ARTS EDUCATION AT JOE’S

Looking for an opportunity for your child to express their creative freedom among their peers?

Look no further! Our Arts Education program ensures a range of fun and unique programs, classes, workshops, and events to keep your student’s creative mind blossoming.

OVERVIEW
Programs • Partnership Programs Outside of Joe’s • Team

PROGRAMS

CLUB JOE’S
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

Club Joe’s is a Maryland state-licensed after-school program that fosters intellectual, personal, and social growth in youth ages 5-12. It provides students with everyday opportunities to develop their teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while also strengthening their fine motor and cognitive abilities.

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CAMP JOE’S
SUMMER ARTS LEARNING

Camp Joe’s is a dynamic summer program for youth ages 5-12, that focuses on the arts. Each week offers an immersive exploration of performing arts, visual arts, and culture. Throughout the summer, students also engage in various movement activities for an average of 2-4 hours a day.

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THE
ABILITY PROJECT

The Ability Project is a multidisciplinary performance initiative showcasing dance, spoken word, African drumming, and more, created for PGCPS teens and adults with developmental disabilities. Through the power of the performing arts, this project supports the health, identity, and independence of its participants.

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ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

Dance Clubs and Performing Arts at Partner Schools
After-school dance, theater, and vocals are offered 1-2 times a week in learning blocks culminating in a performance on-site at partner schools. Most “clubs” were offered at no cost to participating students before the pandemic. We are currently partnered with three elementary schools with the capacity to serve an average of 25 children in person.

Wolf Trap Early Learning Residency
Master teaching artist, Laura Schandelmier, guides Mount Rainier Pre-K and Kindergarten classes through the Early Learning Through the Arts curriculum in our studios. This residency serves an average of 50 children per year.

Contracts for Service
Current contracts are with Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School to provide an arts-based curriculum (since September 2019) and with Prince George’s County Public Schools providing social-emotional engagement events for staff, parents, and children. Pre-Covid, Summer Arts Learning operated at Elizabeth Seton High School (serving an average of 40 children in 2018 and 2019).

Pre-K Day-Time Programming
Toddlers with their families move and learn in a creative space.

All Arts Education partnership programs are managed by Yazmin Bush and Pavel Vallejos.