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SUSAN ROSANO

Susan E, Rosano holds a masters degree from Wesleyan University in Liberal Studies, with a concentration in visual arts. She is a Master Teaching Artist with the CT Commission on Culture as an Expressive Arts Therapist, Artist and Dance & Movement

Specialist, working with children with special needs. Ms. Rosano is a winner of the 2006 Guilford Arts Awards “Year of the Child” for her work initiating expressive arts programs throughout Connecticut for organizations such as The Kennedy Center, CT VNA Hospice & Pedi Pal programs, Yale Children’s Hospital, many CT schools and special needs facilities. Ms. Rosano has a wide range of experience in bringing poetry, dance, and visual arts to children in hospital and school settings for the purpose of self expression and healing creativity. Susan has worked with children who are autistic, blind, deaf, terminally ill and many other

populations of children with special healthcare needs. She has also presented workshops at conferences through out New England

to parents, teachers and health care workers on using the arts with special needs students.

Self Expression through Dance (Grades K-6)

Using props such as balls, scarves or other fun items, Susan will lead students through breathing and stretching and sensory

integration dance. Students will practice their socialization and transition skills in this workshop focusing on dance and movement
Length: 45 Minutes

Poems of the Heart (Grades 2-8)

Using subject prompts: A Treasured Memory, When I Grow Old, My Real Name Is, students will be guided through a writing experience that will help them express their feelings in words. Poems will be shared and students will share the gift of their writing

to others in their class or in their lives outside of school. Length: 45 Minutes

Self Expression through Visual Arts (Grades 2-8)

Using color, line and form, students will be guides through a drawing exercise that will help them express their hopes, emotions and self-image. Create a self-portrait collage using representative drawings or draw a landscape of your favorite place and how to

get there. Length: 45 Minutes

1 Workshop: $405
2 Workshops: $540
4 Workshops: $810

A Day in the Life of Chris (Teachers and Parents)

This professional development workshop teaches adults about what it is like to be a child with special needs and talks about the common problems their families encounter as the advocate of their child. Teachers will learn about the everyday home and school life of a child with special needs and their abilities. Length: 2 Hours

CCT Funding Available

Curriculum Connections:

Language Arts, Visual Arts, Dance, Music

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