Professional Development Sessions Returned in Person in December 2022 December 1, 2022 SCALE - After School Programs December 8, 2022 Artist Researcher Partnerships (AR/P) - In School Programs December 1, 2022 SCALE...
What Sets Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Apart
CAPE’s unique approach to engaging students, inspiring teachers, and demonstrating impact relies on three strategies: Partnerships, Arts Integration, and Research.
To bring traditional subjects to life through the arts, we pair professional teaching artists with Chicago Public Schools teachers for long-term classroom partnerships and training.
To spark students’ passion for learning, we weave visual and digital art, music, theater, and dance into traditional subjects like science, math, history, and language arts.
CAPE works with external researchers to determine the impact of our programs on students, teachers, and artists. This helps us refine our own work and that of our teaching teams and contribute new knowledge to the field.
CAPE’s Impact
Research has shown that CAPE’s programs improve students’ critical thinking, creative problem solving, and self confidence, and leads to higher achievement in the classroom and on standardized tests.
CAPE by the Numbers 2021-2022 Fiscal Year FY22
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Last school year, CAPE’s programs reached more than 3,772 students in Chicagoland schools.
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More than 87 classroom teachers are currently receiving training, support, and materials from CAPE.
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81 professional teaching artists currently traverse Chicago to bring creative inspiration to CAPE students and teachers.
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Students received 14,612 hours of CAPE instruction this year
Stories and Updates
CAPE Presents at the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA) Annual Fall Conference 11/20-22/22
CAPE presented at The Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA) Annual Fall Conference, November 10-12th, 2022, in St. Charles, Illinois. The annual conference provides professional learning specially designed for art...
Keeping up with the CAPE Music Club at North-Grand High School
The CAPE After School Music Club at North-Grand High School is run by teacher Michelle Livas and teaching artist Nick Meryhew. Twice a week after school, they lead students...
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