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Examples of CIG member education programs
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Audrey St. Clair provides detailed examples of education programs offered by Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) members, showcasing the diverse range of cultural experiences available to students.
- New York Botanical Garden's school programs and Edible Academy
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center's youth programs and career exploration initiatives
- Museum of the Moving Image's after-school animation course
- Weeksville Heritage Center's STEAM Weeksville program
- The Public Theater's Teaching Teachers Program for Shakespeare education
Audrey St. Clair
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Members of the CIG also have thoughtful, far reaching education and youth engagement initiatives that involve young people deeply in their programming.
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For instance, the New York Botanical Garden in YBG runs school programs that see over 90,000 k through eight students participate annually, fostering a love for nature through hands on learning.
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Through hands on learning experiences, the garden also offers family programming such as the Edible Academy where families can explore plant science, healthy eating, and sustainability through interactive activities.
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Snug Harbor Cultural Center has several programs for young people, including youth matters, teen ambassadors, a free month long weekend career exploration program for high school students.
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During school breaks, they offer a variety of programs to engage students such as Heritage Farm Heyday, Urban Wetlands Warriors, Forest Explorers, Garden Ecology and Design.
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The Museum of the Moving Image offers a semester long after school animation course through the Cultural After School Adventures or CASA program, where approximately 166 through eighth grade students learn how to create their own animated films through a combination of critical viewing, project based learning, and workshops on visual storytelling and narrative structure.
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Weeksville Heritage Center runs the STEAM Weeksville program, an after school enrichment initiative developed with local organization, Divas for Social Justice, and teaching artist Pamela Tete.
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The program highlights the history of Weeksville and its contemporary relevance through STEAM based enrichment activities.
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The Public Theaters Teaching Teachers Program is an annual series of professional development workshops for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers across New York City that trains them in dynamic performance based approaches to Shakespeare's works.