DELAWARE INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS IN EDUCATION
1200 N FRENCH STREET NO 512, WILMINGTON, DE 19801 www.diae.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION BY INTEGRATING MULTICULTURAL ARTS EXPERIENCES INTO THE DAILY CURRICULUM OF DELAWARE SCHOOLS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ALL SUBJECTS BY USING THE ARTS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING WHILE PRMOTING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND RESPECT AS WELL AS ENHANCING CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

DIAE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE THE ARTIST WITHIN EACH STUDENT THROUGH THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND BY ENGAGING ALL ART FORMS WITH CROSS DISCIPLINARY LEARNING, CONNECTING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, AND, OFFERING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER DISCOVERY, LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, AND UNDERSTANDING OF ONE'S PLACE IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

DELAWARE WOLF TRAP (DWT) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A WOLF TRAP TEACHING ARTIST AND AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM WHILE ENGAGING CHILDREN IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY. A TYPICAL 16-SESSION RESIDENCY USES ARTS-INTEGRATED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH) DEVELOPMENT THAT TEACHERS CAN USE TO FOSTER YOUNG CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. DWT IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE FOR EARLY LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS PROGRAM IN VIENNA, VA. DIAE IS ONE OF 21 AFFILIATES IN THE NATION AND ABROAD, AND IS THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THIS PROGRAM IN THE STATE. FY20, WE WERE EXPECTED TO EXCEED OUR PROGRAMMING GOALS FOR OUR DELAWARE WOLF TRAP PROGRAM. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO COMPLETE 15 OF THE 35 SCHEDULED RESIDENCIES PRIOR TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN MARCH 2020. 8 WOLF TRAP CLASSROOM RESIDENCIES WERE PAUSED MID-WAY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, 4 OF WHICH WERE COMPLETED VIRTUALLY SUMMER 2020. WE ALSO DELIVERED 5 OF THE PLANNED FAMILY/COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS PRIOR TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN MARCH. CURRENTLY, WE ARE MEETING WITH AND SCHEDULING RESIDENCIES WITH OUR PARTNERS TO FULFILL OUR PRIOR COMMITMENTS FROM LAST ACADEMIC YEAR. BEGINNING IN JUNE 2020, OUR WOLF TRAP TEACHING ARTISTS ALSO LED VIRTUAL FAMILY WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. THESE WERE FREE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE FOR EARLY LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS AND OTHER AFFILIATE PARTNERS TO LEARN ABOUT AND SHARE RESOURCES FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR HEAD START AND EARLY LEARNING CENTERS DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. K-12 RESIDENCIESWE BRING DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, AND VISUAL ARTS PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS (TAS) AND PERFORMERS INTO DELAWARE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. OUR DIAE IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS MODELED AFTER THE LINCOLN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AESTHETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. EACH RESIDENCY EXPLORES AN ART FORM THAT CULMINATES IN A FINAL PERFORMANCE OR WORK OF ART. IN PREPARATION, TAS COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS TO CUSTOMIZE A SERIES OF IN-CLASS WORKSHOPS THAT ADDRESS DELAWARE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND DELAWARE STANDARDS FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE, CREATE, AND REFLECT ON THE ART FORM. ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020, DIAE WAS ON TRACK TO REACH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRAM GOALS. DUE TO ALL SCHOOL CLOSINGS MARCH 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAD COMPLETED 8 OF THE 21 RESIDENCIES WE HAD SCHEDULED. SOME OF THE RESIDENCIES THAT WERE PAUSED MAY BE COMPLETED THIS ACADEMIC YEAR VIRTUALLY. AT THIS TIME, OUTSIDE VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. DIAE IS ADAPTING TO OUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND PERFORMANCES. JUNE 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, DIAE BEGAN CREATING FAMILY ART KITS. THESE SELF-CONTAINED PROJECT PACKS INCLUDE MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR A VISUAL ART PROJECT THAT FAMILIES TO BE COMPLETED AT HOME. ADDITIONALLY, OUR VISUAL ART TEACHING ARTISTS CREATED AN INSTRUCTION VIDEO TO ACCOMPANY THE LESSONS. THESE KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING, WHICH IS WHERE OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED. WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THIS INITIATIVE, WITH A GOAL TO DISTRIBUTE 2000 MORE KITS THE 2020-21 ACADEMIC YEAR.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDIAE DELIVERS WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT DELAWARE STANDARDS FOR VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS WITH INNOVATIVE HANDS-ON ARTS EXPERIENCES LED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS. ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR 2019-20, DIAE LED A FULL DAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC AND BAND EDUCATORS FROM THE RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ALSO LED A HALF DAY WORKSHOP IN MOVEMENT AND DANCE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE ELLEN R. HERSH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS CREATED IN 2019 WITH SEED MONEY FROM HERBERT H. HERSH, HUSBAND OF ELLEN R. HERSH AND FATHER OF NANCI HERSH, DIAE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS FUND WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS FOR A DELAWARE K-12 SCHOOL TO A DIAE RESIDENCY THAT OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO DO SO. THIS YEAR, W.T. CHIPMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN HARRINGTON, DE RECEIVED THE SCHOLARSHIP TO FUND A MUSIC AND DANCE RESIDENCY WITH THE STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8 IN THEIR MUSIC AND CHORAL CLASSES. THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THIS SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

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