Our 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.
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.
SAVE THE DATE: 6th Annual River North Design District (RNDD) Fall Gallery Walk
We are excited to partner with the River North Design District on their 6th Annual Fall Gallery Walk on Friday, September 10th, which will feature our CAPE students' work! Are...
Get to Know Our CAPE Summer Intern – Sonia Peters
CAPE welcomes our Summer Interns Cady de Camara and Sonia Peters! Sonia Peters is a student at Northwestern University and we are excited to welcome her as one of our...
Get to Know Our CAPE Summer Intern – Cady de Camara
CAPE welcomes our Summer Interns Cady de Camara and Sonia Peters! Cady de Camara is a student at Northwestern University and we are excited to welcome her as one of...
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CAPE inspires students’ passion for learning by bringing academics to life through original, creative lessons, developed by artists and schoolteachers, leading to improved grades and confidence.
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