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Crittenden
Youth Theatre

DeltaARTS has the only youth community theatre in Crittenden County. We produce three plays a year to provide youth with opportunities to develop acting and singing skills.  Through the productions, families and youth also build public speaking skills and learn to work together as a team to perform the play.

DeltaARTS brings in a professional director and stage manager to lead the on-stage and backstage aspects of every production. These theatre professionals’ mentor the children and youth, who are supported and encouraged as they develop their theatre skills.  In addition, volunteers teach the children about costumes and set design and provides them with opportunities to assist with both of these aspects of producing a show.

Delta Wolf Trap

Institute for Early Learning through the Arts

Additional services offered through Delta Wolf Trap include Family Engagement Workshops available to early childhood centers, libraries, children's museums, and organizations focused on supporting parents with young children. These interactive family workshops provides parents and caregivers opportunities to engage in a live arts experience with their children and learn to play with their children in educational ways that support kindergarten readiness.

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Professional Development Workshops may be available for early childhood centers with aim to provide annual training on research-based practices of instruction. In-person and virtual workshops provide early educators with hands-on teaching strategies and active learning techniques that support literacy and language development, STEM learning, problem-solving, social-emotional development, classroom management, and more.​

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A Case for Arts in Early Childhood

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2014). Teachers Know Best: Teachers’ Views on Professional Development.

Child, H. U. (2017). Brain Architecture.

Child, H. U. (2014). Executive Function & Self-Regulation.

Children, N. A. (n.d.). The 10 NAEYC Program Standards.

Clay, J., Campbell, V., & Madsen, C. (2015). CUNY Creative Arts Team Astor Early Learning Program Evaluation Findings.

Green, M., M.F.A., & Sawilowsky, S., Ph.D. (2015). Social Innovation Fund Grant Final Report Year 3.

Klayman, D., Ph.D. (2006). Final Evaluation Report of Fairfax Pages Professional Development Project: An Effective Strategy for Improving School Readiness.

ReadyNation. (2013). The Vital Link: Early Childhood Investment is the First Step to High School Graduation.

Song, M., Ludwig M., and Marklein M.B., (2016). Arts Integration: A Promising Approach to Improving Early Learning, American Institutes for Research.

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Delta Wolf Trap

301 S Rhodes St, West Memphis, AR 72301, USA

office@DeltaARTS.org

(870) 705-5075

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