Arts Workshops and Residencies

David Starr Jordan High School

Arts Residency:

Bringing Literature to Life Through Drama & Media:
Iliana Phirippidis, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
Kori Hamilton, Classroom Teacher (Drama/Language Art)
Jena Mcrae, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
UCLA Mentor: Dan Froot (WAC)

Arts Workshops:

Hip-Hop Dance:
Gisella Ferreira, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
Monzell Corley, Classroom Teacher (Dance/P.E.)

With support from Rogelio Acevedo, Watts Towers Art Center

Dorsey High School

Arts Residencies:

Samba Dance:
Gisella Ferreira, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
Joy Downing, Classroom Teacher (Dance/P.E.)
Felicia Edwards, Classroom Teacher (Dance/P.E.)

Visualizing HIV/AIDS:
Dana Helwick, ArtsBridge Scholar (Art)
Veronica Franco and Cynthia Nalbach, Classroom Teachers (Art)

Arts Workshops:

Spoken Word:
Maeven Mcgovern, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
Akeba Jackson-Green, Classroom Teacher (Drama/English)

With support from Ami Motavelli, William Grant Still Art Center

Santa Monica High School

Arts Residency:

Polynesian Dance:
Desiree Gallardo, ArtsBridge Scholar (WAC)
Liane Sato, Classroom Teacher Partner
Norm Lacy, Physical Education Director
Linda Gross, Director, SMMUSD Education Foundation

Culver City High School

Arts Residency:

Architecture and Cognitive Mapping:
Yereem Park, ArtsBridge Scholar (AUD)
Kristine Hatanaka, Lead Faculty (Visual Art)
UCLA Mentor: Dana Cuff (AUD)
CCUSD Education Foundation
Helmuth, Obata + Kassebaum Architectural Firm

George Washington Carver Middle School

Arts Residency:

The Art of Scientific Observation:
Amy Chou, ArtsBridge Scholar (Art)
Sonja Williams, Classroom Partner Teacher (Science)

John Muir Middle School

Arts Residency:

Technology and Applied Arts:
Leon Hong and Muskan Srivastava, ArtsBridge Scholars (D|MA)
Lorien Eck, Lead Teacher (Art)
UCLA Mentor: Henri Lucas (D|MA)

Robert A. Millikan Middle School

Arts Residency:

The Language of Creativity: Painting and Collage:
Cynthia Wennstrom, ArtsBridge Scholar (Art)
Betty Poncin, Classroom Teacher (DRW)

Arts Workshops:

Salsa in the Americas:
Kim Read, ESL Coordinator
Anabel Rahamin, Classroom Teacher (ESL)
Alicia Paniagua, ArtsBridge Scholar (Spanish/LAS/AAP)
Leah Bass-Bayliss, Assistant Principal

Also: 20 student workshops in dance, design, art, architecture.

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