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ADVOCATES FOR BETTER EDUCATION
Partnerships between teachers and artists help redefine everyone's roles, and open up new opportunities and roles for parents.
Many CAPE parents have become leaders in their school's arts education partnerships. Parents are crucial advocates for arts integration in schools. We hope that this web site will be useful to you in making the case at your school.


Parent Peter Leki



Parent Andrew Wong


PARENTS GUIDEPOSTS
If your child is involved in one of CAPE's programs, what can you as a parent do to help maximize the positive effects?

To become a partner in your child's educational experience, click to download the Parent Guideposts PDF. It provides some helpful suggestions on how to engage your child about their work.

Guía para los padres
Si su hijo(a) está participando en un programa de CAPE, esta guía lo puede ayudar a maximizar los efectos positivos de la experiencia.

Si quiere participar en la experiencia educativa de su hijo(a), presione aquí para obtener la "Guía para los padres" en formato PDF. Esta guía ofrece sugerencias para conversar con su hijo(a) sobre su trabajo escolar.

PARENT VISITS
Parents in the Chicago Area are also encouraged to visit veteran CAPE Schools. Contact information for CAPE schools is available on the CAPE Schools page in this section.

All parents are encouraged to investigate the wide range of web sites listed on our Parent Resources page.
 NEW ROLES FOR PARENTS
New roles that have emerged for Parents in CAPE schools include:
  • Partnership Coordinators
  • Project Coordinators
  • Parent Coordinators
  • Teaching Artists
  • Documenters
  • Workshop Presenters
  • Students in Professional Development Courses
  • Learners and Cultural Workers
Examples of CAPE Parent Involvement:
  • Sheila Schultz is a Partnership Coordinator at Hawthorne Elementary.
  • Pete Leki and Victoria Mendoza are Project Coordinators for the SCALE Project at Waters Elementary.
  • Parents at New Field Elementary, drawing on their diverse cultural histories, created mosaics and banners for the school.
  • Maria Velasquez is a parent coordinator at Telpochcalli
  • Architect Andrew Wong is a Teaching Artist at Hawthorne Elementary and Northside College Preparatory High School.
  • Families at Waters Elementary developed the school's community garden, complete with designer birdhouses, and created a sculpture park and mosaic bench representing family migration stories
  • Textile Artist Kay Dawson is a Workshop Presenter for the CAPE Design Seminar.
  • Photographer Mary Peasley documented the Great Migration Project at Agassiz Elementary.
  • Parents participated in professional development courses at King Elementary in collaboration with their children's teachers.

 

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