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Wolf Trap Awards $2,500 Grant to Orchestra Director at Lake Braddock Secondary School
Annual Wolf Trap Grants for High School Performing Arts Teachers reinforce and align with the Foundation's world-renowned artistic and education programs.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has honored the outstanding work of six high school performing arts teachers — including one from Lake Braddock Secondary School — with grants of $2,500, as part of the organization’s annual Wolf Trap Grants for High School Performing Arts Teachers, according to a news release from Wolf Trap.
Designed to enhance curriculum and enrich classroom learning, these grants recognize the instruction and performance achievements of public high school teachers within music, dance, and theatre disciplines throughout Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun Counties in Virginia, as well as jurisdictions in DC and Maryland.
Wolf Trap has awarded grants to Elizabeth Reed of Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke. These funds allow each teacher to explore projects that enrich their curriculum and connect to their students through the creation of new works and initiatives, culminating with final student performances.
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“Wolf Trap is very proud to honor this select group of accomplished performing arts educators,” says Akua Kouyate-Tate, Wolf Trap’s Senior Director, Education.
“The projects presented by each award recipient demonstrate their deep commitment to engaging students in substantive arts learning experiences that develop their students’ ability to create meaningful high-quality performing arts expressions. They also build other very necessary life skills such as creative thinking, collaboration, and compassion.”
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Here's more about Elizabeth Reed and the school and its program, courtesy of Wolf Trap.
Elizabeth Reed
Lake Braddock Secondary School
In order to better serve the student body and community, Lake Braddock High School Orchestra will serve 10 hours of community service and perform throughout the local community as part of a school-wide initiative, The Service Learning Project.
Some of the community venues and events include Got Music Day, Listen To Our Voices: Anti-Bullying/Youth Violence Benefit, and the Symphony Burke Tour.
To further the use of technology in the arts and promote a “greener” environment, Lake Braddock Orchestra will also purchase iPads, music stands, and pedal page turners for use at performances in the community.
These devices will help students share music easily in a performance setting, while also helping the environment. At the final concert, all three high school orchestras, including Concert Orchestra, String Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra, will perform their music collection.
It will be paired with a slideshow presentation of their service learning projects and the new technology used throughout the year.
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