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Residencies | Conferences | Keynotes | Masterclasses

2018 - 2022

Over  10,000 Students, Educators,  Behavioral Health  Professionals, and Families Engaged!


31.17% Increase in student comprehension and application of The UBU Social/Emotional Learning Treasure Chest of:

Hope | Resilience | Self-Compassion | Empathy

Esperanza | Resistencia | Auto-Compasion | Empatia

(One school alone saw a comprehension and application increase of  33.23% over a cross-section of 136 students over six class periods)

School Year 2021-2022 Residencies

2021

  • June 1 - 3, 2021
    • Quinn Support Services/Crossroads Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
      • Ages 12-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • June 8 - 10, 2021
    • Quinn Support Services/Crossroads Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
      • Ages 12-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • June 15, 16
    • Quinn Support Services/Crossroads Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
      • Ages 12-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • August 17 - 19, 2021
    • Quinn Support Services/Diana House Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
      • Ages 12-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • August  24 - 26, 2021
    • Quinn Support Services/Diana House Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
      • Ages 12-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2021
    • Quinn Support Services/Diana House Foster Shelter, Glendale AZ
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
      • Ages 12-17
  • September 20-24, 2021
    • Desert Shadows Elementary School (Paradise Valley Unified School District)
      • 6th Grade
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • October 4-8, 2021 
    • Intellischools, Glendale AZ and Paradise Valley AZ Campuses
      • Grades 9-12
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 
  • October 18-22, 2021 
    • Intellischools, Metro AZ and Chandler AZ Campuses
      • Grades 9-12
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 
  • November 1-5, 2021
    • Prescott Lakes Parkway School (Juvenile Detention)
      • Ages 11-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 
  • December 6-10
    • Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District Middle School
      • Grades 6, 7, 8
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 


2022

  • February 28-March 4
    • Cocopah Middle School (Scottsdale Unified School District)
      • Grades 6, 7, 8
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 
  • March 7-11
    • Mountainview Middle School (Scottsdale Unified School District)
      • Grade  6
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • April 11-15, 2022  
    • Prescott Lakes Parkway School (Juvenile Detention)
      • Ages 11-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 
  • April 25-27, 2022
    • Tonalea Elementary School (Scottsdale Unified School District)
      • 2nd Grade
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • June 13-17
    • Goys Hope/Girls Hope
      • Middle School and High School Scholars
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration
  • June 20-24, 2022
    • Prescott Lakes Parkway School (Juvenile Detention)
      • Ages 11-17
    • Social/Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration 

2021/2022: Conferences and Masterclasses

  • Speak Up! Stand Up! Save a Life! Virtual Conference 2021
    • Grades K-2 Breakout Session: Building Resilience
    • Grades 3-5 Breakout Session: Hope, Resilience, Self-Compassion & Empathy Through Music
    • Grades 6-8 Breakout Session: Dale Ganas! Keep Going!
      • Including an original short play with music ("Dale Ganas! Keep Going!") all about Resilience!
  • SafeOut Virtual Interactive, Virtual Presentation
    • UBU Treasure Chest Songwriting Masterclass/Presentation
  • Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented (AAGT) Virtual/Interactive Statewide Conference 2021
    • The Arts as Activism: Social Justice Through Music & Theater
    • Social Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration (Empathy)
  • Arizona Department of Education (ADE) ESSA Statewide Conference: Adapt, Innovate, Respond (Virtual/Interactive) 
    • The Arts as Activism: Social Justice Through Music & Theater
    • Social Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration (Empathy)
  • University of Montana/Montana State Thespian Society
    • The Arts as Activism: Social Justice Through Music and Theater (LGBTQ+ Human Rights)
  • Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Title IV-A & B "Expanding Horizons" Virtual Symposium
    • Social Engagement: Social/Emotional Learning through Arts Integration
  • Arizona Department of Education (ADE)  Arts and PE SEL Digital Summit
    • Social Emotional Learning in The Arts: K-12 Music Education
  • Desert Stages Theater: CARRIE, The Musical
    • Youth Anti-Bullying Workshop
    • Audience SEL-Arts Anti-Bullying Presentation
  • Tucson Unified School District Artists In The Schools Program
    • Social Emotional Learning in The Arts: K-12 Music Education
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Yavapai County
    • Out of The Darkness Walk, Prescott AZ
    • Suicide Prevention Presentation
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Maricopa County
    • Out of The Darkness Walk, Phoenix AZ
    • Suicide Prevention Presentation
  • Speak Up! Stand Up! Save a Life! Virtual Conference 2022
    • "Stay Connected" virtual breakout session for Middle and High school Students
  • Arizona Department of Education, Title IV Conference
    • Building a Better Tomorrow

PREVIOUS RESIDENCIES CONFERENCES KEYNOTES MASTERCLASSES

UBU Residencies, School Year 2018-2019

  •  Willard Alternative High School, Missoula, MT, (1 week)
    • Never Give Up (Suicide Prevention)
  • Paradise Valley Unified School District
    • District Fine & Performing Arts Professional Development Seminar
  • Buckeye Union High School, Buckeye, AZ, (3 weeks)
    • Never Give Up (Suicide Prevention)
    • STEM to STEAM  (History of Greek Theater)
    • STEM to STEAM (Audio Technology, Signal Flow)
    • Arts for Arts Sake: Acting/Directing Coaching
  • Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ, (4 1/2 weeks)
    • I've Got Something Better Substance Abuse Prevention Residency, Part 1
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Charros Branch (3 days)
    • Social/Emotional Learning (Suicide Prevention)
  • University of Montana School of Music, Missoula, MT (1 Day)
    • Suicide Prevention Arts Integration Masterclass
  • Intellischools, Phoenix, AZ (1 week)
    • Social/Emotional Learning (Suicide Prevention)

UBU Residencies, School Year 2019-2020 (shortened by pandemic)

  • Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Center, Phoenix, AZ (1 week)
    • Social/Emotional Learning (Suicide Prevention)
  • Pendergast Elementary School, Glendale, AZ, (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS
  • Sonoran Sky Elementary School, Glendale, AZ, (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS
  • Garden Lakes  Elementary School, Glendale, AZ, (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS
  • Canyon Breeze Elementary School, Glendale, AZ, (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS 
  • Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ, (3 weeks)
    • Social/Emotional Filmmaking Residency
  • Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ, (4 weeks)
    • I've Got Something Better Substance Abuse Prevention Residency, Part 2
    • Including student presentation of original script and songs for the entire student body (over 2,000 students plus attending faculty) as Capstone Event of "Red Ribbon Week."
  • Amberlea Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS
  • Desert Mirage Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    •  5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS  
  • Sunset Ridge Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    •  5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS  
  • Westwind Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 Week)
    •  5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS   
  • Academy of Mathematics and Science, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    •  5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS 
  • Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, AZ, (1 week)
    • Social/Emotional Filmmaking Residency 
  • Desert Horizon Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    •  5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS   
  • Sedona Elementary School, Sedona, AZ (1 week)
    •  6th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS    
  • Sedona/Oak Creek Red Rock Jr. High, Sedona, AZ (1 week) 
    • 7th and 8th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS  
  • Desert Trails Elementary School, Paradise Valley, AZ (1 week)
    • 5th & 6th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS 
    • General Music, Ukulele Class 
  • Villa De Paz Elementary School, Glendale, AZ, (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS  
  • Rio Vista Elementary School, Glendale, AZ (1 week)
    • 5th Grade Social/Emotional, PBIS    


2019-2020: VIRTUAL and COVID-SAFE LEARNING


  • Alice Cooper's Solid Rock teen Center, Phoenix, AZ  (3 months)
    • Social/Emotional Songwriting (ZOOM)
      • "Help The Cure" student response to Covid-19 Pandemic
      • "Is It Bad I Feel Pain" student response to killing of George Floyd
  • Tucson High Magnet School, Tucson, AZ
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Masterclass (ZOOM)
  • Desert Stages Theater, Scottsdale, AZ (4 weeks)
    • The Arts as Activism: Social Justice in Music and Theater 
    • (In-person, Covid-safe)
  • Buckeye Union High School, Buckeye, AZ (6 weeks)
    • Mentor, Adapt, Compose, Music Direct original student production (ZOOM)
  • Central Washington University Theater Department, Ellensburg, WA
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Masterclass (ZOOM)
  • Desert Stages Theater, Scottsdale, AZ (4 weeks)
    • The Arts as Activism: LGBTQ+ Human Rights Through Music and Theater
    • (In-person, Covid-safe)

School Year 2019-2020: Conferences, Keynotes, Professional Development

  • Arizona Department of Education, 2019 State ESSA Conference
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
    • STEM to STEAM Arts Integration Training
  • Pendergast Elementary School District
    • Superintendent and District Governing Board Presentation
    • Special Presentation to All Councilors and School Social Workers in the District
  • Glendale Chamber of Commerce, Glendale, AZ
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Presentation
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
    • Active Minds Mental Health Conference 2019 Presentation
    • Behavioral Science Faculty Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
  • Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented, Phoenix, AZ
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
    • STEM to STEAM Arts Integration Training
  • The Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies, Glendale, AZ
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Professional Development Workshop
  • Homeless ID Project, Arizona
    • Co-sponsored & Produced "I'd Rather Be Jamming" Music Festival and Songwriting Contest Benefit
  • Phoenix Human Services Campus, Lodestar Day Resource Center
    • Hosted multiple, monthly open-mic events for homeless and dispossessed clients
  • Stand Up, Speak Up, Save a Life, Phoenix AZ, Annual Conference
    • Write, Compose, Direct, Produce  Original Youth Suicide Prevention Musical
  • Sedona/Oak Creek Unified School District, Sedona, AZ
    • Superintendent and District Administration Presentation
  • Arizona Department of Education
    • Title IVa Conference
  • Mental Health Coalition of Verde Valle, Sedona, AZ
    • Students on Parole: Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
    • Faculty, Admin, Law Enforcement: Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
    • Conference Keynote Address
  • Arizona Department of Education, 2020 State ESSA Conference
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training
    • STEM to STEAM Arts Integration Training
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
    • Active Minds Mental Health Conference 2020, Keynote Speech
  • Arizona Department of Education
    • Title IVa Conference (ZOOM)
  • GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) State Conference, Phoenix, AZ
    • Social/Emotional Arts Integration Training (ZOOM)
  • Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition State Conference, Phoenix, AZ
    • Suicide Prevention through Social/Emotional Arts Integration (ZOOM)

STRATEGIC FUNDING PARTNERS AND DONOR STREAMS

Strategic Funding Partners

  • United Way of Missoula County (Missoula, MT)
  • Arizona Governor's Office on Youth, Faith and Family
  • United Health Care
  • For the Love Of Conor Family Foundation
  • Numerous Private Donors 

The UBU Project is Also Eligible for the Following ADE Funding Streams

  • Title 1
    • https://www.azed.gov/titlei
  • Title 2 (professional development only)
    • https://www.azed.gov/titlei/sample-page/title-ii-a
  • Title IVa and Title IVb
    • https://www.azed.gov/titleiv-a
  • CARES Act
    • https://www.azed.gov/cares/esser
  • ESSER Funds
    • https://www.azed.gov/cares/esser

LINK: UBU COMMUNITY OF DONORS

DATA DRIVEN, EVIDENCE BASED, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING

In a cross-section of over 1,000 students

31.17% Increase in student comprehension and application of the UBU Treasure Chest:


 Hope | Resilience | Self-Compassion | Empathy

Esperanza | Resistencia | Auto-Compasion | Empatia 


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