She is #DopePeople
From the east to the west, global and beyond, Polaryss' zone of genius is at the intersection of art, math, science, & tech, taking her to places like Uganda, Benin & Brazil! Polaryss is an educator, Hip Hop artist, and activist whose synergy and passion are unmatched. Born and raised in the Mecca of Hip Hop, The Bronx, New York, Polaryss incorporates her art and life experiences into every aspect of her work. Whether she’s performing on stage or promoting cultural diplomacy globally, she is always educating and entertaining.
As an educator and social entrepreneur, Polaryss uses her craft to advocate for women in Hip Hop as well as educational equity in underserved communities. She uses Hip Hop in the classroom as a tool to teach and promote self-advocacy, effective communication, and critical thinking. She also utilizes the skill of improvisation (freestyle) to teach social and fiscal responsibility, classroom curriculum, and self-awareness.
As an educator and Hip Hop Ambassador, Polaryss takes pride in the innovative ways she brings Hip Hop into the classroom, pairing it with STEAM and project-based learning to increase literacy. The founder of The Intentional Movement Project, an arts-based literacy program that uses Hip Hop to identify and address giftedness in historically underserved youth, Polaryss has made a significant impact on the global Hip Hop community and seeks to do the same in the field of education. She created The Intentional Movement Project (TIMP) to put emphasis on historically underrepresented gifted learners and aims at partnering with academic stakeholders to increase access to STEAM-based arts education. TIMP offers standards-based quality programming that shines a spotlight on self-advocacy, effective communication, and critical thinking using curriculum-based instruction.
From the global stage to the classroom to the boardroom, Polaryss is reimagining education and the world through the lens of Hip Hop Culture. Founding member and former Co-chair of MC Lyte’s Hip Hop Sisters (
www.hiphopsisters.org,
www.hiphopsisters.com), On the board for the Women In Hip Hop Division of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Director of Creative Operations, Education Advisor and Lead Facilitator for Toni Blackman’s Rhyme Like A Girl (@RhymeLikeAGirl on IG), and Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador to the US State Department.
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