Riverwest has many diverse partnerships that enhance the educational experiences of our students and build students\u2019 background knowledge through hands-on learning opportunities. Riverwest partners with the Boys & Girls Club to provide after-school tutoring and activities through our Community Learning Center (CLC). We have an ongoing partnership with Woodland Pattern Book Center, a literacy center in the Riverwest neighborhood. Writing instructors from Woodland Pattern teach creative writing classes and also bring artists, poets and authors to Riverwest School to do presentations and work with classes. Pierce also partners with the Urban Ecology Center to provide hands-on science lessons and science-based outdoor experiences. Pierce students have many opportunities in the arts through the generosity of Arts@Large, Danceworks\u2019 Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap dance program, and the Skylight Opera Theater.<\/p>\n
Our school is a recipient of an\u00a0Arts@Large<\/a>\u00a0grant. This grant brings opportunities for students to learn through the arts. Arts@Large has built an exemplary program that links community artist educators and higher education with teachers and students to create an atmosphere of arts-infused learning.<\/p>\n Danceworks Mad Hot Rhythm<\/a> is an educational dance program for schoolchildren in the Greater Milwaukee area targeting primarily very low-income schools in Milwaukee\u2019s central city. MHR provides desperately needed arts programming directly in the schools, while building artistic, academic and social skills among students. MHR strives to empower youth to stay in school, gain self-confidence and reach their full potential through the transformative power of dance.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Urban Ecology Center<\/a>\u00a0gets people outside.\u00a0On any given day you\u2019ll find…<\/p>\n At the Urban Ecology Center\u2019s locations, people make connections between new and old ideas, their behaviors and their impact, and, most of all, with each other.<\/p>\n The Jewish Home and Care Center<\/a> offers skilled nursing services for residents in an elegant high-rise building overlooking Lake Michigan, at the center of Milwaukee’s cultural heartbeat.<\/p>\n Woodland Pattern Book Center<\/a> is dedicated to the discovery, cultivation and presentation of contemporary literature and the arts. Their\u00a0goals are to promote a lifetime practice of reading and writing, to provide a forum and resource center for writers\/artists in the region, and to increase and diversify the audience for contemporary literature through innovative approaches to multi-arts programming. \u00a0Woodland Pattern is the only Milwaukee, Wisconsin arts organization presenting contemporary literature to the general public on a continuous basis.<\/p>\n Enlighten is Skylight Music Theatre<\/a>\u2018s Education program which includes touring shows for students, our Partner School program with Milwaukee Public Schools and internships, Audience Guides and Pre-show talks for adults. Instill an appreciation of the arts, develop future audience members, encourage and guide aspiring young artists, and establish arts education as a vital component of a well- rounded curriculum.<\/p>\n In\u00a0Girl Scouts<\/a>, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through a myriad of enriching experiences, such as extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong. Girl Scouting helps girls develop their full individual potential; relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and respect; develop values to guide their actions and provide the foundation for sound decision-making; and contribute to the improvement of society through their abilities, leadership skills, and cooperation with others.\u00a0Our troop is part of the\u00a0Girl Scouts of Wisconsin \u2013 Southeast<\/a>.<\/p>\nDanceworks Mad Hot Rhythm (MHR)<\/h2>\n
Urban Ecology Center<\/h2>\n
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Jewish Community Nursing Home<\/h2>\n
Woodland Pattern<\/h2>\n
Skylight Opera<\/h2>\n
Girl Scouts<\/h2>\n
Milwaukee Art Museum Junior Docent Program<\/h2>\n