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Arts Education That Cares

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Creativity. Engagement. Resilience.

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510-585-4942

Arts Education That Cares

Arts Education That CaresArts Education That CaresArts Education That Cares

Creativity. Engagement. Resilience.

Donate

510-585-4942

About Us

Our Statement

Our Statement

Our Statement

The Quinan Street Project is committed to equity for all races, genders, and the queer/LGBTQ+ community, and this value is the backbone of every action we  take. We are committed to continuing our work as an anti-racist organization and face hard conversations with an open heart, an open mind, and open ears.

Our Mission

Our Statement

Our Statement

The Quinan Street Project fights to provide accessible visual and performing arts education to children and public elementary schools in Contra Costa County. Through virtual classroom residencies, summer camps, and workshops, QSP is dedicated to igniting confidence, literacy, and creativity in our students.

Our Values

Our Statement

Our Values

We believe...

Every child deserves equal access to arts education.

Learning should not only be fun, but engaging for all different kinds of learners.

Theatre education can transcend the stage and open doors to an abundance of educational discoveries.

Education is an inherently political act.

Programs

Live Residencies for Any Classroom

Classes available to any public classroom in Contra Costa County.

Journey through Feelings and Emotions

$800

This five-lesson module was developed in response to the emotional toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on all of us. Theatre education is a safe and brave space to have honest conversations as we heal in community. 


Recommended for 3rd grade and below.

Basics of Playwriting

$800

This five-lesson sequence gives students the opportunity to tell the kinds of stories they want to see onstage, and to create a new pathway to self-expression as our young people continue to grow and mature. 


Recommended for 3rd grade and above.

Animals, Conflict, and Stories… oh, my!

$1,600

Using storytelling structure to engage English Language Arts skills this ten-lesson module gives learners an entrance point for talking about how to manage when we don’t get along with someone.


Recommended for 3rd grade and below.

A Storytelling Sojourn: Stories Through Time and from Around the World

$1,600

In these 10 lessons older learners dig deep into storytelling traditions from every inhabited continent and a multitude of centuries and eras right up to the creative minds in class writing and creating their own stories today. 


Content Warning: This curriculum module speaks openly about white supremacy, colonization, and oppression, as well as its ramifications on various peoples throughout history and their resilience through storytelling.


Recommended for 4th grade and above.

Drama in the Classroom

$2,000

Our "original recipe" of twelve-lesson residencies including Creative Play (TK-1st), Text to Performance I (2nd-3rd), Text to Performance II (4th-5th), and Advanced Playwriting (6th-8th).

QSP's Podcast: The Folklorists!

A multilingual podcast of the strange and unusual

Mel and Bryan are folklore researchers and adventurers interested in researching the strange and unusual, and helping people along the way. Each podcast episode travels to a new location and explores ghost stories, cryptid tales, and more as they use their wits, and their local libraries, to help discover history through stories. 


Bring the Folklorist Team to your local library, classroom, or school assembly to inspire the next generation of Folklorists!!


Contact the Folklorists: quinanstreet@gmail.com

Free Virtual Drama Classes

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for hundreds of hours of FREE virtual content!


Our 48 original lessons for ages 3-13, as well as 30 brand new lessons!

Events

Regular events and classes at our studio in beautiful Old Town Pinole.

Tuesdays

Hearts Alive Yoga

5:30 pm

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7:00 pm

QSP Studio

Event Details

Tuesdays

Hearts Alive Yoga

Gentle hatha yoga flow. Sign-ups are managed through heartsaliveyoga.com. 

5:30 pm

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7:00 pm

QSP Studio

Mondays

SoulFlow Oakland

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

QSP Studio

Event Details

Mondays

SoulFlow Oakland

Offering from Soulflow Oakland

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

QSP Studio

8/12/2023

QSP 10 Year Anniversary

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

QSP

Event Details

8/12/2023

QSP 10 Year Anniversary

Dinner, drinks, and a brief retrospective.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

QSP

10/29/2023

3rd Annual Halloween Festival!

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

QSP

Event Details

10/29/2023

3rd Annual Halloween Festival!

Carnival games, prizes, and more!

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

QSP

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The Quinan Street Project

656 Quinan Street, Pinole, California 94564, United States

510-585-4942

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