Connecting Lives and Cultures

Changing Worlds teaches skills in the arts to deepen young peoples’ social, emotional and cultural awareness. We offer programs led by experienced teaching artists in visual arts, dance, creative writing and spoken word, drama and storytelling, and music in many forms. Each program employs a Healing Centered Engagement approach, using the arts to help students to grow social emotional capacities in Culture, Agency, Relationships, Meaning, and Aspirations. 

We offer programs in a variety of K-12 and community settings: in-school, after-school, parent and family programming, and beyond! 

Changing Worlds’ program offerings for the 23-24 school year 

Visual Arts: Examining Culture, History, and Identity: 

This studio-style course gives students the opportunity to activate their voice and choice as they learn about art processes and artists who have made an impact on our culture and our history.  This course can be aligned to academic themes that are being taught in the classroom or build off a topic/focus for an after-school initiative.  We can offer this program through painting/drawing, sculpture, or comic arts. 

General Music for grades PreK- 5th grade: 

Ideal for students to learn the basic vocabulary and concepts of music literacy through a hands-on approach. Students will use their voices, multiple instruments, and movement to explore music fundamentals, learn to work as an ensemble, and develop and appreciation for music. For more advanced 4th and 5th graders, we will explore arts integrated opportunities, using music in project-based learning experiences and learning music notation.

Songwriting and Music Production:   

Designed for up to fifteen 6th -12th graders, using browser-based digital audio workstations, students gain experience with music and audio production fundamentals while creating their own sense of personal musicianship through development of original compositions and songwriting experiences.  

The History and Artistry of Hip-Hop Dance: 

Students learn the five pillars of Hip-Hop, talk about the key figures in the Hip-Hop movement, and practice the fundamentals of Hip-Hop Dance. Students will develop personal strength, coordination, and flexibility while honing their skills in collaboration with peers. 

Creative Drama: Sharing and Performing Stories: 

Activating techniques of self-expression, ensemble building, creative play and improvisation, students will be introduced to the elements of theatre. They learn how to harness their own unique voice and imagination to create short skits, present their own stories through monologues, and/or ensemble performance. 

Spoken Word: Living Poetry and Creative Writing:  

Learning from the writings of noted authors and poets, students will explore the concepts of rhythm, freestyle, rhyme, word play and tone to compose and perform their own original writing as it relates to self-identity, community, and current events.  

Custom Programming

Not finding what your site needs? Interested in a different art form? Wondering if we can work with the curriculum you’re already teaching? Let us help you build out a customized program! 

For an additional program customization fee, CW staff and teaching artists will work with you to design a program that suits your students’ specific artistic, curricular, or cultural needs!