BA, University of Puerto Rico. For more than two decades, shared her performing-arts skills with numerous Westchester community organizations, including but not limited to: Youth Theatre Interactions, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers Public Schools, The Gateway Program, and Wartburg Senior Center. Created and directed the Multicultural Performing Arts Program in School 16 in Yonkers. Creator and coordinator of the community building program Salsa for Joy, which was presented to and shared with the Sarah Lawrence College community at the Barbara Walters Campus Center and at the Barack Obama School for Social Justice in Yonkers. Medina's professional experience includes: Broadway, regional, and international theatre; industrials, TV, film, commercials; choreographer, dance instructor, and dance and theatre director and coordinator. Owns a Pilates studio and has taught Pilates for St. Lukes Hospital in New York City and for the cast and crew of Lion King on Broadway, among others. Works in SLC's Theatre and Civic Engagement program. SLC, 2019–
Undergraduate Courses 2024-2025
Theatre
Theatre and Civic Engagement: Curriculum Lab
Open, Component—Year
THEA 5593
Curriculum Lab is a required weekly course for students who are sharing their theatre and creative skills in the Saturday Lunchbox Theatre Program. The Curriculum Lab will explore the creation and development of an interdisciplinary teaching curriculum for children ages 6–18. Through this weekly lab, directly connected to Lunchbox Theatre, students will gain insight into child-development principles, lesson-planning skills, and classroom-management strategies. Through inquiry and reflection, students will expand their critical thinking processes while utilizing practical teaching methods and techniques suitable for multiple learning types and levels.
Faculty
Graduate Courses 2024-2025
MFA Theatre
Theatre and Civic Engagement: Curriculum Lab
Component—Year
5593
Curriculum Lab is a required weekly course for students who are sharing their theatre and creative skills in the Saturday Lunchbox Theatre Program. The Curriculum Lab will explore the creation and development of an interdisciplinary teaching curriculum for children ages 6–18. Through this weekly lab, directly connected to Lunchbox Theatre, students will gain insight into child-development principles, lesson-planning skills, and classroom-management strategies. Through inquiry and reflection, students will expand their critical thinking processes while utilizing practical teaching methods and techniques suitable for multiple learning types and levels.
Faculty
Previous Courses
MFA Theatre
Curriculum Lab
Component—Year
This is a required weekly course for students who are sharing their theatre and creative skills in the Saturday Lunchbox Theatre Program. The Curriculum Lab will explore the creation and development of an interdisciplinary teaching curriculum for children ages six through 18. Through this weekly lab, directly connected to the Lunchbox Theatre, students will gain insight into child-development principles, lesson-planning skills, and classroom-management strategies. Through inquiry and reflection, students will expand their critical thinking processes while also utilizing practical teaching methods and techniques suitable for multiple learning types and levels.