OperaKids
Grades 3 – 6
Available: September 2010 – June 2011
Fee: $1575 for non-Chicago Public Schools; free for Chicago Public Schools
Application deadline: November 1, 2010
Children are immersed in the arts through a fifteen-week residency led by a Lyric Opera teaching artist in partnership with a classroom teacher. Students learn to express themselves creatively by studying music and drama and performing an original work adapted from children's stories. A professional development workshop will be held for participating teachers and teaching artists.
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Lyric Opera gratefully recognizes and deeply appreciates the generosity of the following OperaKids supporters:
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Kraft Foods
Polk Bros. Foundation