For one of our teachers at George Washington High School, the Unheard Voices Podcast is an idea that emerged in the aftermath of George Floyd’s violent death in Minneapolis...
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education engages students, inspires teachers, and demonstrates impact by weaving visual, digital, and performing arts into classrooms across Chicago.
What Sets CAPE Apart
Our unique approach to engaging students, inspiring teachers, and demonstrating impact relies on three strategies: Partnerships, Arts Integration, and Research.
Partnerships
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.
Arts Integration
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.
Research
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
Stories and Updates
Get to Know Our Staff: Amy Rasmussen
We're excited to bring you a Get to Know Our Staff blog series where you will have a chance to meet the team behind CAPE. First up is our...
Artists of Color and Social Movements at Dyett High School
Honoring Black History Month, we are sharing a very special project that was led by performance artist Teju Adesida, CPS teacher Talisa English-Harris, and ACRE artist Zach Nicol. This...
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