Global Education Center

TO USE THE ARTS OF DIVERSE CULTURES TO HIGHLIGHT OUR COMMONALITIES AND PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PREK-12 TEACHERS AND DIVERSE CULTURAL ARTISTS WITH A GOAL OF CREATING MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.

PASSPORT TO UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL OUTREACH TYPICALLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 STUDENTS IN OVER 100 SETTINGS TEACHING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON CULTURAL MUSEUM PRESENTATIONS; DRUM AND DANCE WORKSHOPS RESIDENCIES; SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCES; IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING; HOME-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING; PROGRAMMING IN THE YOUTH DETENTION CENTER; A CONCERT SERIES FOR SCHOOLS; AND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY NIGHTS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF OUR SCHOOL OUTREACH IS TO USE THE ARTS OF DIVERSE CULTURES TO HELP SCHOOLS CREATE SAFE NURTURING AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THEIR STUDENT POPULATIONS AND AID IN DISPELLING MYTHS DISMANTLING STEREOTYPES AND ALLEVIATING FEARS BY FOCUSING ON THE COMMONALITIES WE ALL SHARE.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS SHARE THE ARTS OF DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH ONGOING CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS; CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS; ARTISTS RESIDENCIES; COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES; WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE CONCERT SERIES; LITERARY ARTS SERIES; DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES; SUMMER MULTICULTURAL ARTS CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH; AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMMING FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS INCLUDING SENIORS INCARCERATED YOUTH HEALTH-CHALLENGED WOMEN AND TEENS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES AND TEENS DEEMED BY SOCIETY TO BE "AT-RISK." WE TYPICALLY SERVE AROUND 40,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. THE OVERALL GOAL OF GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAMMING IS TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ART FORMS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT CONFRONT BIASES DISMANTLE STEREOTYPES DISPEL MYTHS AND ALLEVIATE FEARS WHILE BRINGING HIGH QUALITY ARTS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDER-SERVED. THIS PROGRAMMING HELPS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTER OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT FOR PREK-12 EDUCATORS AND FOR CULTURALLY DIVERSE ARTISTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS MASTER CLASSES AND RESIDENCIES WITH VISITING ARTISTS; MULTICULTURAL ARTS INTEGRATION INSTITUTES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR COMMUNITY ARTISTS; CONSULTATION AND MENTORING OF PREK-12 TEACHERS AND EMERGING ARTISTS; ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR CLASSES REHEARSALS PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS; PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS; AND ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING CURRICULUM GUIDES AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 300 TEACHERS AND 100 ARTISTS EACH YEAR. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TRAINING IN MULTICULTURAL ARTS INTEGRATION FOR TEACHERS AND TO BRING SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTS OF THE WORLD TO TRAIN LOCAL ARTISTS AND HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR REPERTOIRES AND PROFESSIONALISM. MOST OF THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE.