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  • Guilmette Middle School
  • Lawrence, MA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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"But Miss...I have stage fright..." I hear it all the time. When I tell new students that I teach Theatre Arts, there is often a brief moment that flashed across that student's face - fear. Many students are not born to be on stage as actors or singers or dancers. But EVERYONE is born to create! Every student is given an opportunity to create in a way that is comfortable for them individually and for many students that creation comes to fruition in lighting design. I remember about 5 years ago, I surveyed every single student in the school and asked them, "If we could have anything in our classroom to 'play' with, what would you want to learn how to do?" The response was overwhelmingly "LIGHTS!" There is something truly exciting for a student when they can make an audience feel something just by lighting a scene or an actor a certain way. Lighting is silent self expression. I scraped up some money to do a pilot lighting curriculum with one grade last school year and it was incredible. The feedback from students and staff was so positive. Feedback for improvement? Get more equipment - DMX LED lights, DMX light boards, cables, and lighting rig t-stands - so the kids can work with the materials more! That is exactly what I hope to do with this project. My goal is to provide small groups (4 or fewer students) with lighting equipment so they can create and design for student written productions. Giving students the reins over their own learning is the best part of my job!

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"But Miss...I have stage fright..." I hear it all the time. When I tell new students that I teach Theatre Arts, there is often a brief moment that flashed across that student's face - fear. Many students are not born to be on stage as actors or singers or dancers. But EVERYONE is born to create! Every student is given an opportunity to create in a way that is comfortable for them individually and for many students that creation comes to fruition in lighting design. I remember about 5 years ago, I surveyed every single student in the school and asked them, "If we could have anything in our classroom to 'play' with, what would you want to learn how to do?" The response was overwhelmingly "LIGHTS!" There is something truly exciting for a student when they can make an audience feel something just by lighting a scene or an actor a certain way. Lighting is silent self expression. I scraped up some money to do a pilot lighting curriculum with one grade last school year and it was incredible. The feedback from students and staff was so positive. Feedback for improvement? Get more equipment - DMX LED lights, DMX light boards, cables, and lighting rig t-stands - so the kids can work with the materials more! That is exactly what I hope to do with this project. My goal is to provide small groups (4 or fewer students) with lighting equipment so they can create and design for student written productions. Giving students the reins over their own learning is the best part of my job!

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