Field Trips Programs & Teacher Resources

TARPON SPRINGS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

2010-11 THEATER FIELD TRIPS

Performances are at 324 Pine Street (inside City Hall))

Student Admission: $5.00 (One complimentary chaperone per ten paid admissions)

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

LITTLE MONSTER TALES

by Fantasy Theatre Factory

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Two Shows: 9:15 &10:45 am
Recommended for Grades K-5

Delightfully squeamish stories about monsters, children, and other squiggly creatures. Fantasy Theatre performers use simple props, narration, and music to weave their tales of suspense. Shiver hilariously with a comic version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Shake with The Monster and the Tailor by Paul Galdone. Scream with laughter as Ghostwriter decides to help a young student with a homework assignment. Cringe with delight over Scary Poems for Rotten Kids by Sean O'Huigin. These spine-tingling stories are sure to send children running to the library for more books by the same authors.

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THE HUNDRED DRESSES

by Eckerd Theater Company

Friday, November 19, 2010
Two shows: 9:15 and 10:45 am
Recommended for Grades 2-5

Wanda Petronski, the new girl in room 13, wears the same faded blue dress to school every day, but insists that she has a hundred bright, shiny new ones at home. As Wanda’s story unfolds, her classmates learn the secret of the hundred dresses and with it, a lesson in tolerance, in taking responsibility and in living with the consequences of our actions.

An endearing tale, based on the Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses, focuses on the difficult issue of bullying and how mistreating someone because he or she is different from oneself brings as much harm to the bully as to the victim.

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I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY

by Eckerd Theater Company

Friday, February 25, 2011
Two shows: 9:15 and 10:45 am
Recommended for Grades 4 & 5

A triumph of the human spirit, I Never Saw Another Butterfly shares the hopes, the fears and the beauty of the children of Terezin. More than 15,000 children passed through Terezin Concentration Camp during World War II; fewer than 100 survived.

Their true story, told through the artwork and poetry they left behind, creates a compelling picture of defiance and of vibrant life!

Cultural Treasures Education Program

Sharing the History of Tarpon Springs

Make history come alive for your students...

The City of Tarpon Springs presents a new education program for fourth grade students and teachers. History posters and “traveling trunks” bring the rich cultural heritage of Tarpon Springs right into your classroom. The history poster is available to teachers at no charge. (Email your request). The poster shows photographs, text and artwork identifying the four important eras in the history of the area: the Indian Era, the Early Settlers, the Booming 1920s, and the Sponge Industry and Greek Immigration.

Traveling trunks, which can be borrowed by teachers for display and discussion in the classroom, contain historical items that illustrate life in past centuries, and reproductions of vintage photographs that document the community’s heritage.

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For more information or to arrange a field trip to the Heritage Museum or the 1883 Safford House Museum, call or email Ms. Billie Poteat 727-942-5605

For more information on any of the programs listed above, to reserve seats for a theater program, or reserve a traveling trunk, please contact the School Residency Coordinator at (727) 942-5605, or by email. Seat reservations will be confirmed in writing.

Transportation Options: There are several transportation services available locally. Please check with your school board about funding availability, or call us to check options.