38MUSEUMS AS EDUCATORS ■ EDUCATION UPDATE ■ APRIL 2003Students Study Drama at Highest Rated Theater Program in NYFounded by Jeffrey Horowitz in 1979, Theaterfor a New Audience is a venerable, non-profitclassical theatre program. For more than 20 years,it has produced acclaimed, imaginative productionsof Shakespeare and the classics and offeredmajor arts education programs. The organizationoffers the largest programs in the New York Citypublic schools for introducing Shakespeare andother classics. Along with staff development,workshops and artist residencies, students seemorning matinee performances of shows seen byregular audiences.The company just announced a new scholarshipprogram for high school seniors underwritten bythe Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation.Since 1984, the programs have introducedShakespeare and classic drama to nearly 100,000students ages 9 through 18 in New York City publicschools city-wide. The programs promote literacy,teach research and analysis skills, and buildteacher capacity. Middle school students canenjoy a 12 week program learning aboutShakespeare and other great playwrights.Recently, Zoe Caldwell addressed a group at alaunch of the new scholarship program. If everwords could evoke powerful emotions, Ms.Caldwell unleashed that flood with hersuperb monologue.For additional information: 212-229-2819 x18 or email jgiardina@tfana.orgDirect connection by PATH to Hudson-BergenLight Rail—Liberty State Park StationMinutes away from New York City,adjacent to the Statue of Libertyand Ellis Island National MonumentsDiscover three themed floors:Invention, Health and EnvironmentExperience 250 hands-on exhibitsGet close to the action in the largestIMAX ® Dome Theater in the United StatesLunch facilities availableCall 201.200.1000for school group ratesColgate CenterNY WaterwayLIBERTYSCIENCECENTERLiberty State Park • Jersey City, New Jerseywww.lsc.orgTEN YEARS OF SCIENCEADVENTURE ANDEXPLORATION!This Winter at Liberty Science Center we'recelebrating 10 years of transforming theway your students experience the world!Teachers, shake off those "winter blues" andgive your students a "winter adventure"they're sure to remember!Current Exhibitions:MarsQuest(January 25, 2003 - May 4, 2003)Here's your chance to play the part of spaceexplorer! Send commands to maneuver arover over a simulated Martian landscapeand use NASA software to explore thePathfinder landing site in 3-D. Experimentwith collage puzzles to learn how scientistsassemble larger planetary views from manysmall images. Study weather read-outs ofthe Red Planet, make craters, and take a virtualtrip to the Martian North Pole to discoverthe ice and sand dunes that exist side-byside.See all this and more in over 20 interactiveexperiences that make up MarsQuest.Bilingual Exhibition!Scholastic's The Magic School BusKicks Up A Storm(February 8, 2003 - May 4, 2003)Join Ms. Frizzle and her class as you discoverthe wonders of weather within this fun,interactive environment based on the bestsellingbooks and TV show by Scholastic.Learn the science behind meteorology, howclimate affects culture, and what safety precautionsyou can take during severe weatherevents. From a re-creation of the MagicSchool Bus and Ms. Frizzle's classroom tothe high-tech Weather CommunicationsArea, play with basic principles and ingredientsof weather making and investigate variousweather-related phenomena in thisbilingual exhibition (English/Spanish).In the IMAX® Dome Theater:Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees(October 12, 2002 - October 2003)Take a giant screen journey into the heartsand minds of wild chimpanzees with theworld’s most famous field researcher, Dr.Jane Goodall. The film weaves together thestory of a chimpanzee community and thework of scientists seeking to understand thelives of these remarkable creatures. JaneGoodall’s Wild Chimpanzees chronicles Dr.Goodall’s more than 40 years of legendarywork among the chimps at Gombe Park inAfrica, and leaves viewers with an importantmessage about conservation and anawareness of chimps fragile existence in thewild.Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West(May 18, 2002 - June 2003)Relive an amazing tale of discovery andexploration as National Geographic Filmsbrings to life the first crossing of whatwould become the United States. With carefulresearch and meticulous recreations, thisscientific expedition lives again on the bigscreen. Two hundred years after their epicjourney, go back in time with Lewis, Clark,their guide Sacagawea, and their braveCorps of Discovery, as they discover theadventure, danger, and wonder of theunmapped West.Also Showing:Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey(Through Summer 2003)The performers of STOMP guide studentswith a rhythmic voyage of discoverythrough the exciting world of percussion.Zoe CaldwellNOBLE PRIZE EXHIBIT OPENSThe Museum of American FinancialHistory in Lower Manhattan has a specialexhibit entitled “The Nobel Prize:Celebrating 100 Years of Creativity andInnovation” which will run through July2003. The exhibit provides a glimpse into theminds, lives and work of selected Nobel laureates,particularly those in the economicscategory, through personal video interviews,candid photographic portraits and originalartifacts.Difficulty with entry-level workers?Hidden Rulesof Class at WorkRuby K. Payne, Ph.D. & Don L. 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