One element of the fourth grade curriculum is learning about the history of immigration in the United States. To complement that curriculum, the Stow PTO funded an in-school performance of "An American Journey" by the Revels Repertory Company. The 45-minute program was held yesterday in the Center School gym for the entire grade. Two children from each class participated in the performance, and spent the past several weeks learning songs and their lines.
The live performance of stories, songs, and dances told the journey of three Irish, Italian and Eastern European Jewish families to America in the early 1900s.
The single largest expenditure of the Stow PTO, approximately 40%, funds such arts and cultural enrichment programs. We fund two programs of this type per grade per year, plus all-school programs. For more information on these programs at Pompo and Center, please see our Arts & Cultural Enrichment page which includes dates for 2011-12 programs.
Thank you to the Revels for their visit to Stow!