At the heart of this plan is the belief that arts education is not just an enrichment but a core component of a well-rounded education. The Arts Education Plan 2.0: Cultivating Creativity seeks to foster creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among students, empowering them to express themselves and engage with the world in meaningful ways.
Our Vision For Arts Education
Our vision is to cultivate a district where every student experiences a robust arts education that enriches their academic journey and prepares them for success in a diverse and dynamic world. By integrating the arts across the curriculum and ensuring that every student has access to high-quality instruction in music, visual arts, dance, and theatre, we aim to inspire creativity and innovation in the next generation of leaders.
Our Vision For Arts Education
Our vision is to cultivate a district where every student experiences a robust arts education that enriches their academic journey and prepares them for success in a diverse and dynamic world. By integrating the arts across the curriculum and ensuring that every student has access to high-quality instruction in music, visual arts, dance, and theatre, we aim to inspire creativity and innovation in the next generation of leaders.
Supporting CPS’ Vision for the District
The Arts Education Plan 2.0 is closely aligned with CPS’s broader goals of promoting equity, excellence, and engagement. By prioritizing arts education, we are advancing equity by ensuring all students, regardless of their background or neighborhood, have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of the arts. The plan also supports CPS’s commitment to excellence by providing rigorous arts programming that meets the highest educational standards. Finally, the plan fosters engagement by creating vibrant, culturally responsive learning environments that reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Why Now
In a post-COVID world, student needs have changed dramatically, putting us at a critical point in time to build upon the success of the 2012 Arts Education Plan, while identifying opportunities to improve and expand the arts education experience and address current challenges.
Impact of Arts Education
Arts education plays a key role in a student’s success and overall well-being. It increases academic achievement and graduation rates, opens doors to new career opportunities and fosters important skills like critical thinking and emotional resilience, preparing students to succeed and thrive in the world beyond CPS.
Student-Centric Approach
This plan will focus on the student experience, leveraging their voices and perspectives to advance our arts initiative to build a better life for them, their families and our community, both now and in the future.
Development of the Plan
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Goals & Objectives
The Arts Education Plan 2.0 will lay the strategic foundation for deepening and expanding the student experience at CPS. With this Plan, we strive to ensure that every student receives a high-quality, multifaceted arts education that ignites their creativity, uncovers their unique identity, and opens doors to boundless career possibilities.
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Process
The development process of the Arts Education Plan 2.0: Cultivating Creativity emphasizes continuous engagement and collaboration, ensuring that the final plan is truly reflective of our community’s vision for arts education in CPS.
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Engagement Opportunities
We need your input to build a better arts education for today’s students. Join us for a series of focus groups and roundtable discussions across the city for students, parents, teachers, school leaders, and arts partners. Each meeting will be an opportunity to share your experiences and aspirations for the future of arts education in the District.
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Partners
The development of the Arts Education Plan is a collaborative effort between educators, administrators, community members, and arts professionals.
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Resources
Find resources on the previous 2012 Arts Education Plan and on the current marketing package.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the future of Arts education at CPS.
