AFLCT is excited to welcome Jed Kornbluh as our new Director of Business Development. With a robust background in sales, marketing, and brand development, Jed’s expertise in the sports product and event production sectors, including work with cycling apparel brands like Verge Sport and Ostroy, will be instrumental in expanding AFLCT’s reach throughout Connecticut. His prior role as Executive Director
Announcements
Check out this HOT Schools Arts Integrated Residency at Concord Magnet: CT KIDS
Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools presents CT KIDS, a Fall 2023 Arts Integrated Residency (AIR) at Concord Magnet School co-designed and co-facilitated by Teaching Artists, Roxy Savage & Victor Chiburis with Educators, Lauren Baker & Dana Velez. Video by Norwalk Public Schools. Learn more at: www.aflct.org/hots
AFLCT celebrates grant from CT Office of the Arts
On November 6, 2023, Arts for Learning Connecticut was awarded a $6,545 grant with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. We’re grateful to receive this continued funding through the state arts agency—and eager
Kicking off EMERGE 2024!
On November 15th, AFLCT kicked off the second year of our EMERGE Teaching Artist Training Program! This year, thanks to funding from the Young Audiences Affiliate Development Fund, the International Association of New Haven, and the NHV Creative Arts Advancement from the Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism in New Haven, we were able to
Check out AFLCT’s 2022-23 Annual Report
We’ve just published our 2022-23 Annual Report—and are so excited to share everything that we’ve been up to this past year! In the report you’ll find impact highlights, like: -2,238 programs provided -165,629 students served -89 Teaching Artists engaged You’ll also read about programs like Emerge, a training and mentorship program for emerging Teaching Artists
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month
Every year between September 15th and October 15th we celebrate our Hispanic themed programming as well as our Hispanic identifying Teaching Artists. It is important to highlight Hispanic History and Contributions now and all year long! To get inspired, check out the following creative, cultural, curricular-aligned programming: –Afro-Brazilian Ensemble: Afro-Brazilian Ensemble was started by Contra
More summer arts learning across CT!
Arts for Learning Connecticut and our Teaching Artists have had a busy summer, with dozens of arts learning programs serving thousands of students across Connecticut. Some highlights include: -Teaching Artist Sun Queen working with students in New Britain to write “I Am” poems (pictured above.) More about Sun: Through poetry, advocating and guidance, she inspires
AFLCT Partners with Hartford Public Library to serve students and families
Earlier this year, Arts for Learning Connecticut earned a $15,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to provide summer programming to young people and families in the city of Hartford. So, we turned to our longtime partners at the Hartford Public Library to design a free arts learning series for their community. What
Announcing AFLCT’s $50,000 NEA Grant!
Arts for Learning Connecticut has been approved for a $50,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools. As a part of AFLCT’s whole-school, deep impact, teaching and learning program, this project will support professional development in Social and Emotional Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Multiple
AFLCT Celebrates the Great Give 2023
On May 3rd and 4th, AFLCT once again participated in The Great Give, an annual virtual giving event sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Alongside hundreds of non-profits from across the region and the state, we helped our community understand the impact of our work, and raised critical dollars to support our
Presenting: HOT Schools Developmental Evaluation, January 2023
AFLCT contracted PERG Learning through Senior Research Partner Gene Diaz in Spring 2021 to lead a developmental evaluation of HOT Schools. This evaluation included the development, implementation, and review of numerous research tools and protocols—including surveys, observations, and interviews with key stakeholders. Ultimately, this project was meant both to investigate the impact of the program
A peek inside HOT Schools: Rob Santos’ Arts Workshop at Harding High School in Bridgeport
Teaching Artist Rob Santos designed a HOT Schools Arts Workshop to address a Harding High School classroom teacher’s wish to “engage students in crafting a story to help them express their thoughts on the novel We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.” The Arts Workshop entitled Voicing our Feelings in our Family and the Secrets we Keep created a safe environment in