Local educators schooled in classroom puppetry
Local educators schooled in classroom puppetry
Our Active Learning Through Opera Program has received a $1M Grant from the #startsmall foundation. This grant, along with contributions from longtime, loyal supporters of ALTO, including The Hankins Foundation, Daniel D. Cameron, Jr., and Carol Prins & John H. Hart, allows the Santa Fe Opera to reach rural and tribal schools and enrich the education of New Mexico’s children through arts integration.
The Program recently welcomed master puppeteer Sam Jay Gold to work with NM Educators on Social Emotional Learning (SEL). When implemented in the classroom, puppetry opens up a world of artistic expression and emotional connection, Gold said, because “to bring life to a puppet, we have to bring life to ourselves.”
Writes Margaret O’Hara for the Santa Fe New Mexican “Consider, for a moment, the many facial expressions of Kermit the Frog, from his signature scrunched look of confusion to the sincerity on his face as he sings “The Rainbow Connection.” Though he may be inanimate, no one could accuse him of being emotionless.”
Read the full article here: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/local-educators-schooled-in-classroom-puppetry/article_0aa6d3c0-87f7-11ee-9073-83164da68bab.html?fbclid=IwAR2VtC3w7o1Z2G0SX4Ae_rk3o-leuTVJ03lu9X6eVlVKVk6gNHlCIHGyKeE
Sam Jay Gold and NM Educators - photo by Robert Godwin for the Santa Fe Opera