2020 Living Color: The Art of the Highwaymen Virtu...

Online & Streaming

Students will experience a 10-15 minute video presentation of the Orlando Museum of Art’s temporary exhibition Living Color: The Art of the Highwaymen! Through this virtual tour students will explore the art and history of the Highwaymen, a group of African American landscape painters whose subjects were Florida’s scenic coastlines and wild backcountry. A museum educator will encourage students to use their imagination to explore the colors, shapes, and subjects painted by the Highwaymen!

2020 OMA DIG AND DISCOVER: Investigating Art of th...

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Docent-led gallery program for elementary students in which they investigate ancient cultures of North, Central and South America through beautiful artifacts in the Art of the Ancient Americas collection. Students become archaeologists, including participating in a mock “dig.” The program helps students explore how art and archaeology help us learn about the past.

2020 OMA THE INQUIRING EYE Field Trip

Field Trip ; In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes

Docent-led gallery program in which students use critical response to identify, interpret, and access visual imagery in the context of American history and culture. From portraiture of the Colonial period, to contemporary paintings and sculpture, students learn to look with an “inquiring eye” as they scrutinize what art tells us about American life.

2020 OMA THE INQUIRING EYE Outreach

In-School Workshops & Classes

Outreach program (school on-site presentation). Using critical response, students identify, interpret, and assess visual imagery of paintings (posters) and sculpture in the context of American history and culture.

2020 Virtual Inquiring Eye Tour_3rd-12th Grade

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Students will experience a 20-30 minute video presentation of the Orlando Museum of Art’s permanent collection! Students will identify, interpret, and access visual imagery in the context of American history and culture. From portraiture of the Colonial period, to contemporary paintings and sculpture, students learn to look with an “inquiring eye” as they discover what art can tell us about American life.

2020 Virtual Inquiring Eye Tour_Kindergarten-2nd G...

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Students will experience a 10-15 minute video presentation of the Orlando Museum of Art’s permanent collection! During this virtual tour students will explore the elements and principles of art by viewing images of portraits, landscapes, and abstract art from the museum’s collection. Students will look with their “inquiring eye” as they explore colors, shapes, lines, and more!

2020-2021 OMA Tour du Jour

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Tour du Jour features temporary exhibitions each year. For 2020-2021 temporary exhibitions include: Oliver Jeffers: 15 years of Picturing Books (August 1-October 25, 2020): Build on literacy by making connections between art and books! Born in Australia and raised in Northern Ireland, Oliver Jeffers is an award-winning artist, illustrator, and writer. From figurative painting and installation, to illustration and picture-book making, Jeffers’ work takes on many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in prestigious institutions all over the world. Jeffers has sold more than 10 million picture books – including Here We Are, The Incredible Book Eating Boy, How to Catch a Star, and Once Upon an Alphabet. His wildly popular book, The Day the Crayons Quit, and its sequel, The Day the Crayons Came Home, were both #1 NY Times bestsellers. Accommodates 1 class. A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean: Art from the Middle Eastern-American Diaspora (January-May 2021): Tour description TBD. Accommodates 1 class.

2nd Grade Arts Experience Field Trip

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An exciting opportunity for 2nd Graders in Osceola County Schools! Each elementary school in Osceola County, will be provided a field trip to Osceola Arts to experience a “behind the scenes” tour of what goes on at a community arts center. In merely an hour the students will perform a production, be an audience member, and visit an art gallery filled with local artists. The short play entitled Morning at the Art Museum has the students in every aspect of a theatre production. From lights and sound to acting and costuming, the students do it all with the guidance of a highly trained staff. Experiencing and having the opportunity to appreciate art is the goal of this program for the show itself even teaches about famous works of art. The staff at Osceola Arts has worked collaboratively with the school district to provide an experience that is hands-on and standards-based as well as expose the students to arts related careers. ALL COSTS for this trip are being paid for by Osceola Arts! **NOTE: Osceola Arts will cover the costs of the field trip for Osceola County Schools. Private schools and public schools outside of Osceola County can purchase this program at a cost of $5 per student.**

A Good Day for Pancake/DIGITAL

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A Good Day for Pancake/DIGITAL (Bully prevention for grades PreK-2nd) When a friend is bullied at school, Pancake the Pig doesn’t know how to help. As the bullying gets worse, Pancake and his friends soon learn the difference between tattling and reporting, the definition of bullying behavior, and how to stand together to stop the bullying. A Good Day for Pancake/DIGITAL encourages empathy and demonstrates to young audiences how to go from bystanders to upstanders. Featuring engaging music and cuddly puppet characters, the show provides direct interaction with youngsters as they laugh and sing along with Pancake and his friends. Together they learn a valuable lesson in bully prevention. This DIGITAL show length is 30 minutes Available: All Year Fee: $400 Digital Activity Guide included

A Good Day for Pancake/LIVE

In-School Performance

A Good Day for Pancake/LIVE (Bully prevention for grades Pre-K – 2nd) A Good Day for Pancake/LIVE targets kindergarten through second grade students with a puppet show that encourages empathy and demonstrates to children how they can be a good friend to targets and stand up to bullies. Children are engaged in call and response and learn songs about reporting (not tattling) bullying behavior. This LIVE performance is 30 minutes in length Available: All Year Fee: $400 Digital Activity Guide included

A Musical Journey Through Florida

In-School Performance

Chris Kahl takes audiences on a Musical Journey Through Florida, highlighting the rich history and culture of the Sunshine State. This folk music presentation takes students on a historical journey through the state, featuring performances of original songs and stories, and covering a wealth of historical events, characters, and folklore. Topics include Ponce de Leon’s voyage to Florida in 1513, the rise of Florida’s citrus industry, how railroads opened up Florida to tourism, and the Seminole tribe and their relationship to the Everglades eco-system and its species. In addition to Florida history, Chris will cover his folk instruments (acoustic guitar and harmonica), his folk performing style, and his songwriting process. The presentation covers key aspects in the Florida Studies unit, as well as numerous Florida Standards.

A Walk through Our Community - Mapping Skills, Cit...

Field Trip

In this program, first and second grade students experience three activities: 1) learning about “Citizen Heroes” who made significant contributions and how they, too, can be citizen heroes; 2) searching through the Heritage Museum looking for items on a scavenger hunt; 3) and developing mapping skills while walking along the West Orange Trail in search of buildings that are important to our community. The concept of “community” is stressed throughout, both in the students’ lives and in their visit to Winter Garden’s Downtown Historic District. It’s hands-on history!

ACT Youth presents City Mouse, Country Mouse

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The Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth company presents an exciting performance of The Snow Queen! This updated musical version of Aesop’s Fable is filled with lessons in diversity, original songs, and audience participation. A.C.T. For Youth is an acclaimed professional touring theatre company based in Orlando, FL. Each year, the Atlantic Coast Theatre performs hundreds of shows for students across the USA. ACT for Youth’s high quality educational programming is recognized nationally by theatres, schools, art councils, libraries and festivals-not to mention the thousands of children & families who see ACT shows each year!

ACT Youth presents The Snow Queen

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The Atlantic Coast Theatre for Youth company presents an exciting performance of The Snow Queen! Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of adventure comes to life in this musical adaptation. Gerda must save her friend, Kay, who has become enchanted and can see no good in the world. Gerda seeks help from a talking (and singing) crow, the notorious (and comic) Robber Prince, and a Reindeer Herder (and her audience participant reindeer), as they try to save Kay from the mysterious Snow Queen. A.C.T. For Youth is an acclaimed professional touring theatre company based in Orlando, FL. Each year, the Atlantic Coast Theatre performs hundreds of shows for students across the USA. ACT for Youth’s high quality educational programming is recognized nationally by theatres, schools, art councils, libraries and festivals-not to mention the thousands of children & families who see ACT shows each year!

Aesop’s Fables Virtual and Interactive

Field Trip ; Online & Streaming

In this virtual field trip, twelve professional actors join your classroom over a video conference to present this new interactive play about your favorite fables — The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and more! — where the students’ suggestions influence the show.

Art in the Archives Temporary Exhibit Tour and Art...

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This tour takes students through the Welcome Center and History Museum, with a private tour of the Temporary Exhibit room. Students with then participate in a hands-on art activity that connects to the history displayed in the Temporary Exhibit.

Arts Integration Digital Learning

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Did you know our brains are hard-wired to connect music with long-term memory? Infuse music into your classrooms with access to these virtual lessons that teach the basics of language arts, math, and social studies through song! As part of its outstanding educational outreach program, The Winter Park Playhouse is proud to offer digital curriculum to supplement your in-person or digital classroom! Using songs from Schoolhouse Rock, Live! Jr, you will be provided short and engaging videos (via private video links) where music education will support classroom curriculum — teaching your students in a way that they will remember for many years to come. Songs include “A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing,” “Unpack Your Adjectives,” “The Preamble,” “Interjections,” “Three is a Magic Number,” and “Conjunction Junction.” Each packet provides a virtual lesson, as well as an opportunity for your students to submit a recording of themselves showing their mastery of the song or dance. Lessons are also supported with accompanying worksheets.

Arts Integration: MOTOWN

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Sing and dance your way into Black History Month with this interactive arts enrichment curriculum! As part of its outstanding educational outreach program, The Winter Park Playhouse is proud to offer digital curriculum to supplement your face to face or digital classroom! Students will learn a section of music and choreography from Motown standards including “Dancing in the Street,” “Please Mr. Postman,” and “Rockin’ Robin.” The Winter Park Playhouse will provide engaging video lessons (via private video links) focused on Motown songs and choreography— teaching your students in a way that they will remember for many years to come. Each packet provides virtual lessons, as well as opportunities for your students to submit a recording of themselves showing their mastery of the song and dance. Lessons are also supported with accompanying links for further discovery of Motown history.

Bronze Kingdom Museum’s Distant Learning Program...

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The Bronze Kingdom’s Distant Learning Programs are tailor made inter-active virtual performance vignettes and learning modules, that use the Bronze Kingdom Collection, African folklore and music, and fun-filled viewer participation to help students learn about African life and culture both in continental Africa and the African diaspora of the Caribean and North, Central, and South America, as well.

Children's Series

Field Trip ; In-School Performance

Our Children’s Series production of Interstellar Cinderella) introduces your students to theater in a fun and engaging way. Study guides are designed for each production to create natural connections between the play and your grade level curriculum. Interstellar Cinderella Music and Lyrics by Laurie Berkner | Book by Barbara Zinn Krieger | Based on the book Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood April 8 – May 14, 2021 | Margeson Theater With a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella is going to the ball. But when the prince’s spaceship has mechanical trouble, someone will have to zoom to the rescue! Audiences will thank their lucky stars for this irrepressible fairy tale retelling, its independent heroine, and its stellar happy ending.

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