CETA Partnership Schools

Schools in the CETA program are partners with the Kennedy Center. Schools have joined the program in 1999, 2002, and 2005. 

• CETA Schools Established 1999
• CETA Schools Established 2002
• CETA Schools Established 2005

1999

In 1999, the Kennedy Center began its partnership with five local schools to develop the program “Changing Education Through the Arts” (CETA).  The program was conceived as a result of a planning grant from the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education.  The focus of the grant was to partner the Kennedy Center with the schools in order to develop the program’s mission statement and goals, engage in long-range and short-term planning, and agree on an evaluation plan.

Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

Fort Hunt Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

Kenmore Middle School ( Arlington Public Schools, VA)

Lake Anne Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

2002

In the fall of 2002, the CETA program expanded its partnership to include six additional schools.  The purpose of the expansion was to determine to what extent the program would be adaptable and replicable. 

Academy for Learning Through the Arts (District of Columbia Public Charter Schools)

Drew Model School ( Arlington Public Schools, VA)

Franconia Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School (Montgomery County Public Schools, MD)

Mosby Woods Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

2005

In the fall of 2005, six additional schools were selected to join an Adapted CETA program, in which the majority of the professional development is offered after school instead of during the school day. 

Abingdon Elementary School (Arlington Public Schools, VA)

Churchill Road Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School (Montgomery County Public Schools, MD)

Lafayette Elementary School (District of Columbia Public Schools)

Potomac Elementary School (Montgomery County Public Schools, MD)

Woodburn Elementary School for the Fine and Communicative Arts (Fairfax County Public Schools, VA)

 

Quotes About CETA

Funding for Changing Education Through the Arts is provided by The U.S. Department of Education; The Clark-Winchcole Foundation; and The Dana Foundation.

The U.S. Department of Education supports approximately one-third of the budget for the Kennedy Center Education Department. The contents of this document do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.