Organizations Filed Purposes:
DEDICATED TO OVERCOMING THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL INIQUITIES OF AT-RISK CHILDREN THROUGH AN ARTS INSPIRED CURRICULUM
THE TIME IN CHILDREN'S ARTS INITIATIVE'S (TI) PROVIDED OPERA 'N ART (ONA) PROGRAMMING TO 625 OF THE CITY'S MOST AT-RISK PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM HARLEM AND THE SOUTH BRONX IN FY15. ONA WAS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT OF OPERA THROUGH HANDS-ON ART, COMBINED WITH MUSEUM/GALLERY VISITS, INTENSIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERARY TEXTS EACH WEEK-AS PART OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL DAY-FOR PRE-K-3RD GRADERS FROM THREE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS PS 30, PS 197 (HARLEM) AND PS 63 (MORRISANIA). TI RADICALLY CHANGED THE VISTAS OF CHILDREN, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS IN EACH SCHOOL. FOR PRE-K - 2ND GRADERS, ONA PROVIDED A NUANCED AND IMPACTFUL EARLY LEARNING PATH TO FOREGROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF MUSICAL AND VISUAL ARTS COMPETENCIES. STUDENTS AND THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY, 1.5 HOUR, OUT-OF-SCHOOL ARTS IMMERSIONS FROM OCTOBER-JUNE. THESE IMMERSIONS ALTERNATED BETWEEN HANDS-ON ART SESSIONS IN TI'S LIGHT-FILLED CHELSEA STUDIO THAT FOCUSED ON ONE OPERA OR BALLET OVER THE COURSE OF A TRIMESTER AND GALLERY HOPS/MUSEUM VISITS TO MANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ART EXHIBITIONS IN THE CITY (MATISSE & JACOB LAWRENCE AT MOMA, KUSAMA AT ZWIRNER, HERRERAAT SIKKEMA JENKINS, ZERO AT GUGGENHEIM TO NAME A FEW). MENTORED IN A 5:1 STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO BY A GROUP OF SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST UP-AND- COMING WORKING ARTISTS, STUDENTS CREATED A SERIES OF ORIGINAL ARTWORKS WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY MATERIALS. ONA STUDIO SESSIONS WERE MUSICALLY IMMERSIVE, INCLUDING SPOKEN AND SUNG NARRATION BY RESIDENT VOCAL ARTIST, LEAD TEACHER, SOPRANO AND DISTINGUISHED ARTS EDUCATOR, CYNDIE BELLEN-BERTH Z NE. FOR 3RD GRADERS, TI BROUGHT MORE SOPHISTICATED ONA PROGRAMMING WITH A GREATER INTELLECTUAL BREADTH AND SKILL-BASED FOCUS TO CHILDREN ALREADY HAVING 1-4 YEARS OF ONA BEHIND THEM. A MOTIVATING COMBINATION OF OPERA AND THE JAPANESE ART OF MANGA, ONA'S WORK WITH 3RD GRADERS WAS A SUCCESSFUL VEHICLE FOR FINELY HONED DRAWING SKILLS, SELF-EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE & CREATIVE WRITING IN A DIALOGIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE ONA 3RD GRADERS LEARNED TO TAKE DIRECTION PRODUCTIVELY AND TO EXPLORE IDEAS AND IMAGERY THAT REINFORCE A DEVELOPING, PRE-ADOLESCENT SENSE OF SELF. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION THIS SPRING OF PK-2ND GRADE ARTWORK DEMONSTRATED TI'S IMPACT: BASED ON NYC'S BLUEPRINT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, 93% OF PRE-K-2ND GRADE STUDENTS PAINT AT A 5TH GRADE LEVEL, AND 92% FULFILL THE BLUEPRINT'S 8TH GRADE EXPECTATIONS FOR WORK IN MIXED MEDIA. TEACHERS ALSO NOTED IMPORTANT INCREASES IN WRITTEN PERFORMANCE, CREATIVITY, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A RESULT OF ONA. IN ONE OF PS197'S 3RD GRADE CLASSES THIS PAST YEAR, WITH SUPPORT FROM ONA'S ARTS IMMERSIVE INTERVENTION, 100% OF STUDENTS PASSED THE NYS ELA, A FIRST FOR THIS HIGHLY CHALLENGED TITLE 1 SCHOOL, WHICH IS A FEEDER FOR 5 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cyndie Bellen-Berthezene | SECRETARY | 55 | $19,627 |
| Mia Meyer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Stringari | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Elliot Bellen | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
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