SOAR
School Outreach Art Residencies
We try to create learning opportunities with every touring artist that we bring to our community. Thanks to the generous support from the United Way of Beaverhead County, the Dennis & Phyllis Foundation and the
Union Pacific Foundation for this year's opportunities.
2016-17 SOAR opportunities
Objectivity Dance Theater did art outreach at Reichle School K-8, Twin Bridges K-12, Lima K-12,
Parkview Elementary and Dillon Middle School K-8 on October 6 & 7.
John Floridis conducted a Master Class on being a radio personality open to the public,
but geared toward UMW radio students, on Thursday, December 8.
The Spoken Word Festival hosted a variety of in- and out-of-school workshops by writers, poets and
spoken word artists.
February - Earl Craig, Montana's Poet Laureate, worked with DMS 7 & 8 graders.
March - Dave Caserio brought Beowulf to life with BCHS 11 & 12 graders.
April - Ken Waldman spent three days creating poetry with a 4th-grade reading class at Parkview Elementary and the K-8 students at Reichle School.
April - Iraqi-born poet Saif Alsaegh shared his poetry in Arabic and English with DMS 7 & 8 graders.
April - Spoken word artist Tahj Kjelland worked with students at the Montana Youth Challenge Academy.
Union Pacific Foundation for this year's opportunities.
2016-17 SOAR opportunities
Objectivity Dance Theater did art outreach at Reichle School K-8, Twin Bridges K-12, Lima K-12,
Parkview Elementary and Dillon Middle School K-8 on October 6 & 7.
John Floridis conducted a Master Class on being a radio personality open to the public,
but geared toward UMW radio students, on Thursday, December 8.
The Spoken Word Festival hosted a variety of in- and out-of-school workshops by writers, poets and
spoken word artists.
February - Earl Craig, Montana's Poet Laureate, worked with DMS 7 & 8 graders.
March - Dave Caserio brought Beowulf to life with BCHS 11 & 12 graders.
April - Ken Waldman spent three days creating poetry with a 4th-grade reading class at Parkview Elementary and the K-8 students at Reichle School.
April - Iraqi-born poet Saif Alsaegh shared his poetry in Arabic and English with DMS 7 & 8 graders.
April - Spoken word artist Tahj Kjelland worked with students at the Montana Youth Challenge Academy.
