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.
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 After School: Waters Elementary and North-Grand High School
Come on a quick after school field trip to Waters Elementary and North-Grand High School, two sites of many CAPE After School Programs provided free for students thanks to your support. CAPE...
New Exhibition, Work and Education Space CAPE's Move-In to 1010 W 35th: Album and Timeline! Monday morning, 10/3/22: Mark awaits new shelving to assemble. Early inviting morning light Thursday, 9/29/22:...
Please welcome CAPE's new Research Program Coordinator, Noé Cuéllar and new Program Coordinator, Grace Philion! Research Program Coordinator - Noé Cuéllar A veteran CAPE Artist/Researcher Partner (A/RP) from 2012-2017, Noé engaged...
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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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