The Arts
Welcome, please take a moment to review our new website
|
|
Teachers: Get Involved Organizations: Join Us Donate Now
|
Arts for Every Student (AFES) Through AFES, the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative (DC Collaborative)offers opportunities for all DC public and chartered public school students to take full advantage of the vast arts and cultural resources available throughout the DC Metropolitan area. Student and their chaperones attend high-quality arts and cultural events as an integral part of their education. Whether at Cultural Institutions or In School, these stimulating programs entertain and inform students, while providing them with concrete, engaging learning experiences that bring standards and curriculum to life.
Professional Development Initiatives (PD) The DC Collaborative provides DC public and chartered public school accredited workshops that align with school curriculum. Teachers learn innovative ways to invigorate their lesson plans using artistic and creative techniques and strategies. Arts educators and arts organizations also benefit from DC Collaborative's Professional Development Initiatives through content forums, member meetings, workshops and committee involvement.
Arts Education Initiative (AEI) In spring 2005, the DC Collaborative launched the AEI in partnership with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Ford Foundation. Through this multi-phased pilot initiative, over a three year period (2005–2008), DC teachers, principals, teaching artists and partners have worked together with the DC Collaborative to test-drive model programs and approaches for arts-integrated curriculum in the DC public and chartered public schools. Other goals of the AEI include the establishment of a comprehensive District-wide Arts Education Plan; increased knowledge-building, support and advocacy for arts education in the District of Columbia; increased parent and community involvement in arts education issues in DC; and the development of replicable models for arts integration as a tools for transforming and improving teaching and learning in urban school settings. Washington, DC was one of only nine (9) cities in the country invited to participate in the AEI by the Ford Foundation.
|
|
|