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Explore our Community Education programs for educators, families, and the community. These programs are offered for free or at a nominal cost.
Ballet Austin believes that the arts are most valuable to a community when supported by a network of quality educational initiatives.
We offer meaningful and responsible programming to people of all ages throughout Central Texas, assuring accessibility to traditionally under-served populations.
Our Community Education Department delivers engaging, unique, and interactive educational programming designed to foster interest in and appreciation for the art of ballet.
Ballet Austin's Community Education Impact
Annually Ballet Austin’s education and outreach programs impact over 57,000 students, teachers, and other members of the community in the Central Texas area
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Over 32,000 students and educators participate in our educational performances and programs each season, many of whom are experiencing ballet for the first time
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Over 13,000 students attend The Nutcracker School Shows each year
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Approximately 8,000 students annually receive an in-classroom educational visit by a Ballet Austin Docent
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Approximately 11,000 students enjoy educational performances (Arts Blitz, Build-a-Ballet) by Ballet Austin Apprentices and Trainees each school year
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8,000 clients from over 200 social service non-profit organizations receive free tickets to our Night of Community final dress rehearsals each season
Research in Arts and Education
Champions of Change (1999), a collection of seven significant studies conducted by acknowledged professionals in the field of arts research, examined the role of arts education in the lives of children. Their varied inquiries uncovered consistently that the arts:
- reach students who are not otherwise being reached
- reach students in ways that they are not otherwise being reached
- connect students to themselves and each other
- encourage self-directed learning
- promote complexity in the learning experience
- allow the students themselves to manage risk
- provide new challenges for those students already considered successful
- connect learning experiences to the world of real work
- transform the environment for learning
- provide learning opportunities for the adults in the lives of young people
The report concludes that "This research provides compelling evidence that the arts can and do serve as champions of change in learning…we must make involvement with the arts a basic part of [young people's] learning experiences. In doing so, we will become champions for our children and their children."
Our Community Education Department is your partner in exploring the world of dance. |
