Artists in the Schools

Ordway's in-school arts programs

The Ordway’s in school programs support classroom curricular goals through hands on student experiences. Led by nationally acclaimed artists based in the Twin Cities, our school programs enhance your students’ arts knowledge through personalized education experiences.

Through our Artists in the schools programming, your students will:

• Support arts education in K-12 schools for both students and educators

• Personalize and contextualize the experience of attending a performance at the Ordway

• Encourage and facilitate critical thinking about live performance and arts-based instruction

• Work towards inclusion and equity in arts-based education

Performing arts residencies

The Ordway’s performing arts residencies can be tailored for students of any age, incorporating elements of the performing arts, dance, musical theater, storytelling, literature, and critical analysis. Over the course of 5-10 sessions, students learn to contextualize and examine musical theater through a modern lens. Using their own experiences as a tool for understanding, students are guided through an in-depth analysis of the narratives found in some of the world’s influential performing art forms.

Ordway Education Online

Ordway Education: Online is a place for educators, community, and students to learn about all things performing arts. Designed with teachers in mind, these free lessons and activities offer insights and fun to parents, caregivers, and artists of all levels.