Theater and Music

High School Drama

What does it take to run a theater company? What elements need to come together to put on a show from concept to final bow?  Our students will embark on the journey learning all the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the menial and magnanimous tasks that go into running a theater and bringing a show to life.  We will work on acting techniques and script digestion.  We will design sets, costumes, props, and sound. We will budget out our time, expenses, and other resources in order to bring our vision to fruition. I am excited to be a field guide, director, and mentor to what I am sure will be an amazing group of young adults.

Drama for 4th through 7th. 

How was your day?…It was “fine”… How are you?….I’m “ok”… 

Sometimes we want to connect more but do not have the words or bandwidth to express or digest the emotions and events of the day.  Character studies and script breakdowns give young actors an external source where they can break down actions, outcomes, internal and external motivators, specific feelings, and an avenue to express them in a safe, nurturing, and exploratory environment. Theater allows actors to be vulnerable while having the safety of a script to feel shielded.  Theatre creates a space to be silly, weird, serious, scared and everything in between.  At a time of life when these students are straddling the line between childhood whimsy and teenage independence, theater creates a space for both/and, not either/or.  This class will breathe new life into our students and hopefully give them the confidence to how their day was with more than just “fine.”

Music (K-8)

How do you express your feelings when words are hard to find or not enough? Music is a universal language that can calm undefinable anxiety, express undefinable joy, and hit all the notes between.  In this music class, we will spend time exploring instruments, singing, dancing, learning music theory, sight reading, and allowing music to influence other means of creative expression.  

Thriving in The Garden Program

Have you ever grown your own leafy greens, tomatoes, squash, plums, cherries, pomegranate or watermelon? Have you ever seen a grafted apple tree that produces different species of apples on a single tree? Through our Thriving in the Garden program students can experience all the abundance we have to offer and learn age appropriate garden skills! These classes will be co-taught by Allison and Ramiro (Reach’s gardener extraordinaire). Students will learn to grow and care for edible plants, taste different varieties of edible plants and gain hands-on garden experience on maintaining a thriving garden.

K-3: The Basics of Gardening. Grades K-3 students will learn the basics of gardening, seed planting, watering, plant needs, plant parts and common identification. Other skills include: safety skills, tool usage and garden exploration through our senses.

4-8: Beyond the Basics: Grade 4-8 students will expand on garden basics and will have the opportunity to learn about in-depth soil science and testing, garden design, work in our greenhouses, learn about irrigation, propagation, and harvesting for cooking and food bank donations. 

Learn more about Allison and Ramiro here!

Community Building and Leadership: K-3, 4-8

A sense of belonging, connection with others, caring for communities at large, working together and being able to express your authentic self is inherent in being human. Our Community Building and Leadership class focuses on just that. In this class, we will work towards and learn about how to create a safe, respectful, caring, diverse, collaborative community where everyone’s voice matters. Allison’s background as a Restorative Specialist using Restorative Practices will be utilized throughout our class.  Students will build on their social-emotional learning skills through Circling up.

K-3: All About Community: Grade K-3 will learn to work collaboratively, about concepts of being in a community, build on communication skills, participate in the Circle practice, art expression, connection games, mindfulness activities, and community activism.

4-8: Community Building & Leadership Skills: Grades 4-8 will learn leadership skills and how to be community leaders, participate in the Circle practice, art expression, connection games, mindfulness activities, participate in community activism, learn about mentorship.