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Our Kids Creative teachers have many years of experience working with children of diverse backgrounds in a number of different artistic media. All staff members take part in extensive training in the Kids Creative curriculum and creative process as well as in the Create-A-Play Summer Camp Safety Plan and Procedures. A number of our staff members are certified in First Aid and CPR by the American Red Cross. Each staff member and volunteer is hired through a rigorous process of individual and group interviews, references and background checks that comply with New York State Department of Health requirements. Our Camp Director has a Masters graduate in Peace Education from Teachers College of Columbia University. Our staff includes professional actors, musicians and teaching artists, experienced classroom teachers, Applied Theatre Masters candidates from CUNY/SPS and Kids Creative Summer Camp Alumni.
Our staff has taught at schools all over New York City and the World, including the following in New York: The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Columbia Grammar, The Heschel School, PS 6, PS 11, PS 87, PS 89, PS 102, PS 191, and many more... We have performed with shows in venues around the US, including the PNC Bank Arts Center, Symphony Space, Central Park's Summer Stage, Sea World, and Disney Land and in cities around the world, including London, Paris, Beijing, Beirut, Berlin and more. Kids Creative was founded by members of the Dirty Sock Funtime Band, voted best Kids Band by Time Out NY and regulars on Nick Jr.! |
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Adam Jacobs, Executive Director/Co-Founder: Adam has directed the Kids Creative Summer Camp for 11 years and expanded the after school program to 10 schools in New York City. Adam has a Masters Degree in Peace Education from Teachers College of Columbia University and undergraduate degrees in international politics from Columbia and Jewish law from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is also Mr. Clown in the Dirty Sock Funtime Band. He has certificates from The Fundraising Institute and the Leadership Academy of Community Resource Exchange and in Fundraising from the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services. He has worked with youth in different settings all over the world, teaching music, arts and conflict resolution to kids in Israel, Turkey, France, England, Germany and all around the United States. Adam originally hails from Minnesota (the Minnesota Twins are his favorite team EVER!!!).
Stephen Jacobs, Head Teacher/Co-Founder: Currently El Presidente of the Dirty Sock Funtime Band, Stephen graduated from the University of Minnesota Masters Program in Education and is a certified teacher. Stephen heads up the Kids Creative Band each summer and co-directed the camp for 8 years. He teaches for Kids Creative at the PS 87 After School Program as well as giving guitar lessons to people of all ages, holding bi-annual Guitar Concerts for his students. Stephen is a classical guitarist and a composer. Even though he loves the Minnesota Twins, he also really likes the Minnesota Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild and Strikers. Suzu McConnell-Wood, Program Director: Suzu is currently pursuing her Masters in Applied Theatre and has Bachelors Degree in Drama and Arts Education. As the Director of Vital Children’s Theatre she directed “Pinkalicious the Musical” and “The Bully”. She currently tours two one-woman multi-media plays for Living Voices to local schools and teaches our Create-A-Tale and Create-A-Play programs at PS 102. She hails from Northumberland, England and has swapped her tea and toast for coffee and bagels but she doesn’t know who the Minnesota Twins are. |
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