Public School Residencies

CPA’s innovative theme-based projects are geared primarily for children from kindergarten through eighth grade, but can be developed for any student group. CPA works closely with principals, teachers, small learning community coordinators, and the school district’s curriculum coordinators to ensure that its projects complement the School District of Philadelphia curriculum frameworks as well as the diversity of student learners. Teaching Artists work closely with classroom teachers and art specialists in these three-ten week projects.

Examples of recent projects include:

• The Journey of the Banjo: From Africa to Appalachia (4th Grade)
• Literacy Residencies at Kirkbride Elementary School (2nd & 3rd Grades)
• Neighborhood Mapping Project (4th Grade)
• Tile-Making Project (grades 5 &6)
• The Wheel Project
• The Snowflake Project (K-2nd Grade)
• The Spring Flowers Project
• Human Body Project (3rd Grade)
• Service Learning Mural at Vare
• Antiviolence Project (6th Grade)
• Sculpture As Sound (4th-12th Grade)