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Spark creativity and critical thinking with these virtual programs for students grades 9—12. BAM Education offers a number of opportunities for creative engagement online, including our free after-school program Arts & Justice. Learn more below, and join our email list for updates as more virtual programs are announced this fall!
PAST VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
EDUCATION | Grades K—12
Experience Senegal: Senegalese Dance and Music
Experience Senegal: Senegalese Dance and Music
Students celebrate traditional Senegalese movement styles and indigenous songs with this dance workshop that gets students moving and singing, led by experts in African dance.
EDUCATION | Grades K—12
Experience Rwanda: Rwandan Dance and Music
Experience Rwanda: Rwandan Dance and Music
Students explore the culture of Rwanda through the movement styles and indigenous rhythms of one of its most famous traditional dances.
EDUCATION | GRADES 9—12
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry and Identity
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry and Identity
Students explore spoken word, hip-hop, and classic literary forms in this dynamic poetry workshop, drawing inspiration from professional artists to create and share original works.
EDUCATION | GRADES 9—12
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Resistance
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Resistance
Students speak out in this spoken word program, creating and sharing original works of resistance addressing an issue in their community that requires positive change.
EDUCATION | GRADES 9—12
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Protest and Empowerment
Word. Sound. Power: Poetry as Protest and Empowerment
Students draw inspiration from contemporary poets in this spoken word program exploring arts and justice, writing original works dedicated to social change.
After-School Programs
EDUCATION | AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS | Grades 9—12
Arts & Justice Fall 2020
Feb 3—May 13, 2020
Arts & Justice Fall 2020
Feb 3—May 13, 2020
Create a bold new theater piece that tackles a current issue in this free after-school program that brings together theater, creative writing, and social justice.
Virtual In- School Residencies
Education | In-School Residencies | Grades 9—12
Brooklyn Reads
Sep 22, 2019—May 23, 2020
Brooklyn Reads
Sep 22, 2019—May 23, 2020
Inspire self-expression and build literacy through creative writing, poetry analysis, and performance with this spoken word program, created exclusively for Brooklyn high schools and led by professional poets.
Education | In-School Residencies | Grades K—12
AfricanDanceBeat
Oct 15, 2019—Jun 14, 2020
AfricanDanceBeat
Oct 15, 2019—Jun 14, 2020
Get students moving with this exuberant residency, where they learn about cultures and customs from Africa and its diaspora, and make dances of their own.