school residencies

"Our children need the kind of artistic connections to
the writing process that she offers"
Charles Sneed, Elementary Principal

"She received very high marks from our staff and has
been a very reliable artist for our school"
Jerry Green, Primary Principal

"Her process ...improved my children's writing test
scores. These were the best scores I'd ever had!"
Nancy Hudson, Elementary Teacher

"Her residency did more to raise awareness about
bullying than anything else we have tried before."
Vicky Matthews, Middle School Principal

Donna Marie is a Teaching Artist with the Asheville Arts Council. Grants from the council are available to
schools for her work. Contact them at: http://www.ashevillearts.com/contact.php

School residencies are designed around your schedules and can be one day a week over
the course of a month or a one week intensive period. All residencies include an intial story
concert by the artist, pdf teacher and classroom connection guides to the story, and an
intensive, fun-filled learning, in-class residency by the artist in drama, creative process or
creative writing. $2000 + travel/expenses. donnamarietodd@bellsouth.net

School Performances last approximately 20 minutes and are designed for 3 age groups:
K-6 (8 Character Trait Stories) Middle School (Bullying) $500*. + travel/expenses
Classroom & teacher connection guides included as downloadable pdf's.

If wireless mic sound system is not available for performances, artist will bring her system. *$250 per on yearly contract for 8.