Award will support expanded arts learning at R.J. Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts in Hartford HAMDEN, CT – August 25, 2026 – Arts for Learning Connecticut has received a $2,000 grant from the Zayas Law Fund for Arts and Education at Greater Hartford Gives. The award will support AFLCT’s Higher Order Thinking Schools program
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $3,000 Grant from the Glastonbury Community Fund
Funding will support performances and hands-on arts workshops for approximately 550 students at Gideon Welles School Hamden, CT – August 21, 2026 – Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $3,000 grant from the Glastonbury Community Fund at Greater Hartford Gives Foundation to support “Express Yourself @ Gideon Welles” during the 2026-27 school year.
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $4,000 Grant from Dime Bank Foundation
Funding will support HOT Schools programming at Regional Multicultural Magnet School in New London NEW LONDON, CT — August 19, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut has received a $4,000 grant from the Dime Bank Foundation to support Higher Order Thinking Schools at Regional Multicultural Magnet School during the 2026-27 school year. The Dime Bank
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $5,000 Grant for Manchester Afterschool Arts Programming
Hamden, CT — August 5, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $5,000 “We’re Pulling for You” grant from the SBM Charitable Foundation to continue its “Express Yourself” afterschool arts learning program in Manchester during the 2026-27 school year. The program will serve approximately 50-60 students at Verplanck, Keeney, and Waddell elementary
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $7,500 Grant from NJM Insurance Group
Hamden, CT — August 5, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $7,500 grant from NJM Insurance Group to support Expanding Arts Learning Opportunities Across Connecticut, a statewide initiative that will bring high-quality arts learning experiences to students, educators, and families during the 2026-27 school year. The grant will help AFLCT partner
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $3,500 Grant to Support HOT Schools in Waterbury
Hamden, CT — August 5, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $3,500 grant from the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, to support Higher Order Thinking Schools programming at F.J. Kingsbury Elementary School in Waterbury during the 2026-27 school year. The grant will help AFLCT
Higher Order Thinking Schools Celebrates 32 Years by Embracing Innovation
Hamden, CT — July 16, 2026 — Higher Order Thinking Schools, now celebrating 32 years of bringing arts and arts integrated learning to public schools across Connecticut, welcomed nearly 100 school leaders, educators, teaching artists, and students to its annual Summer Gathering on June 30 at the Heritage Hotel and Conference Center in Southbury. Curated
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $2,500 Grant to Support HOT Schools Program at Regional Multicultural Magnet School
Hamden, CT — July 14, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $2,500 grant from the Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Community Giving Grants Program to support Creative Learning and Student Engagement through the organization’s Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools partnership at Regional Multicultural Magnet School (RMMS) in New London. The award
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $3,500 Grant to Expand Creative STEAM Afterschool Learning at Bennet Academy
Hamden, CT — July 14, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $3,500 grant from the Mr. & Mrs. William Foulds Family Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, to support “Express Yourself: Creative STEAM Learning at Bennet Academy in Manchester.” The one-year grant will help provide a 24-session afterschool arts program for
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $2,500 Grant to Expand Cultural Music Experiences at Smalley Elementary School
Hamden, CT — July 14, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has received a $2,500 grant from the William T. Sloper Trust for Andrew J. Sloper Musical Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, to support “Music and Melodies: Cultural Arts at Smalley Elementary,” a year-long initiative bringing live musical performances and cultural arts experiences
Arts for Learning Connecticut Receives $10,000 Grant to Expand Arts Access for New Britain Elementary Students
Hamden, CT — July 6, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Reverend Carl G. Vouros Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to support the New Britain Elementary Arts Access Initiative, bringing live, interactive arts performances to every elementary school in New Britain Public
Arts for Learning Connecticut Awarded $2,500 Union Savings Bank Foundation Grant to Support HOT Schools at Wolfpit Integrated Arts School
Hamden, CT — July 1, 2026 — Arts for Learning Connecticut (AFLCT) has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Union Savings Bank Foundation to support its Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools partnership with Wolfpit Integrated Arts School in Norwalk. The grant will help sustain arts-integrated teaching and learning experiences during the 2026-27 school year,