Gary Wellbrock/ Kori Rushton

Broadway Books Upper Class

 

September 2016 -June 2017

Westside Experiment

FIRST GRADE TEACHER DR. GARY WELLBROCK CREATED BROADWAY BOOKS FIRST CLASS. WE ARE NOW EXPANDING IT TO STUDENTS GRADES 6-12 AT BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES.

GUEST ARTISTS:
Gregory Jbara
JW Guido

PROGRAM GOALS:

  • CELEBRATE THE RICH CULTURAL OFFERINGS OF NYC

  • PROMOTE LITERACY AND THE ARTS

  • FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF SHARING ACROSS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES

  • PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH INSPIRING ROLE MODELS

  • EXPLORE AND CULTIVATE TOPICS SURROUNDING DIVERSITY & ACCEPTANCE, PERSISTENCE & SELF-CONFIDENCE, COOPERATION & TEAMWORK AND THE PURSUIT OF DREAMS

  • SEND A MESSAGE TO KIDS THAT THEY ARE LOVED AND IMPORTANT 

THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY INVITES BROADWAY PERFORMERS TO COME, READ, AND DISCUSS THEIR CAREERS, IT IS ALSO A TOTAL TECHNOLOGY AND ARTS AWARENESS PROGRAM.  

EACH PERFORMER IS DISCUSSED BEFORE THE VISIT TO PREPARE THE STUDENTS AND AFTERWARDS STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO WRITE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WRITE THANK YOU CARDS TO THE GENEROUS PERFORMERS.