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U M S Y O U T H E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A M 10 THINGS TO KNOW
QUALITY Every student deserves access to
ACCESSIBILITY Eliminating participation barriers
“the best” experiences of world arts
Working directly with schools to align our programs with classroom
• UMS subsidizes Youth Performance
and culture
K-12 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
goals and objectives
tickets to $6/student (average subsidy: • UMS presents the finest international
$25/ticket)
performing and cultural artists.
Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Washt• When possible, UMS reimburses bus-
• Performances are often exclusive to
• Superintendent of Ann Arbor Public • UMS Youth Education offers person-
Schools is an ex officio member of the
alized customer service to teachers in
UMS Board of Directors.
• UMS Youth Performances aim to
order to respond to each school’s unique
present to students the same perfor-
needs.
mance that the public audiences see (no watered-down content).
enaw Intermediate School District.
sing costs.
Ann Arbor or touring to a small number of cities.
• 14-year official partnerships with the
• UMS has significant relationships with Detroit Public Schools’ dance and world
• UMS actively seeks out schools with
language programs and is developing
economic and geographic challenges to
relationships with other regional districts.
ensure and facilitate participation. • UMS is building partnerships with or of-
DIVERSITY Highlighting the cultural, artistic,
fering specialized services to the region’s ARTS EDUCATION LEADER
independent and home schools.
and geographic diversity of the world One of the premier arts education • Programs represent world cultures and
programs in the country
mirror school/community demographics. • UMS’s peer arts education programs: Car• Students see a variety of art forms:
negie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center.
classical music, dance, theater, jazz, choral, global arts.
• UMS has the largest youth education
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS Affecting educators’ teaching practices at the developmental stage
program of its type in the four-state region
• UMS Youth Education is developing
• UMS’s Global Arts program focuses
and has consistent school/teacher participa-
a partnership with the U-M School of
on 4 distinct regions of the world—
tion throughout southeastern Michigan.
Education, which keeps UMS informed
Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Arab World—with a annual festival featuring
• 20,000 students are engaged each sea-
the arts of one region.
son by daytime performances, workshops and in-school visits. • UMS Youth Education was awarded “Best Practices” by ArtServe Michigan and The Dana Foundation (2003).
of current research in educational theory and practice. • University professors and staff are active program advisors and workshop presenters. GRUPO / TAYLOR
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