Youth Education Program

UMS has one of the largest K-12 education initiatives in the State of Michigan, dedicated to making world-class performance opportunities and professional development activities available to K-12 students and educators. This season's programs celebrate cultural ethnicity and artistic diversity. They foster critical thinking, cultural literacy, and empathetic communication in students, helping them to respect themselves and others, and to recognize their unique gifts in the 21st century.

Download a copy of the 2009-10 Youth Program brochure (pdf).

09/10 Youth Performance Series
These daytime performances serve kindergarten through high school students. The 09/10 season features presentations of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Keith Terry and the SLAMMIN All-Body Band, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Fondly Do We Hope…Fervently Do We Pray, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Bad Plus, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Teacher Workshop Series
UMS offers several types of professional development activities for K-12 Educators: Kennedy Center Workshops, Cultural Literacy Workshops, Immersions, and "Reading Culture" Book Clubs. All focus on teaching educators techniques for incorporating the arts into classroom discussion.

The University Musical Society, Ann Arbor Public Schools, and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District are members of the Kennedy Center: Partners in Education Program. UMS is also recognized as a "Partner in Excellence" by the Ann Arbor Public Schools.

The UMS Youth Education Program was awarded "Best Practices" by ArtServe Michigan and The Dana Foundation. For more information, call 734-615-0122 or e-mail umsyouth@umich.edu

You are invited!

Annual After-School Luncheon for Teachers

Tuesday, September 15
Matthaei Botanical Gardens (1800 Dixboro, Ann Arbor)

This annual kick-off event is a wonderful opportunity for educators to socialize and learn about the exciting 09/10 UMS Youth Education Season. This event is free and open to all educators.

RSVP to 734-615-0122 or umsyouth@umich.edu