With over 10 full-fledged children's musicals, personal appearances, conferences, and workshops, Andrea Green and her projects are getting plenty of media attention. Here are some recent articles that convey the excitement and meaning of Andrea's efforts.
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In the last issue of PIO! I wrote about neurodiversity and strategies to create safe, inclusive musical experiences for all kinds of students in classrooms, choirs, or performance settings. This column continues the conversation, highlighting the work of two of our members, Frank Hernandez and Andrea Green, who each in their own unique way strive very purposefully to build inclusive communities using music and the arts.
“Open the Circle” by Frank Hernandez and Ted Warmbrand is a favorite
Students from the Colegio Ponceño Musical Theater group performing “Homeroom the Musical” in Puerto Rico in February. The things that teenagers obsess over could fill a feature-length musical. In any given homeroom, on any given school day, adolescents worry about their looks, upcoming exams, and how their GPA stacks up against others. They fret about fitting in, fashion, friends, frenemies and bullying—both cyber and traditional.
In other words, “Homeroom the Musical”—a production as noteworthy for its big song-and-dance numbers as its value as a
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It all starts with a dream. Then mix in mission, music and passion and it’s a great formula for success! These are the ingredients that quickly came together to make it possible for 30 teen actors from Colegio Ponceño Musical Theater Group in Ponce, Puerto Rico to come to Cherry Hill to perform with students from Cherry Hill High School West in “Homeroom: The Musical” They arrive on June 4 for a five-day whirlwind of a tour, visiting attractions in the Philadelphia region and perform
PHILADELPHIA Composer Andrea Green of Cherry Hill walked away with honors Saturday night when the documentary about her work won an Emmy Award.
A Mid-Atlantic Emmy was presented to local filmmaker Henry Nevison, whose documentary, "On the Other Side of the Fence," chronicles Green and the children she works with at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Germantown Friends School.
Green, a music therapist, served as associate producer of the documentary.
The documentary is an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the students' relationships as they rehearse and perform together in the musical
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Empathy is an essential skill to connect with the people and world around you. It is also so much more than even compassion- to be truly empathetic one has to feel how it might be to be in another’s place. So how can we teach this skill, and how can we simplify it enough to teach bit effectively to children? The most effective way to teach it is experientially- and the most fun way is through the arts. On this Voices in the Family, we will speak with people involved in the film “The
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On May 11, 2019, Andrea Green was awarded the 2019 Grand Prize 'Exceptional Teacher as Hero Award" from the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. This honor is given to an educator who leverages their excellence in teaching to make a difference in the lives of their students. The criteria for winning the Grand Prize includes excellence in all of the following areas:
Watch a video of the ceremony!
On May 16, 2013, Andrea Green and Teresa Maebori, were honored by a special resolution by the City of Philadelphia.
"Honoring the inspiring partnership of two Philadelphia women, Andrea Green (music therapist, composer/playwright) and Teresa A. Maebori (teacher), along with the staff and children from the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, who are celebrating the 30th year of a 'musical' and teaching tolerance project created to break down barriers- building communication, understanding and friendship."
Watch a video of the ceremony!
We are pleased to announce that On the Other Side of the Fence took home the gold medal from the 2015 NY International Film Festival and the bronze medal from the United Nations for outstanding achievement in a film that exemplifies the ideals and goals of the United Nations.
Filmed in the spring of 2012, On the Other Side of the Fence is a television documentary and educational media project. It focuses on Andrea's highly acclaimed musical, On the Other Side of the Fence and her work as a music therapist and director.
On the Other Side of the Fence is now distributed by American Public Television and is going to air on over 61 stations in 2015.
Click here to visit the On the Other Side of the Fence website
