EARTH CULTURES PROJECT
Educational Programs
School, Library, Museum & Community Programs
Educational Communications, through its Earth Cultures Project, promotes documentation and archiving of ethnic and traditional arts. Part of this program includes collaborating with several performers to offer educational and community outreach programs to K-12 schools through workshops, residencies, assemblies, professional development, and supplemental educational materials. Also available are programs geared toward university and college Anthropology and Dance Lecture Series, Childrens Museums and Library presentations.
For more information or to book a program, please write to:
info@earthculturesproject.org or call (310) 559-9160
One of our collaborators, The Gypsy Folk Ensemble, has worked in many Southern California school districts through educational booking agencies that include Performing Tree, ICAP & CCP (Central California), and continues to be a member of ACPN (Arts Community Partnership Network) in the Los Angeles Unified School District offering workshops, professional development and a choice of the following six unique assemblies.
Dances from Around the World
Folk activities in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean: Romanian Sunday Hora, Middle Eastern Hafli or house party, and Greek Taverna.
Echoes of Polynesia
The influence of environment on dance and music from the Pacific Islands of Hawai’i, New Zealand, and Tahiti.
Pictures from the Past
The contributions of 19th century Italian, Irish, and German immigrants to American popular culture and dance.
Roots of American Dance
Traces origin of American folk dances from the 17th to the early 20th century, spanning the country from New England to Cajun Louisiana toTexas.
Winter Holidays
California’s multicultural heritage in dance for the holidays of Christmas, Las Posadas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
Mexican Mosaic
A glimpse of the rich and colorful folk culture of our nearby neighbor featuring a wide variety of Mexican dance from the Texas border to the southernmost state of Chiapas
Listed below are some of the schools, libraries and museums one of our collaborators,
The Gypsy Folk Ensemble, has worked with providing workshops, assemblies,
professional development classes & educational entertainment for summer reading programs.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
6th Avenue School
24th Street School
28th Street School
49th Street School
52nd Street School
54th Street School
59th Street School
61st Street School
66th Street Elementary School
68th Street School
75th Street School
93rd Street School
95th Street Preparatory School
98th Street School
107th Street School
112th Street School
116th Street School
118th Street School
122nd Street School
135th Street School
156th Street School
232nd Place School
Alexander Science Center
Angeles Mesa School
Apperson Street School
Atwater Avenue School
Bakewell Primary Center
Baldwin Hills Elementary School
Braddock Drive School
Bright School
Bryson Avenue School
Buchanan Street School
Burnett Elementary School
Burton Elementary
Cabrillo Avenue School
Calahan Street School
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Calvert Street School
Canfield Avenue Elementary
Canterbury Avenue School
Carthay Center School
Castle Heights School
Castlebay Lane School
Chandler School (Van Nuys)
Chandler School (Pasadena)
Chase Street School
Cienega School
Cohasset Street School
Coldwater Canyon Avenue School
Community Magnet
Cowan Avenue School
Crestwood School
Crown Hill Elementary School
Dahlia Heights School
Darby Avenue School
Dayton Heights School
Del Lago Elementary School
Delevan Drive School
Dena School
Denker Ave School
Dominguez School
Dr J Michael McGrath Elem. School
Dyer Street School
Eagle Rock Elementary
Eastman Avenue School
Edison Elementary School
El Dorado Avenue School
El Sereno School
Elysian Heights School
Encino School
Euclid Avenue School
Fair Avenue School
Farmdale School
Fifteenth Street School
Figueroa School
Florence Avenue School
Fox Child Development Center
Fuerte Elementary School
Fullbright Avenue School
Garden Grove School
Gardena School
Gardner Street School
Garvanza School
Gledhill Street School
Graham School
Granada School
Grant Elementary School
Grape Street School
Griffin Ave School
Hamasaki School
Hammel Street School
Hancock Park School
Harrison School
Hart Street School
Haskell School
Hawarden Hill Academy
Heliotrope Avenue School
Hillside School
Hobart Boulevard School
Holiday Primary Center
Holmes Avenue School
Hooper Avenue School
Hoover Street Elementary
Hubbard Street School
Huntington Drive School
Hyde Park Boulevard School
Immaculate Conception School
Ivanhoe School
Jacumba Elementary After School Program
Jefferson New Elementary School #1
Jefferson New Primary Center #6
Kentwood School
Kittridge Street School
Lampton Elementary School
Lanai Road School
Lang Ranch Elementary School
Lankershim School
Learning Choice Academy
Linwood E Howe Elementary School
Lockhurst Drive School
Logan Street School
Loma Vista Avenue School
Los Feliz School
Manchester Ave School
Mariana School
McBride Special Education School
Meadows Ave Elementary School
Melrose Avenue School
Midland Elementary School
Miles Avenue School
Mokler Elementary School
Montague Charter Academy
Monte Vista School
Morgan Autism Center
Mount Washington School
Mountain View School
Multnomah Street Elementary
Newcastle Elementary School
Noble Avenue School
Nora Sterry
North Oceano Elementary School
North Star Academy
Oakwood Elementary School
Ocean View Elementary School
Palms School
Pasadena Towne & Country School
Pio Pico School
Pomelo Drive School
Queen Anne Place School
Ramona School
Ranchito Avenue School
Reseda Elementary School
Rio Vista School
Riverside Drive School
Robert Hill Lane Elementary School
Roscomare Road School
Rosemont Avenue School
Rosewood Avenue School
Russell School
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Sakamoto Elementary School
Salvin Special Educa. School
San Antonio Padua School
San Fernando School
Santa Isabel Elementary School
Santa Teresita School
Saticoy School
Saturn Avenue School
Second St School
Selma Avenue School
Serannia Avenue School
Seventh Street Elementary School
Sheridan Street School
Short Avenue School
Sierra Vista School
Solano Avenue School
Soto School
South Park School
South Shores Elementary (magnet)
St Agnes School
St Anselms School
St Bernard's School
St Casimir Lithuanian School
St Dominic's School
St Gerard Majella School
St Ignatius School
St John the Evangelist School
St Lawrence of Brindisi School
St Odilia School
St Paul's Catholic School
St Rose of Lima School
St Teresa of Avila School
St Thomas School
St Turibius School
St Vincent's School
Stonehurst Avenue School
Stoner Avenue School
Sunny Brae Avenue School
Sunrise School
Tarzana Elementary School
Thelma Bedell Elementary School
Third Street School
Toland Way School
Topanga Charter School
Trinity Street Elementary School
Turtle Rock Elementary
Tuvia PreSchool
Union Avenue School
Utah Street School
Van Deene Avenue School
Van Gogh Street School
Van Ness Avenue School
Vena Avenue School
Vermont Avenue School
Vine Street School
Virginia Road School
Wadsworth Avenue School
Walgrove Avenue School
West Athens School
West Vernon Avenue School
Western Avenue School
Westport Heights School
Westwood Charter School
Wiegand Ave School
Wilbur Avenue School
Wilshire Crest Elementary School
Wilton Place School
Woodlake Avenue School
Yorkdale School
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Le Conte Middle School
Adams Middle School
Bancroft Middle School
Clay Middle School
Edison Middle School
El Sereno Middle School
Gompers Middle School
Griffith Middle School
La Mesa Junior High School
Mann Middle School
Markham Middle School
Millikan Middle School
Muir Middle School
Rio Norte Junior High School
Robert E Peary Middle School
Sierra Vista Junior High School
Stevenson Middle School
Thomas Starr King Middle School
Virgil Middle School
HIGH SCHOOLS
Arroyo Grande High School
Ayala High School
Bell High School
Bonita High School
Capistrano Valley High School
Costa Mesa High School
Diamond Bar High School
Eagle Rock High School
Fairfax High School
Franklin High School
Fremont High School
Gardena High School
Garfield High School
Grant High School
Great Oak High School
Huntington Park High School
Jefferson High School
Jordan High School
Kearney High School
La Canada High School
Lanterman Spec Education High School
Leichman Spec Education High School
Lincoln High School
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
California State University Dominguez Hills
California State University Los Angeles
California State University Northridge
Cerritos College
College of the Canyons
College of the Desert, Palm Springs
Compton College
Cypress College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Loyola Marymount
Miracosta College
Mt. St Mary's Coll.-Chalon Campus
Occidental College
Orange Coast College
Pacific Oaks College
Pierce College
University of CA at Los Angeles
University of CA at Riverside
University of CA at Sta Barbara
University of Redlands
University of Southern California
West Los Angeles College
Woodbury University
Manual Arts High School
Materdei High School
Mountain View High School
Narbonne High School
Nogales High School
North Hollywood High School
Patagonia High School
Reseda High School
Roosevelt High School
Sacred Heart High School
Salesian High School
San Jacinto High School
Santa Monica High School
South Hills High School
Sylmar High School
Templeton High School
Verdugo Hills High School
Whitman Continuation School
Wilson High School
Woodlake High School
LIBRARIES
AC Bilbrew Library
Alamitos Library
Altadena Library
Angeles Mesa Library
Artesia Library
Avalon Library
Avenue Library
Azusa City Library
Baldwin Hills Library
Baldwin Park Library
Barstow Library
Bay Shore Library
Benjamin Franklin Library
Benjamin Library
Beverly Hills Library
Big Bear Lake Library
Bonita-Sunnyside Library
Brawley Library
Brentwood Library
Bret Harte Library
Brewitt Library
Buellton Library
Buena Vista Library
Burnett Library
Calexico Branch Library
California City Library
Calipatria Branch Library
Camarena Memorial Library
Camarillo Library
Canyon Hills Library
Carney Lib.-Mainside-Camp Pendleton
Carpinteria Library
Carson Library
Casa Verdugo Library
Charter Oak Library
Chet Holifield Library
Chino Library
Chula Vista Library
City Heights Library
City Terrace Library
Claremont Library
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
Colton City
Compton Library
Corona Library
Costa Mesa Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library
Crest Library
Crestline Library
Cypress Library
Dana Library
Duarte Library
East Los Angeles Library
East Rancho Dominguez Library
Eastside Library
El Dorado Library
El Monte Library
El Rio-Soliz Library
El Sereno Library
Exposition Park Regional Library
Fairview Library
Fallbrook Library
Fillmore Library
Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library
Goleta Library
Graham Library
Granada Hills Library
Grandview Library
H P Wright Library
Hawthorne Public Library
Hollydale Library
Holtville Library
Imperial County Free Library
Irvine-Heritage Park Regional Library
John C Fremont Library
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
Kensington/Normal Heights Library
La Canada Flintridge Library
La Puente Library
Ladera Ranch Library
Lake Arrowhead Library
Lake Los Angeles Library
Lawndale Library
Lennox Library
Logan Heights Library
Loma Linda Library
MUSEUMS
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
Children's Museum at La Habra
Forest Lawn Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum-Education Department
Japanese American National Museum
Kidspace Children's Museum
Los Angeles Children's Museum
Museum of Ceramic Art
Palm Springs Art Museum
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library
Los Altos Library
Lloyd Tabor Library
Loyola Village Library
Luque Library
Lynwood Library
Malaga Cove Plaza Library
Malibu Library
Mariners Library
Mark Twain Library
Mira Mesa Library
Miraleste LibraryMojave Library
Montebello Regional Library
Montecito Library
Moreno Valley Library
New Hope Library
Norman Feldheym Central Library
North Clairmont Library
North Torrance Library
Northridge Library
Northwest Park Library
Oakview Library
Ocean Park Library
Ojai Library
Orange County Public Library
Orange Main Library
Oxnard City Library
Palm Desert Library
Palmdale City Library
Palmdale Youth LibraryPanorama City Library
Paradise Hills Library
Paso Robles City Library
Peninsula Center Library
Phelan Memorial Library
Platt Library
Portrero Library
Rancho Park Library
Rancho Penasquitos Library
Rancho Santa Fe Library
Rialto Library
Richard J Riordan Public Library
Rowland Heights Library
Running Springs Library
Salton City Library
San Fernando Library
San Ysidro Library
Santa Ana Main Library
Santa Barbara Public Library
Santa Clarita Bookmobile
Santa Monica Library
Santa Paula Library
Scripps Ranch Library
Seaside Squar.Lib-Camp Pendleton
Serra Mesa Library
Sherman Oaks Library
Simi Valley Library
Skyline Hills Library
Solvang Library
South El Monte Library
South Mesa Lib.-Camp Pendleton
South Pasadena Library
South Whittier Library
Sunkist-La Puente Library
Tehachapi Library
Temple City Library
Valencia Library
Valley Center Library
Valley Plaza Library
Victorville City Library
View Park Library
Wanda Kirk Branch Library
Wasco Library
West Garden Grove Library
West Vallley Regional Library
Westchester Library
Westlake Village Library
Westmoreland Branch Imperial County
Free Library
Whittier City Central Library
Will & Ariel Durant Library
Wilshire Branch Library
Wilmington Library
Woodcrest Library
Wrightwood Library
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY EVENTS
1984 Summer Olympics in LA Opening Ceremonies
Camp Pendleton Abby Reinke Community Center
City of Carson Unity Day
Dutch Heritage & Sign re-lighting program at Norm's Bellflower
Edwards Air Force Base family Oktoberfest party
Fontana Arts Festival
Getty House
Italian Heritage Columbus Day in Los Angeles
Italian Heritage Festival-Santa Cruz
Laguna Folk Dance Festival
Lake Arrowhead Village Oktoberfest concerts
Los Angeles Street Scene
Music Center-Dorothy Chandler Pavilion LA Philharmonic
Symphonies for Youth - pre-concert Workshops
Old World Village Oktoberfest & International dance shows
Pasadena Pops "Oktoberfest" at Descanso Gardens
Rose Bowl Fourth of July Celebration
St George Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival
St Luke Orthodox Church International Festival
St Paul Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival
Starlight Foundation Children's Program in LA hospitals
Tantsupidu - Dance Festival in Tallinn, Estonia 2009
West Coast Estonian Days-Long Beach, Buena Park, San Francisco & Los Angeles
1991 - 2007
YMCA - Van Nuys
For more information or to book a program, please write to:
info@earthculturesproject.org or call (310) 559-9160
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