In-School Arts Residency

In-School Arts Residency & Curriculum for K-4 Students

This exciting arts residency brings students on a journey of teamwork, creativity, and self-expression through circus skills, movement, and yoga. Over several weeks, students will explore balance, coordination, and collaboration as they learn skills like juggling, partner acrobatics, expressive movement, and mindful breathing.

Through these activities, students will embody the theme “Better Together,” discovering how trust, cooperation, and support make challenges easier and achievements more meaningful. They will practice lifting each other up—literally and figuratively—while building confidence and celebrating what they can accomplish as a team.

The residency will culminate in a dynamic performance where students will showcase their newfound skills in an engaging and uplifting presentation. Through playful sequences of movement, balancing acts that require teamwork, and expressive yoga-inspired storytelling, the performance will highlight the power of working together.

By the end of this experience, students will not only have developed physical skills but also a deeper understanding of empathy, unity, and the joy of shared success. Because when we move, learn, and grow together—we are truly better together!

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Better Together: A Celebration of Movement, Circus, and Community

The grand finale of our 2nd-grade arts residency is an uplifting and interactive performance that brings together all the skills the students have learned—circus, movement, and yoga—into a joyful celebration of teamwork and connection.

The performance opens with a group movement sequence, where students move in waves, mirroring each other’s gestures to show how we support and inspire one another. Through playful balance exercises and creative shapes, they demonstrate that when we work together, we can achieve more than we ever could alone.

Next, the audience is treated to a series of partner and small-group acts showcasing trust and cooperation. Students will perform exciting balancing duos, passing juggling scarves in rhythmic patterns, and moving in synchrony to show the power of teamwork. Laughter and encouragement fill the space as students help each other succeed, reminding everyone that success is sweeter when shared.

A highlight of the show is a yoga-inspired storytelling piece, where students use breath and movement to depict a story of friendship and unity. Poses inspired by animals and nature—trees standing strong together, bridges that connect, and birds that fly in unison—create a visual representation of how we lift each other up.

The performance concludes with an energetic and joyful group finale, as students form a human chain, linking arms, balancing together, and creating a final pose that symbolizes unity. With bright smiles and proud hearts, they take a collective bow, celebrating not just their physical skills but the lessons of trust, perseverance, and the joy of moving as one.

The audience leaves inspired by the message: We are stronger, kinder, and more creative when we come together—because we are always Better Together!