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Film Fieldtrips
Film Fieldtrips is a unique educational program that uses film as a powerful tool for presenting ideas and stimulating dialogue among young audiences. Over the past two years, 6,000 students have visited Real Art Ways to see the Oscar-nominated film Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks and engage in professionally-facilitated discussions about community and leadership.
Due to the success of Film Fieldtrips, we have expanded our film offerings. We also offer professional development programs for teachers, and free monthly film screenings for students and teachers to return with their families.
Program Offerings:
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
(Recommended for students 4th - 12th grade)
The 40-minute film, distributed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is an outstanding telling of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott, as experienced by participants and witnesses. In telling the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the film highlights the potential for positive social change and develops students' understanding of the important roles they can play in their own communities.
Mighty Times: The Children's March
This film tells the mostly unheard story of the youth of Birmingham, Alabama, who braved fire hoses and police dogs in 1963 to bring segregation to its knees. The Children's March is a testament to the ability of young people to effect positive social change (9th-12th grade).
A Place at the Table
Narrated entirely by young people, this historical documentary tells the stories of individuals and groups who have toppled barriers to ensure that the United States can fulfill its promise of liberty and justice for all (6th -12th grade).
Resolved
This new HBO documentary reveals the fascinating world of high school debate, and a complex portrait of the divisions in race and class in American education. A talented inner-city debate team brings its strategy of focusing on personal experience and dialogue to the championship, mounting a successful challenge to modern debate.
The Peace Tree
Two friends from different faiths dream of celebrating each other's holidays but are met with resistance from their parents. Instead of giving up, the children attempt to show their parents the importance of sharing and celebrating diversity together. Through their struggle, they create a unique symbol: The Peace Tree.
Little Red Dot
A new student shows up to school with a little red dot on her forehead. Some students are curious, but others are unkind. Things change when their teacher receives a package of bindis. Fascinated by the beauty of this symbol, the other children decide to wear their own red dots. The elated children rush to the playground, adorned with bindis, only to have their eyes opened to the harsh realities of racism.
Favela Rising
(Recommended for 10th grade - adult)
Favela Rising documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sá is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro's most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance, he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police.
Please call 860-232-1006 for more information and to schedule your Film Fieldtrip program.
ParkArt
PARKART HAS ENDED FOR THE SUMMER - PLEASE COME BACK FOR MORE FREE DAILY ARTS WORKSHOPS NEXT YEAR!
ParkArt features hands-on workshops with Environmental Arts, Nature and Technology, Dance, Literary Arts, Poetry and Live Music.
Now in its second decade, Real Art Ways’ ParkArt program brings seven weeks of free daily workshops, ranging from the visual arts to puppetry, music and storytelling, to Parkville children.
ParkArt is focused on giving children the opportunity to explore the possibilities of self-expression as well as develop the skills to work cooperatively and collaboratively.
ParkArt takes place in Parkville’s only park, Day Playground, directly across Arbor Street from Real Art Ways. ParkArt has established Day Playground as a focal point for community activity.
ParkArt participants work closely with the program manager, as well as the other faculty and Real Art Ways' program staff and volunteers. The children are assured both close attention in their projects, and close supervision from visiting artists and musicians.
ParkArt is made possible with the generous support of Real Art Ways Members, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Knox Foundation, Bank of America, and the Kohn-Joseloff Foundation.
Neighborhood Studios
Program Dates: June 29 - August 8, 2009
Neighborhood Studios is the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s award-winning youth arts apprenticeship program. Each summer, high school students aged 14-18 from the 34 towns of the Capital Region are invited to apply for a limited number of jobs in the arts. In 2009, Apprentices will receive a stipend of $100 per week for their work, plus a bonus of $100 at the discretion of the Master Teaching Artist for completing the program.
Real Art Ways' education programs are made possible by support from:
Travelers
Fisher Foundation
Mochary Foundation
George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation
Hartford Courant Foundation
Ensworth Charitable Foundation
Knox Foundation and
Real Art Ways members
Assisted Listening Devices are Available in the CinemaReal Art Ways Facilities are Wheelchair Accessible
