After-School Curricula and Services

Art is Power After-School Curriculum & Training

The K – 5th Art is Power After-School program is a high quality, culturally affirming, academic enrichment curriculum anchored in Cesar Chavez’s core values and the legacy of art as an instrument for social change.

 

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Amped4Making After-school Curriculum & Training

The Amped4Making after-school program engages middle-school youth in community-focused maker projects to broaden their participation in STEM. It incorporates various making activities including 3D printing, woodworking, sewing, circuitry, and more to foster design thinking and mathematical reasoning.

Curriculum Goals

Expand student literacy skills

Practice art skills

Interpret and appreciate art

Engage in community-oriented making experiences

Explore making-related and relevant math skills

Build confidence using tools, designing, and being creative

Art is Power Curriculum Features:

  • Art Techniques
  • Powerful Artists/Movements
  • Art Vocabulary/Interpretation

Amped4Making Curriculum Features:

  • Design Thinking, and Hands-On Learning
  • Mathematical and Computational Thinking
  • STEM Identity Development

After-School Partners

For more information, please email: edu.partnerships@chavezfoundation.org