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"REINVENTING EDUCATION

THROUGH THE ARTS"

Our kids tell us that it doesn't matter if you are 7 or 17.  When you walk into a CCE classroom for the first time, there is one response: I want to belong here. We create a culture where every child feels welcomed, connected, and committed to our community.  CCE uses the arts to enrich and transform a child's educational experience.   

Samantha's Letter to
Ellen DeGeneres:

CHANGE

At CCE we have a DESIRE to EDUCATE:

Creative approaches are infused into classroom curriculum and after school settings, to enhance the teaching of traditional academic subjects - improving each child's learning potential and academic performance, increasing overall enthusiasm about school and shaping more productive, responsible community members that exercise creative problem solving throughout life.

We provided programming to more than 11,500 underprivileged youth in a record number of 118 schools and after-school sites throughout the county last year!

CCE broadens the fabric of our community through community and educational partnerships.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Using a wide range of media from paint to film, fabrics to found objects, kids create art that cannot be ignored because of its quality and content.  Their art speaks, but more importantly it reinforces their classroom knowledge of traditional academic subjects.