YCCS-Ada S. McKinley-Lakeside HS
Forward Momentum Chicago
Grant Amount: 10,000
Forward Momentum Chicago (FMC) will provide arts integrated programs focused on social emotional and academic learning.
Students will work with instructor to create social awareness platform promoting voting and street peace collaborate with a Dance Teaching Artist to learn dance-making basics and then choreograph dance works based on their poetry. The Program culminates in a school-wide assembly that aims to build empathy amongst the entire school body. FMC will also provide Professional Development workshops to Junior and Senior level teachers focusing on using arts integration techniques in their classrooms.