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OPI grant supports integrated arts program at C.S. Porter; students complete two-day apprenticeships
Summary
Teachers and students at C.S. Porter in Missoula described an OPI-funded integrated arts program that combined language arts with dance, theater, visual art and music, culminating in two-day apprenticeships, a museum-in-process and an ambassador program.
C.S. Porter students and teachers in Missoula presented work from an Office of Public Instruction (OPI) grant that funded an integrated arts program combining language arts with dance, theater, visual art and music.
The program, described in a video presentation by staff and students, aimed to bring professional artists into classrooms, create rotating exhibits called a “museum in process,” and conclude the year with two-day apprenticeships in small groups of about 10 students.
"We're here to tell you about this exciting new grant we got from OPI," said Darryl Lucas during the video introduction. Sina Holt, the drama teacher at C.S. Porter and one of the original grant writers, said, "It is an integrated language arts and arts program. Right within the language arts class, we have experiences in dance, theater, visual art, and music." Holt credited fellow grant writers Carla…
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