KOS is a unique philosophy of learning in which the arts are integrated with the school’s core curriculum of all the basics – math, science, social studies, English, and reading. It is a partnership between KOS Foundation of Maury County, the Maury County Public School System, and the Mt. Pleasant School of The Visual and Performing Arts, Mount Pleasant High School, and Mount Pleasant Elementary School. KOS Foundation of Maury County was founded in an effort to make a difference in Mt. Pleasant, Maury County, and serve as a replicable example to communities throughout the south and beyond.
KOS believes that we can offer unique, high-quality opportunities in the arts to students throughout TN with programs like our I heart Dance Festival.
Sample Programs Offered
Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
The I heart Dance Festival gives middle and high school dancers the opportunities to survey a variety of styles and techniques with professional dancers and teachers in hopes of furthering their passion for dance and to continue investigating it throughout highschool, college and into their adult lives.
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Program Type: Arts Curriculum
Program Description:
Let Kids on Stage Foundation of Maury County show you and your students how to create a chapter of the KOS Found Object Sculpture Society at their school. Use recycling, reusing, repurposing, and reimagining found objects through sculpture as a way to encourage students to begin investigating issues of waste, trash, recycling, repurposing, and upcycling in their community.
Everyone loves to belong and after this workshop participants receive a lifetime membership to their very own chapter of the KOS Found Object Sculpture Society!
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Program Type: Arts Curriculum
Program Description:
In this STEAM dream workshop, participants will use the Scratch coding platform and Makey Makey to design an interactive sound artwork that they can share with Scratch and Makey Makey users around the Globe. Facilitated by 2020 Makey Makey Global Ambassador Mike Mitchell.
The MaKey MaKey is an invention kit that tricks your computer into thinking that almost anything is a keyboard. This allows you to hook up all kinds of fun things as an input. For example, play Mario with a Play-Doh keyboard, or piano with fruit!
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