The Leader • Saturday, October 6, 2018 • Page 1B
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HITS brings theatre to Field Elementary By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Last Monday, 25 third graders in a theatre class at Field Elementary were trying to explain exactly how to play Zip, Zap, Zoom. Their teacher Sarah Sneesby guided them to remember the specifics of the game which involved sending an invisible ball of energy to someone in the circle with whom they could make eye contact. The eye contact was key and once the game was underway there were a fair number of ‘wait, is that me?’ and ball drops before the group found a good rhythm. That the theatre class is happening at all during the school day is a triumph for Field and is a result of a partnership with HITS Theatre, a 501(c)(3) educational organization that has been a part of the Heights Community since 1980. “Like many other schools, Field has had to mitigate the effects of a shrinking state education budget that has put a strain on districts,” said PTO President Linda Peche. “After last year’s cuts, the school had to eliminate its Arts ancillary, and student classes have been doubled up in PE, Library and Music. All of these are strong ancillary classes with amazing teachers, but it is a lot to require a teacher to manage two classes at a time.” Peche said that the Field PTO and Friends of Field have been working for years to find a way to bolster arts enrichment, and approached HITS Theatre to pilot a program at the school along
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with other neighborhood organizations, including Iconoclast Community Arts and Open Dance Project. “We loved the active, participatory nature of HITS Theatre and its literacy component makes it a perfect way to integrate into what students are reading,” said Peche, who notes that the program benefits an underserved population of students, more than 82 percent of whom are socioeconomically disadvantaged. “Third grade was chosen because we were optimistic of the potential for growth.” HITS Executive Director Kelly Moneyhan said that after touring the school last year, and understanding the mission of Field which is a close neighbor to HITS on 18th Street, they were committed to making theatre programs a reality at the school. In 2017, HITS started to introduce theatre to Field students in an afterschool program, and then began working with Field volunteers to write grants seeking support to supplement the new curriculum at Field with a musical theatre program. “While we are still waiting for funding and support to integrate theatre into the curriculum of the whole school, HITS made the commitment to go ahead and start the program on our own,” said Moneyhan. “We started this year in the third grade with three classes for more than 80 students and will expand the program as funding permits to each grade level. We anticipate that
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