Curriculum Examples

On May 25, 2023, CAPE teachers and teaching artists in the Artist/Researcher Program (A/RP) gathered for an evening of professional sharing with each other. Each year at Convergence, they present [...]

We are celebrating National Poetry Month in April and we are excited to share a student project that integrated photography and poetry.  Led by teacher Leticia Ramos and teaching artist […]

This week, we are excited to bring you student work from our newest partners from School District 33 in West Chicago, IL. Just a few weeks ago the Currier Elementary […]

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 in […]

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 past […]

It’s hard to imagine what a classroom environment used to be like pre-covid, but last year teacher Jacki Limon and teaching artist Shenequa Brooks invited families to attend a Valentine’s [...]

Last year, before schools closed their doors and moved classes online, teacher Michele Sera and teaching artist Gina Lee Robbins began working with their 5th-grade students to explore scale, [...]

When teacher Leticia Pineda, teaching artist and musician Jordan Knecht, and ACRE Guest Artist Marcellus Armstrong began collaborating, they all wanted to involve family members in a holistic [...]

Early in the COVID-19 school shutdowns, one second grade class at New Sullivan Elementary made the shift from in-person to online learning, while continuing to explore weaving and community- [...]

This summer at North-Grand High School, teachers Beth Barrow and Getsemani Nava partnered with CAPE teaching artist Betsy Zacsek and ACRE Resident Artist Sarita Hernandez to launch a virtual [...]