Arts in Basic Curriculum

Voices on Cloth: Quilting for the Classroom

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The host of this segment interviews a SC quilter of exceptional talent, Peggie Hartwell. They discuss how quilting can be used in the classrooms to help students synthesize complex ideas, emotions and...
The Colors of Earth: Making Paint from Plants

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Humans have been making paints and inks from nature for millennia. Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to make lake pigments and turn them into paint. A lake is a pigment that has been extracted from a...
I Am Gullah Geechee

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In this video, Nina shares personal accounts of her own life as a Gullah Geechee woman who grew up in Charleston, SC. Students who are not familiar with the Gullah Geechee Culture can experience...
Show Don't Tell

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In this video, Nina uses various forms of kinesthetic/bodily movement to emphasize the history of The Gullah Geechee Culture & the Gullah Geechee Heritage Act. This activity will help students...
The Gullah Culture Unveiled

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In this video Nina uses dance as a form of teaching and learning for students and teachers to understand the origins of the Gullah Geechee Culture of South Carolina.

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Arts Grow SC

Arts Grow SC

Arts Grow SC is a three-year partnership between the South Carolina Department of Education and the South Carolina Arts Commission to help public schools throughout the state address pandemic related...