Marin County Office of Education, Early Childhood
Luna’s multi-year partnership with Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Early Childhood works to expand the capacity for dance at all three BUSD preschool sites: Franklin, King and Hopkins. Dance belongs in early learning, and young children learn through their moving bodies, and through embodied creative play. Through a side-by-side professional learning model that includes yearlong weekly dance classes for all children; workshops, co-reflection, focus groups, and coaching for all teachers; and community dance events tailored to each site, BUSD classroom teachers are supported in exploring all the ways dance can exist in early learning, and integrating dance into the school day.