Rachel Atkins
Organization Details
| Name | Rachel Atkins |
| URL | https://www.dramatistsguild.com/members/rachelatkins/ |
Organization Description
| Mission statement | Rachel Atkins (she/her) is a teaching artist and playwright. She is the scriptwriter for the multimedia educational theatre company Living Voices (https://www.livingvoices.org/), with 12 shows on history and social justice in ongoing touring repertory, seen by over 4 million audience members throughout North America. Other plays for both youth and adults have been produced extensively in Seattle and around the US, Canada, and Brazil. Rachel holds her Master’s in Educational Theatre from NYU. As a Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Arts Partner, she works with students and teachers through the region, including Arts Impact’s Voices from the Field and Native Voices Arts Academies and the SPS 21st Century Arts Teaching & Assessment Project. |
| Service(s) description | Student or teacher workshops and residencies in theatre integration or playwriting, Theatre of the Oppressed, teacher professional development, curriculum development, youth theatre scripts |
| Program impact | not provided |
Community programs are organized into categories known as Community School Elements. All community programs associated with Rachel Atkins are listed below and each program may be provided at 1 or more schools. You can use the 'Show Details' buttons to learn more about each program.
Academic Learning (1 program)
Programs that support and reinforce school-day academic instruction within any subject area - language arts, career and technical education, math, science/technology, visual and performing arts, physical education, health education, ethnic studies, social studies, and world languages - in alignment to the curriculum and academic goals for students and the district.
Expanded Learning (1 program)
Programs that provide opportunities outside of the regular school day to practice and reinforce the skills students are learning in the classroom, to get exposure to new and different areas that may spark their interest and curiosity, and to cultivate strong social emotional skills and mindsets.