Overview
The Arts Education program strives to provide more students with access to the arts, and with meaningful arts experiences inside and outside the classroom.
Goals
- Provide equitable arts opportunities for all students through staffing, scheduling, and program distribution
- Promote academic rigor in the arts through standards-based curriculum and assessment
- Create supportive, aligned partnerships with Chicago arts organizations
- Increase dedicated arts funding from the district and external sources
Program benefits
- Increase student access to arts programs and opportunities
- Encourage students to think creatively as well as critically
- Offer a "well rounded" educational experience for CPS students
- Improve teacher capacity through professional development workshop opportunities
- Offer alternative arts programming through partnerships with external arts partners and teaching artists
Resources
The Arts Education program works with many resources across the city, including:
- Local schools that participate in All-City programs
- Local and national funding agencies and organizations
- Partnerships with over 300 arts organization and teaching artists