for Bookings Contact louise@louisekelly.com

Deep Roots Program

A New Environmental Program for Students K-2nd Grade

A dynamic, 45-minute presentation leaving students with a greater connection to the land that we live on here in Illinois: The Prairie!

Developed and Written by Environmental Educators: Jackie Flanagan, Louise Kelly, Jean Kent

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"Deep Roots" teaches Illinois children about the deep roots of prairie plants, encouraging them to grow their own deep roots into this land we live on.

From this interactive, musical experience children will develop empathy for living creatures and the land.

Illinois: The Prairie State

Meet Eagle and Owl

Children ages K-2nd grade will be delighted by Eagle and Owl as they:

Educate about prairie plants and animals
Engage through song and dance
Inspire students through the collective creation of a (musical) prairie
Experience a sense of belonging to the land they live on.

Eagle

Louise Kelly

Music Educator, M.A. Music Education. Vandercook, Chicago
Singer-Songwriter, Performer, Environmental Activist

Eagle leads children in musical and imaginative experiences as they transform into plants and animals of the prairie.

Costume design: our exclusive signature costume design are created solely by reused, repurposed materials by Costume Designer/Creator Jillian Gryzlak

Owl

Jean Kent

Environmental Educator with award-winning non-profit S.C.A.R.C.E. (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education)

Owl teaches children about the interdependence of all life on the prairie. The plants provide food and shelter for the animals, birds, and bugs.

Costume design: our exclusive signature costume design are created solely by reused, repurposed materials by Costume Designer/Creator Jillian Gryzlak

Learn More about this Interactive Program

Deep Roots is interactive

Children love to learn about the plants and animals of the prairie!

I Love the Beautiful Earth

Eagle teaches children the ASL (American Sign Language) with the song "Earth, Earth, Earth, I Love the Beautiful Earth"

Deep Roots

Louise Kelly started to write a song that teaches about prairie, our natural habitat, when she for the first time watched it unfold in spring of 2020.

Deep Roots is interactive

Children love to learn about the plants and animals of the prairie!

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Bring Deep Roots to your Community

This assembly-style performance can take a number of shapes and forms, from workshops and residency programs for elementary schools, to park districts and forest preserves.
The intended audience is early elementary school, from kindergarten to 3rd grade.

for Bookings Contact louise@louisekelly.com

This Deep Roots video is shared with educators a week before the Program and plants the seeds for the live educational experience. Students will be introduced to the plants and animals of the prairie in a fun, animated format.

"Deep Roots" was written by Louise Kelly, produced by Daniel Oldham, and animated by Kelsey Boncato. Partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

The program is grateful for partial support by

the Illinois Arts Council Agency

The Deep Roots Program was developed from a collaboration between

Louise Kelly, musician/ singer-songwriter/ educator
SCARCE, an award-winning sustainability center.