Congratulations to all the performers and crew who collaborated on the middle school one-act plays last weekend! "The AI Play" and "All The Ways the World Will End But Not for You" were timely and fun theater pieces, and it was great to see an audience of family, friends, and some Evergreen alumni too! 

 

These productions were part of Evergreen's "Middle Arts" program, our arts education curriculum for middle school (grades 6-8). All middle school students take two arts classes each semester, and over the course of their middle school years, they must also fulfill broad distribution requirements: two music, two visual arts, two performance arts, and one dance class. Offerings range far and wide, depending on the specialties of in-house and visiting faculty, and have included podcast production, graphic novels, improv, blacksmith arts using a forge, and so many more. At this age, the opportunity to try out hip hop dance, or watercolor, or video production, etc. can be a valuable introduction to new fields and new horizons.