School Residency Archives

The Foundations of Consent and Bodily Autonomy: the Art of Relationships

by Julie Guidry | Dec 6, 2023 | School Residency

This fall, Upstream Arts committed to carrying out six 12-week Art of Relationship classes with middle and high schoolers, with plans to facilitate an additional four 12-week residencies during the our winter/spring season. These vital residencies not only provide...

At the source of the river’s current

by Upstream Arts | Jan 7, 2022 | Advocacy, School Residency

Over the past two years, in addition to our traditional Upstream Arts programs, we have had the pleasure of bringing our Art of Relationships classes, focused on healthy relationships, bodily autonomy and consent, to Minneapolis Public Schools’ (MPS) high school...

Looking Back on a Beautiful Spring

by Upstream Arts | Jun 21, 2016 | Reflection, School Residency

June is always an exciting month at Upstream Arts – not only because it’s finally warm outside, but also because we receive so many reports and evaluations full of great stories from our spring programs at schools across the Twin Cities and beyond,...

Rhythm Conversation

by Upstream Arts | Oct 30, 2015 | Reflection, School Residency

It’s that time of year! Upstream Arts launched more than 20 fall programs in Minneapolis Public Schools this month – and already, the amazing stories have started rolling in. Here’s a powerful anecdote shared by Julie Kurtz, one of our...

A Constant Source of Inspiration

by Upstream Arts | Feb 12, 2015 | Reflection, School Residency

This spring is one of Upstream Arts’ busiest seasons ever, as we run 60 programs across the Twin Cities and beyond! In Minneapolis Public Schools alone, we’re running 20+ programs in Special Education classrooms for students of all grade levels and...

Bringing our proven model to SPPS

by Upstream Arts | Jan 23, 2015 | School Residency

Did you know that Upstream Arts is running more than 30 programs this winter in pre-K-12 classrooms? Much of this work is happening in Minneapolis Public Schools, where we’re proud to have spent nearly a decade collaborating with the Special Education and...

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