Curriculum
Curriculum
Secrets of the Heart® TV is an award-winning web-based learning platform that delivers arts-based, social-emotional learning with an emphasis on culture and diversity. Designed for children ages 4-8, this program is used in classrooms and for remote learning, synchronous or asynchronous formats.
The curriculum is aligned with the California Arts Standards, National Core Arts Standards, Common Core Standards for language, CASEL Core Competencies and Social Justice Anti-Bias Standards.
Secrets of the Heart® TV is available in 27, 15 and 8 week formats.
Each webisode is approximately 15 minutes long with 20 – 25 additional minutes required to complete reading, discussion and worksheet.
Workshops include:
- an art form
- vocabulary words
- American Sign Language
- a visit to new location somewhere in the world
- worksheets in English and Spanish
- teachers’ tool-box with music, e-books, curriculum guide
- four bonus meditation episodes by Susan Kaiser Greenland
To set up a free consultation and learn more about our programs please contact Social Enterprise Coordinator Megha Nabe There is a hyperlink to Megha’s email here.
Secrets of the Heart® TV is an award-winning web-based learning platform that delivers arts-based, social-emotional learning with an emphasis on culture and diversity. Designed for children ages 4-8, this program is used in classrooms and for remote learning, synchronous or asynchronous formats.
The curriculum is aligned with the California Arts Standards, National Core Arts Standards, Common Core Standards for language, CASEL Core Competencies and Social Justice Anti-Bias Standards.
Secrets of the Heart® TV is available in 27, 15 and 8 week formats.
Each webisode is approximately 15 minutes long with 20 – 25 additional minutes required to complete reading, discussion and worksheet.
Workshops include:
- an art form
- vocabulary words
- American Sign Language
- a visit to new location somewhere in the world
- worksheets in English and Spanish
- teachers’ tool-box with music, e-books, curriculum guide
To set up a free consultation and learn more about our programs please contact Social Enterprise Coordinator Megha Nabe There is a hyperlink to Megha’s email here.
Secrets of the Heart® TV – Series I – 27 weeks
Grade levels: Transitional Kinder – Kindergarten
Overarching Themes: Vision, World Culture and Diversity
Family Art Project: A Vision Board.
Pre-workshop 1:
Teacher Orientation and Parent/Caregiver Orientation
Pre-workshop 2:
Children’s Welcome to Secrets of the Heart® TV – 3 minutes
Secrets of the Heart® Opening Interactive Performance Film – 45 minutes.
Workshops:
Each week, you will receive an email with a shareable link to your video workshop. We’re so excited to welcome you to the family!
Workshop 1 – Vision – Creating a vision board – Visit United States
Workshop 2 – Friendship & Smile – Creating a song – Visit Hawaii (Read – The Friendship Seed)
Workshop 3 – Kindness – Music and dance – Visit Liberia
Workshop 4 – Imagination – Theater Arts – Visit Mexico (Read – The Magic Eye)
Workshop 5 – Being Thankful – Visual Arts (children create Young Masters Headdresses) – Visit Mexico, China, Middle East, Israel and America (Read – The Hidden Treasure) – Children wear headdresses each week as they participate in workshops.
Workshop 6 – Listening – Music – Visit Thailand
Workshop 7 – Courage – Music and Dance – Visit Guinea, West Africa (Read – Heart of a Lion)
Workshop 8 – Family – Dance – Visit Native America
Workshop 9 – Beauty – Percussion – Visit Brazil
Workshop 10 – Inspiration – Music and Poetry – Visit Senegal, West Africa
Workshop 11 – Peace – Music and Dance – Visit Israel
Workshop 12 – Cooperation – Drumming – Visit Ghana, West Africa
Workshop 13 – Emotion – Music, The Blues – Visit Mississippi, United States
Workshop 14 – Strength – Drumming – Visit Cuba
Workshop 15 – Love – Song – Visit United States (Read – This Little Light)
Workshop 16 – Individuality – Puppetry – Visit New York, United States
Workshop 17 – Music – Musical Alphabet – Visit Italy
Workshop 18 – Creativity, Dance – Visit India (Read – The Invisible Power)
Workshop 19 – Happiness – Theatre Arts – Visit Greece
Workshop 20 – Giving – Music, Saxophone – Visit Belgium and New Orleans, Louisiana
Workshop 21 – Discipline – Dance, Ballet – Visit Italy
Workshop 22 – Compassion – Drumming/Percussion – Visit Peru
Workshop 23 – Passion – Dance, Modern – Visit California, United States
Workshop 24 – Confidence – Dance, Hip-hop – Visit Bronx, New York, United States
Culmination – Live or virtual culmination – Choose an art form for children to present. Parents share vision boards they have completed at home.
If you wish to order books and music from the Young Master Little Wisdom® hard cover book and music series, they are available at www.dreamaworld.com. Songs are also available on iTunes, Amazon.com and CDbaby.com.
Bonus: 4 Mindfulness and Meditation episodes – by Susan Kaiser Greenland
Pricing per classroom – TK-K grade levels (up to 30 students)
- 27-week program – $950 per classroom
- 15-week program – $500 per classroom
- 8-week program – $300 per classroom
- 27-week program – $89 Homeschool/Family
Secrets of the Heart® TV – Series II – 27 weeks
Grade levels: 1st – 2nd grade
Overarching Themes: Family, Social Justice, World Culture, Heroes
Family Art Project: Creating A Family Tree
Pre-workshop 1:
Teacher Orientation and Parent/Caregiver Orientation
Pre-workshop 2:
Children’s Introduction to Secrets of the Heart® TV – 3 minutes
Secrets of the Heart® Opening Interactive Performance Film – 45 minutes
Workshops:
Each week, you will receive an email with a shareable link to your video workshop. We’re so excited to welcome you to the family!
Parent Orientation – 13 minutes (English & Spanish) Teacher Orientation – 11 minutes
Children’s Welcome to Secrets of the Heart® TV – a 3-minute video, plus Secrets of the Heart®
Opening Performance Film – 45 minutes (headdress instructions and template provided)
Children wear headdresses each week as they participate in workshops.
Workshop 1 – Family – Creating a family tree – Visit United States
Workshop 2 – Identity – Theater Arts – Visit Saint Lucia
Workshop 3 – Unity – Salsa dance – Visit Puerto Rico
Workshop 4 – Voice – Ventriloquism – Visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Workshop 5 – Determination – Gospel Music – Visit Detroit, Michigan Mahalia Jackson/Dr. Martin Luther King
Workshop 6 – Knowledge – Japanese Calligraphy – Visit Japan
Workshop 7 – Personality – Music/Violin – Visit Thailand
Workshop 8 – Feelings – Pantomime – France – Marcel Marceau
Workshop 9 – Joy – African dance – Visit West Africa
Workshop 10 – Diversity – Theater Arts – Visit India
Workshop 11 – Power – Music/Song – Visit Peru
Workshop 12 – Flow – Visual Arts/Assemblage – Visit Jamaica – Betye Saar
Workshop 13 – Exploration – Music/Cello – Visit Ukraine – YoYo Ma/Arthur Russell
Workshop 14 – Forgiveness – Theater Arts/Shakespeare – Visit England
Workshop 15 – Healing – Music/Song – Visit Nigeria – Dr. Martin Luther King
Workshop 16 – Life – Visual Arts/Animation – Visit Los Angeles, California – John Barnes Linnett
Workshop 17 – Curiosity– Theater Arts/Poetry – Visit Space – Dr. Mae Jemison
Workshop 18 – Truth – Drumming – Visit Egypt
Workshop 19 – Ideas – Visual Arts/Drawing – Visit North America and Spain
Workshop 20 – Awareness – Music/Clarinet – Visit Germany
Workshop 21 – Spontaneity – Music/Song/Jazz – Visit Newport News, Virginia – Ella Fitzgerald
Workshop 22 – Roots – Music/Double Bass – Visit Cuba – Cachao Lopez
Workshop 23 – Justice – Music/Folk Music – Visit Nashville, Tennessee – Bob Dylan
Workshop 24 – Fun – Dance/Bollywood – Visit England
Final week: Culmination – Virtual or live classroom presentation for parents.
Teachers choose an art form for children to present. Families share family trees or vision boards completed at home.
Bonus: 4 Mindfulness and Meditation episodes – by Susan Kaiser Greenland
Pricing per classroom – 1st & 2nd-grade levels (up to 30 students)
- 27-week program – $950 per classroom
- 15-week program – $500 per classroom
- 8-week program – $300 per classroom
- 27-week program – $89 Homeschool/Family
Description of the Program
Secrets of the Heart™ TV is an award-winning web-based learning platform that delivers arts-based, social-emotional learning with an emphasis on culture and diversity. Designed for children ages 4-8.
A hybrid program that can be used for remote or in-classroom learning and in synchronous or asynchronous formats.
Secrets of the Heart™ TV begins with parent and teacher orientations and an opening film, followed by 5-24 pre-recorded workshop webisodes (depending on program length you choose), and ends with a culmination. Each webisode is approximately 15 minutes long with 20 – 25 additional minutes required to complete reading, discussion and worksheet. Every workshop includes an art form, vocabulary words, ASL signs for the “secrets” and visiting a new location somewhere in the world!
Worksheets are provided in English and Spanish to be printed each week, completed and reviewed. Completed worksheets can be photographed with a mobile device and returned to teachers when teaching is remote.
Pre-workshop 1:
Teacher Orientation and Parent/Guardian Orientation
Pre-workshop 2:
Children’s Introduction to Secrets of the Heart™ TV – 3 minutes
Secrets of the Heart™ Opening Interactive Performance Film – 45 minutes
Workshops:
Each week, you will receive an email with a shareable link to your video workshop. We’re so excited to welcome you to the family!
Workshop 1 – Vision – Creating a vision board – Visit United States
Workshop 2 – Friendship & Smile – Creating a song – Visit Hawaii (Read – The Friendship Seed)
Workshop 3 – Kindness – Music and dance – Visit Liberia
Workshop 4 – Imagination – Theater Arts – Visit Mexico (Read – The Magic Eye)
Workshop 5 – Being Thankful – Visual Arts (children create Young Masters Headdresses) – Visit Mexico, China, Middle East, Israel and America (Read – The Hidden Treasure) – Children wear headdresses each week as they participate in workshops.
Workshop 6 – Listening – Music – Visit Thailand
Workshop 7 – Courage – Music and Dance – Visit Guinea, West Africa (Read – Heart of a Lion)
Workshop 8 – Family – Dance – Visit Native America
Workshop 9 – Beauty – Percussion – Visit Brazil
Workshop 10 – Inspiration – Music and Poetry – Visit Senegal, West Africa
Workshop 11 – Peace – Music and Dance – Visit Israel
Workshop 12 – Cooperation – Drumming – Visit Ghana, West Africa
Workshop 13 – Emotion – Music, The Blues – Visit Mississippi, United States
Workshop 14 – Strength – Drumming – Visit Cuba
Workshop 15 – Love – Song – Visit United States (Read – This Little Light)
Workshop 16 – Individuality – Puppetry – Visit New York, United States
Workshop 17 – Music – Musical Alphabet – Visit Italy
Workshop 18 – Creativity, Dance – Visit India (Read – The Invisible Power)
Workshop 19 – Happiness – Theatre Arts – Visit Greece
Workshop 20 – Giving – Music, Saxophone – Visit Belgium and New Orleans, Louisiana
Workshop 21 – Discipline – Dance, Ballet – Visit Italy
Workshop 22 – Compassion – Drumming/Percussion – Visit Peru
Workshop 23 – Passion – Dance, Modern – Visit California, United States
Workshop 24 – Confidence – Dance, Hip-hop – Visit Bronx, New York, United States
Virtual Culmination – Choose an art form for children to present. Parents share vision boards they have completed at home.
If you wish to order books and music from the Young Master Little Wisdom® hard cover book and music series, they are available at www.dreamaworld.com. Songs are also available on iTunes, Amazon.com and CDbaby.com.
