The Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education Program Announces 14 New Partnership Teams

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today selected 14 teams of arts organizations and school systems from across the nation to participate in the Partners in Education Institute, May 5-8, 2010 at the Kennedy Center. The Institute, funded by the U.S. Department of Education; the National Committee for the Performing Arts; and the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund, promotes partnerships in communities across the country between arts organizations and local school districts, focusing on the development of arts education programs for teachers.

The Institute, a national event held at the Kennedy Center, provides training and information to design an effective arts and arts integration professional development program for teachers in their communities. Participants will have the opportunity to observe established professional development workshops in action at the Kennedy Center, with teachers in attendance. They will also participate in content sessions that prepare them in how to plan, implement and evaluate professional development in the arts and arts integration for teachers. There are also sessions that address budgetary and staffing implications for these partnerships.

The new teams will join the existing 90 teams from 44 states and the District of Columbia currently participating in the Partners in Education program. In addition to this institute, the program holds an annual conference in Washington, where attendees exchange ideas and address issues facing their communities.

"The Kennedy Center is proud to provide a platform to help schools and arts organizations to better serve their communities," said Darrell M. Ayers, Vice President of Education at the Kennedy Center. "Arts integration workshops for teachers help provide a more complete education for students. We are always impressed with the exchange of ideas at the Partners in Education Institute."

Nearly 1,000 teachers from 16 public school systems in the Washington metropolitan area attend 60 Kennedy Center events each year. The events are designed for teachers working at the pre-school through high-school levels.

For more information about the participating teams and the Partners in Education program, or to inquire about application, please call (202) 416-8806 or visit www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners.

About Education at The Kennedy Center

For more than 35 years, the Kennedy Center has provided quality arts educational experiences through performances, residencies, workshops, conferences, career development programs, symposia, and on line and print resources. In the past year, the Center's education programs have directly impacted more than 16 million people across the nation. The educational mission of the Kennedy Center is to foster understanding of and participation in the arts through exemplary programs and performances for diverse populations of all ages that represent the unique cultural life and heritage of the United States. For more information, visit the Center's Web site at www.kennedy-center.org/education and www.vsaarts.org.

NEW PARTNERSHIP TEAMS

To be Inducted
May 5-8, 2010 at the Kennedy Center

 

Santa Clarita, California

Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center,

College of the Canyons

Saugus Union School District

Newhall School District

Sulphur Springs School District

Miami, Florida

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Des Moines, Iowa

Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

Des Moines Public Schools

Wilmington, North Carolina

Office of Cultural Affairs, University of

North Carolina-Wilmington

New Hanover County Schools

Portland, Oregon

Regional Arts & Culture Council

Gresham-Barlow School District

Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council

Texarkana Arkansas School District

Texarkana Independent School District

Pleasant Grove Independent School District

Liberty-Eylau Independent School District

Seattle, Washington

Book-It Repertory Theater

Seattle Repertory Theater

South Kitsap School District #402

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Imagination Celebration of

Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs School District 11

Springfield, Illinois

Sangamon Auditorium, University of

Illinois-Springfield

Springfield Public School District 186

Portland, Maine

Portland Ovations

Portland Public Schools

Mansfield, Ohio

Renaissance Performing Arts

Association, Inc.

Mansfield Arts Center

Mansfield City School District

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing

Arts, Marywood University

Scranton School District

Tyler, Texas

Young Audiences of Northeast Texas, Inc.

Tyler Independent School District

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Young Auditorium, University of

Wisconsin-Whitewater

School District of Janesville

 

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