Capital Region Center For Arts In Education

The Capital Region Center for Arts in Education (CRCAIE) is a dynamic partnership of educators and artists designed to bring art-centered learning to young people in elementary, middle and high schools. Founded on the Lincoln Center Institute model of Aesthetic Education, 25 years ago, CRCAIE has brought Capital Region schools a comprehensive professional development program that supports teachers in the use of new strategies for making the arts central to teaching and learning. This experiential approach strengthens student and teachers critical thinking, creative problem solving, imaginative and perceptual abilities.

Works of Art - At the heart of CRCAIE practice is the Work of Art. Experience live performances of Dance, Music, Drama and exhibits of Visual Art at Summer Session. These Works of Art are available to your school during the subsequent school year. These are the focal points of study in the Teaching Artist/Teacher partnership component.

Teaching Artist and Teacher Partnerships - a collaborative feature of the program takes place in the classroom, where teachers and specially trained teaching artists (professionals in dance, music, drama or visual arts) plan and implement instructional units of study.

Summer Session - an intensive professional development course during which educators from all disciplines explore works of art and instructional practice. Come for workshops with CRCAIE’s highly skilled teaching artists and master teachers.

Teachers participate in CRCAIE's full year program as part of a school or district team. (They may attend Summer Session individually without the benefits of the school year program as introduction to arts in education principles.)