The P.E.N. Program

The design and launch of GSP’s proprietary P.E.N. curriculum for in-school artists residencies focus on middle grades and high school age students. This inaugural year will focus specifically on grades 6 through 10 to address learning and enrichment in core subject areas as well as vocabulary and language development, playwriting skills, creative and critical thinking, and the 21st-century skills and habits of mind, such as teamwork, discipline, self-awareness, listening, questioning and perspective taking. This curriculum also includes an intro to technical arts that reinforce state visual arts standards, and an introduction to lesser-known career paths in the arts field/industry.