Arts for Learning Connecticut
Website URL:
https://www.aflct.orgAddress:
Hamden, Connecticut
Primary Contact:
John-Michael Parker - jmparker@aflct.org
Organization Type:
Education, Cultural, Arts
Organization Mission
The mission of Arts for Learning Connecticut is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.
Areas of Expertise
AFLCT, an affiliate of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning network, is primarily known as a provider of arts learning programs in CT; through our roster of Teaching Artists, we reach over 75,000 unique K-12+ students (and sometimes their families) in schools and communities across the state. Our signature program is Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools, a whole-school, deep impact, teaching and learning program designed to improve student engagement, enrich school culture, and expand teacher practice. We also provide professional learning for Teaching Artists, emerging Teaching Artists, and teachers and administrators. In addition, AFLCT is one of the lead partners behind the CT Arts Learning Collaborative, an emerging collective impact initiative!
Current Top Priorities for Guidance or Collaboration
Contact us to learn more about these current priority areas or to explore collaboration opportunities.-Developing a statewide collective impact initiative
-Implementing, refining, evaluating, and sharing our whole-school arts integration model, HOT Schools
-Training for Teaching Artists and educators
Geographical Areas Served:
New England, Rural/Remote, Suburban/Exurban, Urban,
Primary Audience Served:
Children (0-15), Community Members, Local & state arts agencies, Parents, Pre-K Schools and Learning Centers, School Administrators, School-based Teachers, Teaching Artists, Youth (15-24),
Artistic Discipline:
Arts and crafts, Dance, Folk/traditional/indigenous arts, Literature and Storytelling, Media Arts, Multidisciplinary Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts,
