DC Partner School Initiatives
Program Name
Public schools in Washington, D.C. have limited financial resources to support arts education for students, and collectively, 80% of Washington, D.C. public schools are Title I reflecting enrollment of impoverished children with little or no access to the arts outside of school. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp has committed to supporting arts education in Washington, D.C. public schools through its DC Partnership Schools Initiative.
Select public and charter elementary, middle, and high schools across all 8 wards of the city have been invited to participate in the 2019-2020 Partnership. Partnership schools are led through a strategic planning process to develop a customized arts education program inclusive of Kennedy Center resources and programs that are aligned to the curriculum, including artists in schools, professional learning for teachers, and attendance at Kennedy Center performances and events. Participation in the program is by invitation.
Partnership schools participate in:
Artists in Schools
Through the artists in schools area, teachers collaborate with a local Kennedy Center trained artist for in-depth, multiple session arts integrated residency, and artists presented at the Kennedy Center are engaged to lead workshops, master classes and demonstrations in partnership schools each year.
In-Depth Residency Program
Artists in Schools
Residency programs are sequential classroom sessions led by teaching artists integrating an art form with other curriculum, or focusing on student learning in the art form. There are two types of residency programs, the student centered residency program and the professional development residency.
In the student centered residency program, the focus is on increasing student understanding in and through the arts, and modeling effective arts integration for teachers.
In the professional development residency, the focus is on increasing the capacity of the teacher to integrate the arts into their own curriculum.
Artists who lead residency programs participate in a rigorous application and review process, including participation in Kennedy Center professional development specialized for teaching artists.
For more information on Teaching Artists working with DC Partnership Schools, please view the Teaching Artists Biographies.
In School Performing Artist Program
Artists in Schools
Students from partnership schools have access to numerous in school programs during the school year. This includes the National Symphony Orchestra's In-School ensemble sessions, Washington National Opera's Young Artist visits, and master classes, workshops and demonstrations by artists presented at the Kennedy Center. Programs represent all disciplines including dance, theater and music from artists presented at the Kennedy Center.
Performance Attendance Opportunities
Student Groups
Elementary and secondary schools receive tickets and transportation to attend daytime performances at the Kennedy Center.
Families
Each participating school may select evening and weekend performances to encourage students and their family members to attend evening or weekend performances at the Kennedy Center.
Professional Development for Teachers and Administrators
Teachers
Teachers from participating schools attend Kennedy Center Professional Development Workshops for Teachers held at their school site or at the Kennedy Center.
Administrators
Participating school principals attend the Kennedy Center Principals' Arts Education Forum meetings and events to receive current information about arts advocacy, research in arts education, arts integration, and ways to strengthen school arts programs.
Duke Ellington School Partnership
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a nationally recognized high school in the District of Columbia that offers college preparatory academic instruction and pre-professional training in the performing, visual and fine arts. Major areas of study at the school include Dance, Instrumental Music, Literary Media, Museum Studies Technical Design and Production, Theater, Visual Arts and Vocal Music.
The school is managed and operated by ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp, George Washington University and the Ellington Fund under a contract with District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) titled the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project. As a member of the partnership, Kennedy Center provides typically 60 or more events during the year to support the curricula through master classes/clinics, lecture/demonstrations, performances at the Kennedy Center, and professional learning for educators.
Additionally, the Kennedy Center is the site for the Duke Ellington School's annual Legends concert series, which allows Ellington students to study with and present a concert with an established and proven artist. Legends to date included Dave Chappelle, Denyce Graves, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, and Smokey Robinson, and Sting.
To learn more about the Duke Ellington School, please visit the .
Additional support is provided by Exelon, Harman Family Foundation, The Morningstar Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk, the U.S. Department of Education, and Capital One.
The content of these programs may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, but do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
Kennedy Center Education
Generous support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Gifts and grants to educational programs at the Kennedy Center are provided by The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; Bank of America; Capital One; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Ednah Root Foundation; Harman Family Foundation; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; the Kimsey Endowment; The Kiplinger Foundation; Laird Norton Family Foundation; Lois and Richard England Family Foundation; Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather; The Markow Totevy Foundation; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Morningstar Foundation; Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund; The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives;
Prince Charitable Trusts; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Victory Foundation; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Jackie Washington; GRoW @ Annenberg and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family; Wells Fargo; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts..
The content of these programs may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.