Arts in Education : Acadiana Arts Council

JULY CLASSES AT THE ACA
Ages 6 - 12 and high school students!
The Creativity Center at the AcA is offering classes as part of the Young Masters Series in July. These daily workshops are for children ages 6 - 12. In addition to the Young Masters Series, a mask making studio class will be offered for high school students. Click here to learn more and to download a registration form.

Adventures for Educators is a division of the Arts in Education program with a special emphasis on arts experiences for educators. This includes Professional Development Workshops in the arts, funding for special arts projects through Arts Grants for Teachers and continuing education in the arts through a university course entitled Arts in the Curriculum.

PACE: Primary Academic and Creative Experiences
PACE is an innovative program that works through artist-teacher teams to better educate primary school students. Local artists work with kindergarten through third grade students on a regular basis, connecting basic curricular subjects such as math, social studies, science and language arts with visual and performing arts. The goal of PACE is to foster the cognitive, motor, social-emotional and language development of young children through meaningful opportunities in the arts. PACE artists work closely with classroom teachers to develop activities that support and coordinate with the teachers' lesson plans.
PACE is a federally funded program and is only available to eligible Title I elementary schools in Lafayette Parish.

Touring Arts
You won't have to go far to discover the world of performance brought to you through the Touring Arts program. Modern dance, creative dramatics, instrumental music, puppetry and storytelling are only a few of the offerings by international, national, and locally known performers. Performances are divided into three categories: Schoolsite Performances take place on the grounds of the hosting school and the artist travels to the site; Community Center Performances take place at central performing arts facilities; and Community Events, open to the entire family and the general public. For Community Center performances, schools are responsible for student transportation and tickets must be purchased in advance.

Professional Development Workshops

The Professional Development Workshops expand teachers' understanding of the visual and performing arts and help to reinforce classroom curricula. Through these workshops teachers and parents learn practical and proven techniques for teaching in the arts, teaching about the arts and teaching a variety of subjects through the arts.

Click here for Upcoming Workshops.
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Arts Grants for Teachers

Any Lafayette Parish public school teacher, librarian or guidance counselor directly instructing children is eligible to apply for grants that fund direct student involvement in the arts; use the arts to teach non-arts subjects; fund the acquisition of arts books, films, equipment, etc.; or support arts education training for teachers. The purpose of this grant program is to encourage educators to design and develop creative and innovative arts projects by providing support and funding through a granting procedure. The deadline for applying for funding for Round II is April 25. Grant guidelines and current application forms as well as this year's grant deadlines may be obtained from your school's Art Liason teacher or from the Acadiana Arts Council. This grant program is only available for Lafayette Parish public educators.
Individual teachers can request up to $500. Shared grants submitted by two or more teachers, either within a school or between schools, will be considered for amounts up to $1,000. There is no limit on the number of applications that may be submitted.

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