Beau Sawyer

2015
Big Lake, AK
Houston Middle School

Sawyer’s innovative teaching idea, “Theater in our Schools,” is focused on building a theater program for all middle school students, as well as interested students in the neighboring high schools that do not offer any arts programs. There has been a steady decline in art classes within schools around the country making extracurricular programs critical to provide theater opportunities to students. Sawyer’s theater program will bring arts to students at these title one schools, which currently offer limited after school programs, and give them the opportunity to perform in their community.