How Can I Prepare My Students for the Workplace?
According to many research papers and studies, employment in the economy of the 21st. century will be divided into two general categories: the "conceptual" workplace in which you will be paid to think, create, and communicate effectively and the service sector in which you be employed to follow directions, engaging in repetitive tasks, or swiping someone else's credit card at minimum wage.
Think of any field in which employees are well paid; science, management, design, finance, the law, medicine, the entertainment industry, media, even education and the military - you are paid to think, create, and communicate effectively. To think of things that do not yet exist; create new products, methods, or concepts that are needed in a rapidly evolving society and then communicate them effectively to other people. That's what artists do when they create art.
With a modest amount of funding we can provide you with professional development in "mapping" artistic/creative process to school curriculum and state standards. If desired, we can also offer a residency, "Working by Design."
Other Materials: "The Arts Equation" by Program Director and Co-Founder, Bruce Taylor
Mr. Taylor laid his theatrical foundation at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England. Since graduating, he has been hired in almost every capacity that can be found in professional theatre. While pursuing his vocation as a production manager and stage director, his avocation was working with teachers and kids as part of his desire to do his part to ensure the future for the arts. His skills have been utilized by dozens of companies as diverse as the O'Neill Theatre Center, the New York Philharmonic, Royal Opera House (London), Pacific Northwest Dance, Wagner's RING Festival in Seattle, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's in New York City. He is the originator of the internationally recognized Creating Original Opera, now managed by Education at the Met in New York City.
His philosophy and techniques can be reviewed in detail by reading his book "The Arts Equation" published by Watson-Guptil - available through Amazon.com