3074
Whitney Ave.
Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor
Hamden, CT 06518
phone: 203-230-8101
fax: 203-230-8131
TOM LEE
Stories from Around the World
Tom Lee is an educator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a
Master Teaching Artist with the Connecticut Commission on
Culture and Tourism. A storyteller for sixteen years, Tom has
performed in hundreds of classrooms throughout the state. His
programs have been featured on National Public Radio, BBC-TV,
and as a guest artist at Yale University Art Gallery. Tom Lee is a
Fellow with the Connecticut Writing Project at the University of
Connecticut.
Stories From Around World (Grades K-12 60 Students)
Tom Lee tells traditional stories from around the world; stories
that reflect their cultures of origin and convey universal themes;
whimsical tales, breathtaking adventurous and thought-provoking
dramas drawn from Tom's expensive travels and research.
Stories are carefully chosen to be grade appropriate for students. Tom draws from student's questions, comments and insights as he weaves his Telling stories program. Length: 45 minutes
Stories and History (Grade 5-9)
History comes to life as Tom Lee tells stories from the great
civilizations of the past. In units designed to support Connecticut
Social Studies curriculum in grades 5-9, Tom tells authentic epics
and legends from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome,
Mayan Civilization, The Middle Ages and Ancient China. Length: 45 minutes
5 Sessions for 60 students each: $800
2 Performances for 150 students each: $710
Gilgamesh and the Mesopotamian World (Grades 5-9)
Students explore ancient civilizations as Tom tells the epic of
Gilgamesh, mankind's oldest known story, as thrilling today as
it was four thousand years ago. Length: 45 minutes
Single Performance: $600
Residency-
Story Development through Visualization
CCT FUNDING AVAILABLE
Curriculum Links: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science
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