The document discusses the arts program at Promise Academy II Charter School. It outlines plans for field trips to various New York art museums for different grades throughout the year. It also discusses integrating the museum visits into classroom curriculum, promoting the arts program to families, and resources to support the program. The goal is to build a culture of art appreciation in the school and community through engaging students with local art institutions.

1. Promise Academy II Charter School
Art Department 2011

2. Harlem Children’s Zone
by Geoffrey Canada while working as
Founded
director of the Truancy Program at the Rheedlen
Center in Harlem,NY.
In 1997, The Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families funded the Harlem
Children’s Zone initiative. The initiative created a 24-block area of Harlem
where HCZ offered a comprehensive set of services to youth and families.
In 2007, the Zone Project grew to almost 100
blocks.
Mission: “To improve the lives of poor
children in America’s most devastated
communities.”
In 2007,President Barack Obama called for
the creation of "Promise Neighborhoods"
across the country based on the
comprehensive, data-driven approach of the
HCZ Project.
Today the Children's Zone® serves more than
8,000 children and 6,000 adults.

3. In 2010, the Promise Neighborhoods program awarded one-year grants to support the
development of a plan to implement a Promise Neighborhood in 21 across the country. In
2011, an additional 16 communities throughout the United States also granted support to
fund other “Promise Neighborhoods ” in order to help revitalize disadvantaged
neighborhoods.

4. Harlem Children’s Zone
Community Programs
 Baby College, a series of workshops for parents of children ages 0-3
 Gems, an all-day pre-kindergarten program
 Harlem Peacemakers, reducing violence through negotiation skills and self defense
classes
 Promise Academy, extended-day charter schools from kinder to 12th grade
 TRUCE Arts & Media, fostering career readiness through media literacy and artistic
ability
 Employment & Technology, teaching computer and job-related skills to teens and
adults
 College Success, an office that supports HCZ graduates throughout the college
admission experience and during their college education
 Community Pride, organizes tenant and block associations
 Family Support, provides crisis intervention services, advocacy, groups on
parenting and anger management training
 Asthma & Obesity Initiatives, educating families and providing management
counciling

5. Involvement in the School Arts
Program

6. Envision
• Brainstorm about your goals for the year.

7. MOMA TRIPS
Grades: K,2,6,7
Seventh Grade to MOMA

8. Sixth Grade

11. Second Grade

13. Kindergarten

15. First Grade Trip to Guggenheim

16. Fourth Grade Trip to Jewish
Museum

17. Fifth Grade Trip to Jewish Museum

18. Planning
• Review all the dates and exhibits of museums.
• Familiarize your self with the museums collection via
website/galleries.
• Create a contact sheet for all museum contacts.
• Form curriculum around exhibit or artists to be studied.
• Schedule guided tour guides.
• Schedule Buses.
• Subway Rides for older students.
• Schedule tours after 9am after bus drop off
• Have meeting with principal to inform them of plans
• Have materials and websites for teachers to incorporate
during classroom instruction.

20. Building Museum Culture In the School
and Promotion of Arts Program
• Post-Visit: Prepare students what to expect at an art museum,
rules, and what they will see on their visit.
• Parent Art Night: Create a Sign-Up sheet and flyers posted
and to be placed in students book bags.
• Participate in any school wide events. 100th Day of School, and
Game Night.
• Showcase work in a professional manner.
(objective, task, standards, and various art outcomes).
• Invite parents to attend to field trips by letters.
• Provide free access pass or information to museums.
• Create a supply list in the summer with a welcome letter with
your goals and supply wish list to be sent home to parents.
• Promote art events on school calendar/website.

21. Family Art Night at the MET
October 28,2011

27. Curriculum Integration
• Form a curriculum around exhibit or artists to
be studied. Focus on a theme.
• Provide Examples of works from museum
collection
• Develop conversations with Art Criticism or
Big Idea Questions using VTS Visual Teaching
Strategy.
• Provide short bios on artists.

28. Cooper-Hewitt,National Design
Outreach Program
• K–12 School Groups Design K12 Design in the Classroom
brings design workshops to your school. Design in the
Classroom is free. The visit is about 45 minutes. All K-12
teachers in NYC are eligible. Workshop materials are
provided including teaching materials and resources to use
before and after the visit.

32. Resources
• http://nycharterartists.blogspot.com/
• http://www.moma.org/learn/teachers/index
• http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/education/school-edu
• http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/for-educators
• http://www.cooperhewitt.org/education
• http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/Cultural%20Pas
• http://www.cae-nyc.org/pages/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/
• http://www.vtshome.org/system/resources/0000/0018/basic_
• http://www.cooperhewitt.org/education/designk12