STEAM Ahead at SD 163 Park Forest/ Chicago Heights, Illinois
STEAM Ahead is a five-year arts-integrated program developed by Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) to service District 163 K-5 students and teachers at 21st Century, Blackhawk, and Mohawk Primary Centers as well as The Barack Obama School of Leadership and STEM. STEAM Ahead is funded by the U.S. Department Education Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination program grant, part of the USDOE’s Arts In Education National Program.
The STEAM Ahead curriculum was co-created and co-taught by teams of District 163 teachers and their partnering artists, who also attended professional development sessions on STEAM-focused topics throughout the five-year collaboration.
The STEAM Ahead curriculum was co-created and co-taught by teams of District 163 teachers and their partnering artists, who also attended professional development sessions on STEAM-focused topics throughout the five-year collaboration.
Barack Obama
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Mohawk