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As a Cultural Arts Representative at a large middle school in Northern NJ, I was able to bring a Residency from Storytelling Arts Inc to our students twice. On the second year, through a grant obtained by Storytelling Arts Inc, we added a Professional Development component for the English Department teachers. The program is fabulous, the Storytellers and their stories really engage with the kids, and the feedback from students and teachers as well was very positive. Based on my ten years as a cultural arts rep for my children school district, I highly recommend their in-school Residencies.

I am one of the Cultural Arts Representatives at Frelinghuysen Middle School in Morristown, NJ. We had the great opportunity to serve 370 sixth graders with an awesome Storytelling Arts Inc. residency from September 29 through October 10, 2014. There were five storytellers (teaching artists) working at same time at our school. Each storyteller had a different and unique style to achieve the same goals set before the beginning of the program. I had the chance to observe one session with each storyteller! What a powerful and enlightening experience! Online surveys will be completed by the students and teachers this week. By all I heard so far from students, parents and the school vice principal, the residency was a complete success! The program was made possible through a generous grant processed by Storytelling Arts Inc. for which we are extremely thankful, as well as valuable support from Morris Arts, the Morris Educational Foundation and the Home School Association. I just hope to be able to host this same program in the years to come as it set a fantastic and necessary basis for "Creating Community" among our sixth graders! Thank you very much to Storytelling Arts Inc. and their amazing and extremely competent staff of teaching artists and executive director!

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