For Educators

MAPA’s Voices program teaches literacy skills through drama to over 3,500 elementary school students on Maui each school year. Through multi-week residencies, students improve their reading comprehension skills while learning the foundations of drama. Professional teaching artists collaborate with the classroom teachers so that each drama lesson is directly linked to classroom curricula.

Voices at a glance:

• Reading comprehension through drama
• Taught by professional teaching artists
• Lessons based on Common Core State Standards
• Multi-week residencies (one session per week per classroom)
• Each session costs $45
• Artists-in-the-Schools grants available

MAPA’s Take Note program teaches music in elementary schools. The residencies bring exciting and fun music education to students in grades K-5. Students develop confidence in their singing abilities and gain a deeper understanding of the elements and vocabulary of music.

Each residency is designed to be flexible in order to meet the varied needs of classrooms on the island of Maui. Experienced teaching artists offer discipline-based music education as well as units that integrate music into other curricular areas.

Take Note at a glance:

• Taught by professional teaching artists
• Multi-week residencies (one session per week per classroom)
• Cost varies
• Artists-in-the-Schools grants available

MAPA’s Arts Infusion program offers individually crafted residencies for K-12 classrooms. We work with classroom teachers to create unique residencies on a range of topics. Examples include “Exploring Shakespeare Through the Eyes of an Actor” or “Playwriting: Creating Stories for the Stage.” We have the ability to create residencies based on any topic. The sky is the limit with this program!

Arts Infusion at a glance:

• Taught by professional teaching artists
• Multi-week residencies
• Cost Varies
• Artists-in-the-Schools grants available