PBT in Pittsburgh Public Schools
Creative Movement Residency Program (Grades K-3)
Since 1997, PBT has partnered with Pittsburgh Public Schools and other districts in the region to provide Creative Movement Residency programs for elementary school children. The program provides creative dance classes for students in Grades K through 2 and opportunities for theater attendance to Grade 3. A PBT teacher and accompanist, team-teaching with a classroom teacher, provide students with a nine-week movement experience, reinforced by classroom activities. The program reaches more than 350 students a year.
PPS Elementary Schools with PBT Creative Movement Residencies, 2018-2019
- Beechwood Pre-K – 5
- Concord K – 5
- King Pre-K – 5
- Manchester Pre-K – 8 (Adaptive)
Preschool Creative Movement Residency Program
The Preschool Creative Movement Residency program was piloted in 2007-2008 in collaboration with the Early Childhood Education Department in Pittsburgh Public Schools. A Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre teacher, along with a percussion accompanist, collaborates with PPS teachers to provide sequential creative movement classes for PreK students at specific sites throughout city schools. The residency focuses on professional development for the teacher and self-regulation and kinesthetic learning for students. The residency also includes special performance experiences, including an instructional performance for each participating classroom and a dance party family engagement event.
Watch our Pre-K Creative Movement Video!
PPS Early Childhood Centers with PBT Creative Movement Residencies, 2018 – 2019:
- Beechwood Early Childhood
- Carnegie Science Center Early Childhood
- Chartiers Early Childhood Center
- Children’s Museum Early Childhood
- Concord Early Childhood
- Conroy Early Childhood
- Crescent Early Childhood
- Fulton Early Childhood
- King Early Childhood Center
- Morrow Early Childhood
- Roosevelt Early Childhood
- Spring Garden Early Childhood
- Weil Early Childhood Center
