YOUNG AUDIENCES OF INDIANA INC

CONSOLIDATED - ARTS FOR LEARNING HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES DESIGNED BY 60 TEACHING ARTISTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE PRE-DESIGNED AND ACCESSIBLE TO K-12 EDUCATORS. ALL ARTS FOR LEARNING PROGRAMS ARE CURRICULUM BASED, MEETING STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE ARTS DISCIPLINE AND OTHER SUBJECTS PRESENTED.

EARLY LEARNING: WOLF TRAP - A WOLF TRAP RESIDENCY IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A TEACHING ARTIST AND AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR. THE TEACHING ARTISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EDUCATORS TO TRAIN THEM ON THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF ARTS INTEGRATION AS WELL AS HOW TO WRITE LESSON PLANS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, CLASSROOM TEACHERS LEARN HOW PERFORMING ARTS STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOSTER YOUNG STUDENTS' GROWTH IN ALL DEVELOPMENT DOMAINS. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENCIES, THE TEACHERS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO EMBED ARTS STRATEGIES WITHIN THEIR DAILY PRACTICES AND APPLY THEM IN CURRENT AND FUTURE CLASSES TO FURTHER THE SUCCESS OF THEIR YOUNG STUDENTS.BABY ARTSPLAY! THE WOLF TRAP INSTITUTES BABY ARTSPLAY! RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING IN ALL AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS OF MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND DRAMA. TAUGHT BY A COMBINATION OF LOCAL WOLF TRAP TRAINED TEACHING ARTISTS, AND VETERAN, NATIONAL WOLF TRAP TEACHING ARTISTS, THE CLASSES ENGAGE CHILDREN, AGES THREE MONTHS TO THREE YEARS AND THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS, AS WELL AS TEACHERS IN ARTS EXPERIENCES. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ALL LEARNING STYLES IN MULTISENSORY, ACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT FACILITATE LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.