Holley Central School District Staff Retreat

Teachers and Administrators from Holley Central School District joined together with Young Audience of Western New York staff in early November for a professional development retreat that highlilghted the key aspects of the Empire State Partnership we share.

The evening was led by Young Audiences' master juggler and wordsmith extraordinaire, Nels Cremean. Nels encouraged participants that "play" can be a necessary component to problem solving and exemplified how humor can be an essential element to creating a successful workplace or classroom. Teachers identified and reevaluated partnership goals while trying their hand at team improvisation, balancing acts and even juggling!

Young Audiences of Western New York has been bringing teaching artists into Holley classrooms for the past three years to collaborate with teachers in creating meaningful, curriculum-specific residencies for students in PreK-12th grade.  This partnership is funded in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts.