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Dear Key Communicators,
If your first half of January has been as busy as ours, then we know this past long weekend was much needed! THANK YOU for all of your efforts in helping us collect surveys, registering your students for field-trips, and committing to your own professional development growth! It's truly astonishing to see the impact we are able to make together.
We are so lucky to continue to be able to offer a limited number of tickets to select field-trip experiences. All tickets and transportation are completely funded for each of these opportunities.
Please read on below to discover what field-trips and Professional Development events are still available.
Wishing you all the best,
The DC Collaborative Team
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Professional Development Opportunities
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Interpreting Our Visual Culture: Teaching Visual Literacy Through Photography
Presented by: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Description:
How do images impact our perceptions of current events? How can an understanding of how images are created help us become more informed consumers of visual culture? Diamond and Shelley will draw on their experiences as photographers and educators to lead a discussion that explores these questions. Participants will also engage in a series of hands-on photography and curation exercises that examine how the creation and ordering of images can influence a viewer's perception of a community.
Date
: Tuesday, January 23rd
Time
: 5:00 PM
Length of Event
: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Location
: Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 Eighth Street NW, 20068
View more information HERE!
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Traditional Native American Games for your Classroom
Presented by: The National Museum of the American Indian
Description:
Through hands-on learning, explore how traditional Native American games in your classroom help build community, are culturally-relevant and support learning across disciplines. The National Museum of the American Indian provides opportunities to engage with Native games experts, deepen your knowledge of different Native cultures, and have fun!
Date
: Friday, January 26th
Time
: 4:00 PM
Length of Event
: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Location
: National Museum of the American Indian, 4th St. SW & Independence Ave SW
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Chasing Coral
Presented by: Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Description:
Through hands-on learning, explore how traditional Native American games in your classroom help build community, are culturally-relevant and support learning across disciplines. The National Museum of the American Indian provides opportunities to engage with Native games experts, deepen your knowledge of different Native cultures, and have fun!
Date
: Thursday, February 1st
Time
: 5:00 PM
Length of Event
: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Location
: Environmental Film Festival Offices, 1224 M St. NW (Conference Room on the Main Floor)
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Remaining Field-Trips Available for This Semester
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A complete list of these trips is on our
website
, and also included in this newsletter. You can request a trip through the registration forms below. The DC Collaborative staff will be in touch to confirm registrations as soon as possible.
Please note
: If you do NOT receive a confirmation you will be automatically placed on the waiting list.
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Presented by: Words, Beats, And Life
Description: Failing With An "A" is a glimpse of the difficulties of attending a predominately white institution as a person of color from the inner city. It explores topics such as survivor's guilt, questioning of religion and faith, and the goodness and evils of what is considered home. In this piece of work, Myriha Burton and Shameaca Moore use poetry, music, motion to tell the truths of so many students of color and different ways to navigate micro aggressions. While their white counterparts move through undergrad boasting their A's on their transcripts, they are miserably failing at this thing called life. These two doesn't want to make the same mistake.
Date: 1/22/18, 1/23/18
Time: 10:00 and 12:30
Length of Event: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Location: THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
Discipline: Theatre
Grades: 6-12th
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Presented by: Avalon Theatre and THEARC
Description: "Soundtrack for a Revolution" tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music-the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The music enabled blacks to sing words they could not say, and it was crucial in helping the protesters as they faced down brutal aggression with dignity and non-violence. The film features new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, including John Legend, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, and Ambassador Andrew Young. Running time: 82 minutes. Civil rights veteran, Dorie Ladner, will participate in a Q & A following the screening.
Dates: 2/1/18
Time: 10:30 AM
Length of Event: 2.5 hours
Location: THEARC
1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020
Discipline: Media/Film, Music
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity
Grades: 6th-8th
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Presented by: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Description: "Inside Russia" is a series of short films produced for PBS Newshour that investigate how authors experiment with multiple approaches to examine a larger story on political conflict in Russia. Scheduled to align with the DCPS 6th grade social studies unit on Europe, this screening will use the film to introduce students to the human impacts of political tension in Russia while also modeling how journalists at a broadcast television news network create short segments that balance multiple opinions on a single issue. Immediately after the screening, students will connect directly with journalists Nick Shifrin and Zach Fannin to discuss how the films were researched, constructed and produced. Classes attending this screening will also participate in a pre-screening workshop with Pulitzer Center staff, and post-screening workshop with Fannin and/or Shifrin, to explore visual storytelling skills. Post-screening workshops will result in students creating short videos using the Adobe Premiere Clip telephone app that communicate an underreported story about Russia.
Date: Tuesday, February 13th - Pre and post screening workshops will be scheduled with participating teachers
Time: TBD, but tentatively 10:00AM and 12:30PM
Length of Event: 90 minutes
Location: PBS Newshour offices, 3939 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206
Discipline: Humanities: Literary Arts, Civics/Social Studies, History/Geography; Photography, Film
Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philosophy, Architecture/Urban Studies, Technology, Foreign Language, Math, History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity, Science, DCPS Framework for Arts Learning
Grades: 6th-8th
Ticket capacity per performance: 50
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Presented by: The National Geographic Society
Description: Photographer Stephen Wilkes creates iconic day to night images by shooting from one camera angle for up to 30 hours, allowing him to capture dozens of stories within a single photograph. Students will join him on his most recent National Geographic assignments photographing the elegant and mysterious patterns of bird migrations across landscapes in Kenya, Scotland, the Falkland Islands, and the Platte River in Nebraska.
Themes: wildlife, birds, ecosystems, photography, geography
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: 10:00AM
Length: The show will run about 1 hour (Please allow 1 hour and 30 minutes for
seating and dismissal, more time if your group would like to visit the museum.)
Location: National Geographic, 1145 17 th St NW, Washington DC, 20009
Discipline: Humanities (Civics/Social Studies/History/Geography); Visual Arts /
Photography / Film
Curriculum Connections: Science, Geography, DCPS Framework for Arts
Learning
Grades: 5-8
Ticket Capacity: 200 tickets. (Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: The National Geographic Society
Description: Be amazed by the world's smallest wonders. Biologist turned photographer Anand
Varma shares dramatic, bizarre, and beautiful images to reveal the secret world of the
miniature life around us. Students will see natural history come into microscopic focus,
from a parasitic wasp consuming a caterpillar, to the secret life cycle of a honeybee, and
the lighting-fast behaviors of hummingbirds.
Themes: wildlife, birds, biology, photography, geography
Date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Time: 10:00AM
Length: The show will run about 1 hour (Please allow 1 hour and 30 minutes for
seating and dismissal, more time if your group would like to visit the museum.)
Location: National Geographic, 1145 17 th St NW, Washington DC, 20009
Discipline: Humanities (Civics/Social Studies/History/Geography); Visual Arts /
Photography / Film
Curriculum Connections: Science, Geography, DCPS Framework for Arts
Learning
Grades: 5-8
Ticket Capacity: 200 tickets (Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: The National Geographic Society
Description: Friend of rays, sharks, octopi, and other marine life she's encountered while living
underseas, ocean engineer and aquanaut Grace Young develops technologies that help
us better see and understand the ocean and all that live there. She is currently using artificial intelligence to 3-D model coral reefs and collaborating with NASA. Students will learn why ocean exploration is crucial to preserving life on Earth, as we know it, and how to get involved.
Themes: oceans, STEM, conservation
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Time: 10:00AM
Length: The show will run about 1 hour (Please allow 1 hour and 30 minutes for
seating and dismissal, more time if your group would like to visit the museum.)
Location: National Geographic, 1145 17 th St NW, Washington DC, 20009
Discipline: Humanities (Civics/Social Studies/History/Geography)
Curriculum Connections: Science, Geography, DCPS Framework for Arts
Learning
Grades: 5-8
Ticket Capacity: 200 tickets (Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: The National Geographic Society
Description: Evolutionary biologist, epidemiologist, and National Geographic explorer Ryan Carney is using x-rays and alligators to bring dinosaurs back to life. His work explores the evolution of flying dinosaurs, with an emphasis on the Archaeopteryx, the iconic "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds.
Themes: STEM, biology, evolution, birds
Date: Friday, April 20, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM
Length: The show will run about 1 hour (Please allow 1 hour and 30 minutes for
seating and dismissal, more time if your group would like to visit the museum.)
Location: National Geographic, 1145 17 th St NW, Washington DC, 20009
Discipline: Humanities (Civics/Social Studies/History/Geography
Curriculum Connections: Science, History/Geography
Grades: 5-8
Ticket Capacity: 200 tickets. (Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)ups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: The National Geographic Society
Description: Follow in the footsteps of bears and panthers with National Geographic Explorer Carlton Ward Jr. on epic treks to discover wild spaces hidden in the heart of Florida. Students will learn how he's using photography to elevate critical conservation issues while revealing the wonders of a world on the brink of being lost.
Themes: wildlife, conservation, ecosystems, photography, geography
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Time: 10:00AM
Length: The show will run about 1 hour (Please allow 1 hour and 30 minutes for
seating and dismissal, more time if your group would like to visit the museum.)
Location: National Geographic, 1145 17 th St NW, Washington DC, 20009
Discipline: Humanities (Civics/Social Studies/History/Geography); Visual Arts /
Photography / Film
Curriculum Connections: Science, Geography, DCPS Framework for Arts
Learning
Grades: 5-8
Ticket Capacity: 200 tickets (Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: THEARC
Description: Malcolm, Martin, Medgar is a two(2) act play that features the three iconic civil rights leaders Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and Medgar Evers making commentary on present day scenarios that impact the African American community such as the lack or flaws in modern day leadership, ways to develop new leaders, as well as their concern for the impact their deaths have left on their families and the African American community. Malaak Shabazz daughter of Malcolm X will appear as the narrator for the production. Q&A to follow the production.
Date: February 22, 2018
Times: 10:30am & 1pm
Length of Event: 60-75 minutes
Location: THEARC Theater
Discipline: Theatre
Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philosophy, Civics/Law, Diversity
Grades: 9th-12th Grade
Ticket Capacity: 360 per performance.
(Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.)
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Presented by: The Kennedy Center
Description: Dessa is a 21st-century girl with no shortage of struggles, secrets, and mysteries to solve. From dinosaur bones to hidden memories, the world is filled with buried treasures just waiting to be uncovered. Luckily, thanks to the mysterious appearance of a remarkable friend-the pioneering 19th- century English paleontologist Mary Anning-young Dessa knows just how to excavate them! After a field trip to a museum reveals that Mary Anning's legacy has been buried by history because of her gender and lack of formal education, Dessa decides that she's going to fight to earn her friend the credit she deserves. With help from her once-rival Nilo, Dessa sets to work unearthing the secrets hidden beneath the surface of the past and present-for Mary's history and her own future.
Date: 2/6/18, 2/8/18, 2/13/18, 2/14/118, 2/15/18
Time: 10:15AM and 12:30PM each day
Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: Kennedy Center Family Theater
2700 F Street NW
Washington DC 20566
Discipline: Theatre
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts, Science
Grades: 5
Maximum Ticket Capacity: 50 per show
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Presented by: The Kennedy Center
Description: The NSO Young People's Concerts are a part of the Kennedy Center-wide celebration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. As a part of this yearlong celebration the program honors the creator of Young People's Concerts by featuring his music and the idea that orchestral music can be accessible to everyone. Conductor, Emil de Cou with NSO Assistant Principal 2nd Violinist, Marissa Regni will demystify the music by breaking down the components of each piece through rhythm and melody. The concert includes well-known works by Bernstein, Grieg, and Stravinsky, and also introduces pieces to the students that they might not have experience yet. Special guest Christylez Bacon, DC native beatboxer and multi-instrumentalist will make an appearance, as well. Don't miss this exciting program that shares with students the wonders of music!
Date: 4/26/18, and 5/23/18
Time: 11AM
Length of Event: 50 minutes
Location: Kennedy Center Concert Hall
2700 F Street NW
Washington DC 20566
Discipline: Music/Music Production
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts
Grade: 5
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Presented by: The Washington Bach Consort
Description: The future of music is at risk, and only a distant future relative of one of Bach's students can save it. Dr. John Goldberg travels back from the 22nd century to teach children about a precious resource that we have in our time that has gone missing in his: classical music. With a focus on the music of J.S. Bach, this program will teach children about many of the important musical building blocks, and will empower them to change the future of music through their own listening and appreciation.
Dates/Capacity/Location:
2/12/18 @ 10:30 am, (260 tickets) - THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
2/12/18 @ 12:00 pm, (260 tickets) - THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020
2/13/18, 10:30 am, (100 tickets) - Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW #101, Washington, DC 20009
2/13/18, 12:00 pm, (100 tickets) - Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW #101, Washington, DC 20009
2/14/18, 10:30 am, (260 tickets) - Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
2/14/18, 12:00 pm, (260 tickets) - Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Discipline: Music/ Music Production
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts; History and Geography
Grades: 3-5
**Note: Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.
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Presented by: The Washington Bach Consort
Description: A "wunderkind" is a person who achieves great success at a young age.
Two professional musician-educators from the Washington Bach Consort, "the nation's premiere baroque chorus and orchestra," will visit your school to discuss an upcoming Bach Cantata concert which students are then invited to attend. They'll provide "ear-awakening" tips and explanations of the music's elements which students will hear in the performance. The musicians will continue the discussion and music-making with your 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students during and after the performance and send you back to school with follow-up materials to reinforce the concert experience.
We strive to spark a deep appreciation for music-especially the music of Bach. What will your students produce after experiencing Bach's music-higher test scores, a newfound appreciation for music and the arts, or a 21st-century Bach revival? We can't wait to see what your "wunderkinder" can accomplish!
Dates: 3/8/18 10 AM, 11:30 AM and 1 PM; 3/9/18 10:15 AM, 12:00 PM
Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: First Congregational United Church of Christ
945 G Street, NW Washington, DC
Discipline: Music
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts; History and Geography
**Note:
There is an in-school component to this program. The in-school presentation is approximately 45 minutes long and will be offered prior to the program.
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Presented by: The Washington Bach Consort
Description: The Washington Bach Consort's newest education program is the Wunderkind Projekt, designed to inspire your music students! (A wunderkind is a person who achieves great success when relatively young.) Professional musician-educators from the Bach Consort will visit your school to discuss an upcoming Noontime Cantata concert which students are then invited to attend. A Consort musician will return to your school a week later to continue the discussion and reinforce the concert experience. What will your wunderkinder accomplish after experiencing Bach's music? Higher test scores? A new found appreciation for the arts? A 21st century Bach Revival?! We strive to create an appreciation of early music that will last a lifetime.
Dates: 3/6/2018, 4/3/2018, 5/1/2018
Time: 11:45 AM
Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Discipline: Music/ Music Production
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts; History and Geography
Grades: 6th-12th
**Note: There is a pre- and post-trip in-school workshop that is offered at no cost in conjunction with the field-trip
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Oyeme, the Beautiful
Presented by: Imagination Stage
Description: Laura and Valentina are teenagers just trying to make it through another day in middle school. However, unlike many of their peers, they are refugees from Central America who have fled brutal violence in their home countries to find shelter and pursue their dreams in the United States. Step inside their shoes, hear their stories, see their struggle, and feel their strength as we move through their day. Óyeme, the Beautiful brings to light the undaunted courage and beautiful spirit that fuels these young people, and teaches us the power of friendship, family, and hope.
Date: 4/12, 4/13 (9-12th Grade)
Time: 10:00, and 12:00
Length of Event: 75 minutes
Location: 4/10: Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE
4/12, 4/13: Dance Loft on 14, 4618 14TH St NW, 20011
Discipline: Theatre
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts
Grades: PreK-K
Ticket Capacity: 140 tickets available for 4/10, and 120 tickets available for 4/12, 4/13. Please limit request to approximately 50 students per school, if possible so we can reach as many schools as possible. Smaller groups are easiest to accommodate in our transportation budget.
Note: Performances are followed by a 30-minute audience workshop led by an Imagination Stage teaching artist. Performance and workshop running time is 75 minutes.
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Presented by: Arena Stage
Description: A world-premiere play by Mary Kathryn Nagle. Some words refuse
to heal. Sarah Ridge Polson, a young Cherokee lawyer fighting to restore her
Nation's jurisdiction, must confront the ever-present ghosts of her grandfathers.
With shadows stretching from 1830s Cherokee Nation (now present-day
Georgia) and Andrew Jackson's White House to the Cherokee Nation in present-
day Oklahoma, Sovereignty asks how high the flames of anger can rise before
they ultimately consume the truth.
Date: 2/13/18 (ONLY 80 TICKETS REMAIN)
Time: Day-of pre-show workshop at 10:40 a.m., 11:00 or 11:20. Scheduled on a
first-come, first-served basis. Pre-show workshops can be held at your school the
week prior to the matinee. Matinee from noon-2:30 p.m. (run time confirmed in
January 2018).
Length of Event: 3.5 - 4 hours
Location: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 6 th St. SW,
Washington, DC 20024 (one block from Waterfront Metro)
Discipline: Theater
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity,
English/Language Arts
Grades: 10-12
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Presented by: The National Museum of Women in the Arts
Description: These age-specific tours, led by museum educators at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, employ Harvard Project Zero's Thinking Routines. Participants look closely at three to five developmentally appropriate artworks, contribute respectfully to open-ended discussions, pose questions, respond in writing, and make connections between visual art and their world. These tours are designed to improve students' vocabulary; observation and interference skills; and their ability to identify various artistic techniques and media.
Dates: 2/15/18, 4/26/18, 5/10/18
Time: 10:00AM
Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Discipline: Humanities- Literary Arts, Visual Arts/ Photography/ Film
Curriculum Connections: English/ Language Arts
Grades: 3-5
Maximum Ticket Capacity: 30 per tour
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Presented by: Avalon Theatre
Description: Cinema Classroom at the Avalon brings together academics and film to spark students' creativity, expand their world and develop their critical thinking skills. This year-long series of 5 outstanding films is designed to enhance students' classroom studies and encourage media literacy. Each program consists of a film screening followed by a discussion featuring an engaging guest speaker. An introduction will provide students with background about the film and elements related to film technique. Teachers will receive study guides and trailers in advance
Date: 3/20/18 (for 6-8th grade), 3/21/18 (for 9th-12th grade)
Time: 10:00
Length of Event: 2.5 hours
Location: Avalon Theatre 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015
Discipline: Media Arts
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity
Grades: 6-12
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Inclement Weather Policy Reminder
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Winter weather is finally here! Please see below regarding our inclement weather policy.
Inclement Weather Policy
AHFES field-trip experiences will be cancelled if:
- The bus company indicates that the roads are unsafe for travel. The DC Collaborative staff will contact the bus companies in the morning to check the safety of the roads. If the company reports back that the roads are unsafe, the Collaborative will cancel the field-trip.
- If DCPS or the public charter school attending cancels or delays school.
- If the museum or host venue closes or operates on a delay.
If a field-trip gets cancelled due to
inclement
weather, the DC Collaborative will make every effort to reschedule based on a mutually agreeable schedule between the cultural institution and the school.
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OUR MISSION
The DC Collaborative, in partnership with our members, advances access to learning opportunities in the arts and humanities for all DC public and public charter school students.
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About the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative:
More than 100 members strong, the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative (DC Collaborative) provides equitable access to quality arts and humanities education for all DC public and chartered public schools for the growth of the whole child. Working with its partners, since its founding in 1998, the DC Collaborative produces such exemplary programs as Arts and Humanities for Every Student and the Professional Development Initiative. View our
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Education Collaborative, please visit our
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member e-newsletter, please email us!
Submissions for our consideration are due C.O.B. on the third Friday of every month and are subject to edits by the DC Collaborative staff.
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The DC Collaborative is a recipient of an FY18 General Operating Support 
The DC Collaborative is proud to receive a grant for its Collective Impact work supported in part by an award from the
