Arts Experiences for All
Program Plan
The Vision: Every student Pre-K through 5th grade will receive in-school experience and field trip experiences in all art forms.
The Plan:
- Expand Lafayette Parish School System PACE partnership with AcA into all schools and all classrooms PreK–3rd grade.
- Bring High School band programs to perform for 4th graders.
- Partner with local arts organizations to provide field trip opportunities to performances and museums
Student Impact Numbers
The Outcome:
After six years with Arts Experiences for All, every student entering 6th grade will have had:
- EIGHTY visual art or movement lessons through P.A.C.E.
and
- NINE cultural field trips and in-school experiences in Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual Art, and Creative Writing
This is the new model we will continue using and refining annually.
Partners
- Lafayette Parish School System, Acadiana Center for the Arts, PASA, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, and the Hilliard Art Museum have partnered to make this program possible
- Community partners have committed to fundraising to ensure that these experiences can be accessible to all students.
- These organizations represent our performing arts, visual art, and arts-integration partners.
- This partnership model helps make every dollar stretch as far as possible.