Social Arts News
At Crossroads School, we have a special class called Social Arts that is just for students in middle school. The class is designed to encounter and overcome social challenges while collaborating on creative projects. We work through compromising, voting, sharing talk time, listening to others’ ideas, and appreciating different opinions- all while creating artwork and group projects.
In October, the Social Arts class worked to create Crossroads’ first student-planned nighttime party event, that we called Nightrageous. It was Halloween-themed and we had almost every student in attendance. The students worked together to plan everything. There was a live student DJ booth, spooky snacks, party food, soccer in the rain, and a movie in the yoga room. The students also created party decorations, found recipes for and cooked some of the food, and voted on the movie. The event was a huge success. Students reviewed the details of the event and decided that we would definitely plan another one.
Social Arts students are now in the final planning stages of our next event,
Nightrageous Art Show
, which will be held on
Friday, March 1, from 6-9 pm
. We have worked on several individual and group art projects, created frames for the art work, and made plans for where and how the art will be displayed for visitors at the event. We will also have light sculptures and an art installation created by the high school students. Students have been researching food trucks and will vote on at least one truck to have at the event. Other activities may include video games, multiplayer games, a movie, and the return of our student DJ booth.
Social Arts has been a productive new program at Crossroads. The students continue to practice valuable social skills and group engagement through our collaborative activities and have made great strides in working together toward creative goals. Let us know if you’d like to join us for Nightrageous Art Show on March 1 by emailing
Julianne Dishongh
or by calling 713-977-1221. The cost is $40 per student. Parents who would like to enjoy the Food Truck will be asked to contribute and additional $15 to cover their food costs.
Hoping to see you there!
