HAMDEN, CT — July 29, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the SBM Charitable Foundation through its We’re Pulling for You grant program. This funding will directly support “Express Yourself,” a series of afterschool arts learning programs offered in partnership with Manchester Early
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Student Voice in Action: Reflections from Finley Dreyer at the 2025 HOT Schools Summer Gathering
July 31, 2025 At this year’s HOT Schools Summer Gathering, themed Arts Education & Citizenship, attendees were treated to a moving and insightful reflection from our featured student speaker: eleven-year-old Finley Dreyer, a former student at Roxbury Elementary School in Stamford, Connecticut. Now attending Scofield Middle School, Finley’s time at Roxbury—a proud member of the HOT
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $3,000 Grant from the Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund to Support Higher Order Thinking Schools Programming at Kingsbury Elementary
HAMDEN, CT — July 29, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce a grant award of $3,000 from the Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund, administered by Bank of America, to support the implementation of Higher Order Thinking Schools programming at F. J. Kingsbury Elementary School in Waterbury. This funding will
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $25,000 Grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
HAMDEN, CT — July 29, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is honored to announce it has received a $25,000 grant in general operating support from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. This investment will help sustain and expand AFLCT’s mission-driven work in arts-integrated education across the region. Each year, AFLCT delivers high-quality,
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $2,500 Grant from Zayas Law Fund for Arts and Education to Support Higher Order Thinking Schools Program
HAMDEN, CT — July 29, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce it has received a $2,500 grant from the Zayas Law Fund for Arts and Education at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. This generous support will help sustain and expand the organization’s signature Higher Order Thinking Schools initiative for
Arts for Learning CT Awarded $5,000 from West Hartford Greater Together Community Fund to Support Charter Oak Arts Program
HAMDEN, CT — July 25, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 grant from the West Hartford Greater Together Community Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in support of its “Express Yourself @ Charter Oak” initiative. This program will bring immersive arts learning
Arts for Learning CT Receives $3,500 Grant from Long Foundation to Expand Higher Order Thinking Schools Program in Hartford
HAMDEN, CT — July 25, 2025 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) is pleased to announce a $3,500 grant award from the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation in support of its Higher Order Thinking Schools initiative at RJ Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts in Hartford. This funding will enable the delivery of
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives Grant from the Katharine Matthies Foundation to Expand Literacy Through the Arts Programming
HAMDEN, CT — July 25, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the Katharine Matthies Foundation in support of its “Developing Stories: Literacy Through the Arts” program. This funding will enable AFLCT to bring immersive, arts-integrated learning experiences to 300 third and fourth-grade students
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $5,000 Grant from Erwin C. Bauer Charitable Trust to Support Nature-Based Arts Learning at Polson Middle School
HAMDEN, CT, July 10, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the Erwin C. Bauer Charitable Trust to support nature-based arts learning programs at Polson Middle School in Madison. This grant continues a four-year partnership between AFLCT and Polson, bringing creative, curriculum-aligned programming to
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $3,000 Grant from Foulds Family Foundation to Support Creative STEAM Learning in Manchester
HAMDEN, CT, July 10, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is proud to announce it has received a $3,000 grant from the Foulds Family Foundation to support the delivery of its “Express Yourself” program at Bennet Academy in Manchester, CT. This dynamic initiative, developed in partnership with Manchester Early Learning Center (MELC), brings creative,
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $1,750 Grant from Chelsea Groton Foundation to Support Arts Programming at Regional Multicultural Magnet School
HAMDEN, CT, July 10, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT (AFLCT) is pleased to announce it has received a $1,750 grant from the Chelsea Groton Foundation in support of its continued partnership with the Regional Multicultural Magnet School (RMMS) in New London. This funding will help expand access to AFLCT’s Higher Order Thinking Schools program,
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $4,000 Grant from Main Street Community Foundation for Southington-Based Arts Learning Program
HAMDEN, CT, July 10, 2025 — Arts for Learning CT is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $4,000 grant from the KAWFY Memorial Fund and the Paula and Rick Knight Family Fund for the Southington Community at the Main Street Community Foundation. This generous funding will support the continuation of the “Express Yourself”