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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island students performed holiday songs for residents of a local nursing home last month.
Some of the students are pictured here handing out cards.(Courtesy of Josephine Filocomo)
The theatre arts academy at PS 56 in Rossville traveled to NYC Health + Hospitals/Sea View last month to give out holiday cards and perform songs for residents.
“Some of my students got teary eyed from the experience,” said Brooke Lopez, a teacher at PS 56. “I think the kids came away with a new appreciation for the power of the arts, and how performing for others can lift spirits and bring joy to everyone involved in the performance, whether they are a performer or an audience member!”
Students also gave out cards to residents.(Courtesy of Josephine Filocomo)
Students plan to return in the spring to perform excerpts from the school’s next theater performance.
“I think the kids came away with a new appreciation for the power of the arts, and how performing for others can lift spirits and bring joy to everyone involved in the performance, whether they are a performer or an audience member!,” said Brooke Lopez, a teacher at PS 56.(Courtesy of Josephine Filocomo)
Students plan to return in the spring to perform excerpts from the school’s next theater performance.(Courtesy of Josephine Filocomo)Send us your stories
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