CURRENT PROGRAMS
CURRENT PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS SUMMARY
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Lenape History in Lower Manhattan
Two unique classroom workshops about the culture of the indigenous group who lived in NYC for over 10, 000 years. This workshop is for students in grades 4-12. It can be led in person or virtually.
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Black History in Greenwich Village & Beyond
Four sequential workshops the explore lives of Black Americans living in Lower Manhattan between 1620-2020. This workshop is available for grade 6-12 classrooms. It can be delivered in person or virtually.
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CUE Teen Collective
CUE Teen Collective (CTC) is a free, year-long after-school program for high school students who are passionate about visual culture and interested in exploring careers in the arts. CTC visits different cultural institutions weekly during the Fall season and meets in person at CUE gallery in the Winter & Spring seasons.
*NEW PROGRAM*
Lenape History in Lower Manhattan
(For Grades 4-12 & Classroom Teacher PDs)
MY ROLE: INSTRUCTOR, RESEARCHER & PROGRAM DESIGNER
New Yorkers often hear/learn about the Lenape during land acknowledgements; but most of us don’t know how the Lenape actually lived and loved on the island of Manhatta.
Administered by Village Preservation (VP) and facilitated by Amanda, this two part workshop series that explores the history of the Lenape people in the Greenwich Village area of New York City before 1524. Learn about how Lenape culture still impacts the geography, urban planning, naming, and spirt of Lower Manhattan today!
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Did you know that women were in charge of society in Manhattan before the mid 1600s? Manhatta Matriarchy is an introductory lesson that celebrates the role of women in Lenape villages in lower Manhattan. This FREE workshop is available for classes and school assemblies for grades 4 through 12. The workshop is structured around an interactive presentation and group discussion.
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The Lenape referred to NYC as Lenapehoking. Mapping Lenapehoking is a project based cartography lesson that connects the Lenape’s trail system in Lower Manhatta to NYC’s current urban planning & architecture. This workshop is available for classroom visits for grades 6-12.
BOOKING INFO
CONTACT- To book a workshop email Sam Moskowitz the Operations Director at Village Preservation, smoskowitz@villagepreservation.org
DURATION- Between 45min - 1 hr
LOGISTICS- 2 class minimum for school visits; workshops delivered via zoom can be booked individually.
DELIVERY - This program can be taught to class groups & assemblies IN PERSON; or led virtually for classes only
AUDIENCES- Class/assemblies for grades 4-12, college, history/social studies teachers and general adult audiences.
class groups (grades 5-12 & colleges)
professional development trainings (k-12 teachers & college faculty, education non profits)
public programs (cultural institutions, brands, corporations)
Black History in Greenwich Village & Beyond
(For Grades 6-12, Teacher PDs,University & Adult Study Groups)
MY ROLE: INSTRUCTOR, RESEARCHER & PROGRAM DESIGNER (2020- Present)
Did you know that the oldest black, owned neighborhood in New York City is now a park in the West Village area?
This four session workshop series explores the history of the black presence in the Greenwich Village area of New York City from 1600-2020. Discover the impact of African- Americans on the art, history, culture, and activism of Greenwich Village from 1600 to today! This workshop series is administered by VP and facilitated by Amanda & other VP History Educators.
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Illuminates Manhattan’s transition from a thriving forest full of hills on an island stewarded by the Lenape to a thriving metropolis and financial center in America built by enslaved African people.
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Explains the legal, economic, political realities of enslavement and abolition in New York.
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Highlights the people, places, movements, institutions and federal legislation that incubated the first generation civil rights movement (reconstruction era) in New York City with a focus on activists living and working in the Village.
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Traces the lives, legacies and accomplishments of historical figures & activists living, creating and working in the Village between the second generation Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter movements.
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6 stop walking tour that immerses student groups in the sites, spaces and places where black folk lived, loved, worked, created and leisured in Greenwich Village. The walking tour also highlights sites where African-American residents of the Village protested, fought and organized for equity, liberation and full citizenship.
All Sessions - Booking Information
BOOKING- Email Sam Moskowitz the Operations Director at Village Preservation, smoskowitz@villagepreservation.org to book a workshop
LENGTH- Between 45min - 1 hr
LOGISTICS- 2 class minimum for school visits; workshops delivered via zoom can be booked individually.
DELIVERY METHOD - This program can be taught to class groups & assemblies IN PERSON; or led virtually for classes only
AUDIENCES- Class/assemblies for grades 6-12, college, history/social studies teachers and general adult audiences.
class groups (grades 6-12 & colleges)
professional development trainings (grades 4-12 teachers & college faculty, education non profits)
public programs (cultural institutions, brands, corporations)
SESSION 5 (ONLY) Walking Tour Logistics
MEETING POINT- Washington Square Park Arch (Waverly Place/Washington Square North & 5th Avenue)
END POINT- New School (13th Street & 5th Avenue)
LENGTH- 60 - 75 minutes
LOGISTICS- 2 class minimum for tour bookings
DELIVERY - Tours are led by trained History Educators contracted by the Village Preservation
AUDIENCES- Tours are suitable for grades 5-12, college, history/social studies teachers and general adult audiences.
class groups (grades 6-12 & colleges)
professional development trainings (teachers & college faculty, education non profits)
public programs (cultural institutions, brands, corporations)
When you click on the button above, you will be redirected to a google sheets doc. Click on the Spring ‘25 sheet tab at the bottom to see my schedule for upcoming dates.
CUE Teen Collective
(For HS Grades 10-12)
MY ROLE: Lead Educator & Program Founder (2017- Present)
CUE Teen Collective (CTC) is a free, year-long after-school program for high school students who are passionate about visual culture and interested in exploring careers in the arts. Through the program, students investigate various aspects of the contemporary art world, develop and refine their creative production and critical thinking skills, and conceptualize and create artwork for a final group exhibition presented at CUE’s gallery space. CTC offers behind-the-scenes access to the New York art world, demystifying career paths in the arts while inspiring students to develop their own personal artistic voices. The CTC program begins in October and culminates in early June with a final exhibition on view at CUE gallery. The CTC program application form is released every year in early August. Click the more information button to view the program application page.
CTC is administered by Cue Art Foundation a nonprofit organization that works with and for emerging and under recognized artists and art workers to create new opportunities and present varied perspectives in the arts.
Student Work 2018-2023
Petvy Li Emotional Boxes, 2018 Acrylic on cardboard, drawing, mixed media Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Aneesa Razak, All these words taken from my mouth from the series Growing Pains, 2019 Oil, pastel, embroidery thread Two canvases, 24 x 24 inches each Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Jiahe Wang The Ungraspable Phantom, 2020 (detail) Charcoal, Conté, paper, Moby Dick, and sleep deprivation 18 x 120 inches Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Joyce Lin Malignant Conspiracy, from the “Mythical Bane” series, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 18 x 14 inches
Dechen Ballantine-Kaplan Where I’ve Been, 2022 Acrylic paint on wood 12 x 6.5 inches Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Bianna Chen (L to R) My Strega Nona, A Little Zodiac Story!!, and Run with the Flowers As part of the series Little Dreams Before Bedtime, 2023 Photo by Keenon Perry