Teaching Artist Residency Program Categories

Afro-Cuban Dance & Drumming - Middle & High School (Grades 6-12)

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

Afro-Cuban Dance & Drumming - Middle School & High School (Grades 6-12) This exploration with Sarasota Contemporary Dance teaches students to understand and appreciate the mixture of movement and music from the African Diaspora, specifically from...

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Afro-Cuban Dance and Drumming - Elementary (Grades K-5)

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

Afro-Cuban Dance and Drumming - Elementary (Grades K-5) This exploration teaches students to understand and appreciate the mixture of movement and music from the African Diaspora, specifically from Cuba. The exploration is led by two teaching...

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Bringing Carnival of the Animals to Life

Teaching Artist Residency

This exciting, hands-on arts integration Teaching Artist Residency presented by Stephanie Daige uses Camille Saint-Saëns’ work Carnival of the Animals to teach students how music is used to convey characteristics of different animals. Students...

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Bringing Carnival of the Animals to Life Virtual Edition

Online Virtual Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

This exciting, hands-on arts integration Teaching Artist Residency presented by Stephanie Daige uses Camille Saint-Saëns’ work Carnival of the Animals to teach students how music is used to convey characteristics of different animals. Students...

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Bringing Peter and the Wolf to Life

Teaching Artist Residency

Using Prokofiev's timeless classic, Peter and the Wolf, teaching artist Stephanie Daige teaches students: basic music vocabulary, including pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tempo to identify different musical instruments by sight and sound to...

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Bringing the Words to Life

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

This residency, with teaching artist Laura Courter, is a school-wide theatrical event where your students write a play about a theme of your choosing. With the guidance your young authors will create the content for your schools big production. This...

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Improv- Grades K-12

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

IMPROV WORKSHOPS Work with FST to inspire your students to grow in public speaking, creative collaboration & teamwork, leadership, listening, and receiving and giving constructive feedback. Using engaging improvisational games and activities,...

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Moving Thru Science- States of Matter

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

Moving Thru Science- States of Matter This lesson, with Teaching Artist Deb Lombard, is on the States of Matter. Participants relate concepts of gas, liquid and solid with dance concepts of energy, kinesphere, and shape. Lesson 1 Through...

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Narrative Writing- Personal and Imaginative An Arts Integrated Writing Program

Teaching Artist Residency

This 5 day writing residency results in a Narrative style paper is presented by Laura Courter with 25 years experience as a Teaching Artist. Her degrees in Theatre Arts and English Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

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Oboe/Bassoon Coaching for Middle/High School Bands

Teaching Artist Residency

Band directors: Do your oboe or bassoon students need help? Were the double reed instruments your least favorite in instrumental methods? Do you ever wonder what they were thinking putting so many thumb keys on a bassoon? Teaching...

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Playwriting Grades 6-12

In-School Exploration ; Professional Visit to Class ; Teaching Artist Residency

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS Available in your classroom for the entire 2026-2027 school year! Florida Studio Theatre's WRITE A PLAY program has been bringing quality arts-integration into classrooms for over 30 years! Using proven theatrical methodology,...

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The Write Stuff-5th-8th grade Writing Residency

In-School Exploration ; Teaching Artist Residency

The Write Stuff writing residency introduces the five elements of effective writing: Focus, Organization, Elaboration & Support, Style and Conventions are taught through a 5 day, classroom residency. Each day a Creative Drama activity is taught...

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Writing and Acting Out Your Own Folktale

Teaching Artist Residency

Using the power of the arts, especially creative dramatics, Teaching Artist, Laura Courter has developed a folktale writing residency that will have your students engaged in Creative Drama activities resulting in writing their own folktale. Using...

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