Programs
Arts Integration Professional Development
Arts integration professional development, curriculum-writing and facilitator training aligned with California State Standards for teachers and coaches in grades preK-8. For more information, contact Jennifer Coull, jcoull@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x3285
Fresno County Youth Choir (FCYC)
A unique music and mentoring program for high school and college singers that creates multicultural harmony through music that fills the heart, lifts the soul and changes lives. For more information, contact Aaron Bryan, abryan@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x4359
Stages Summer Youth Theatre Project
In partnership with Fresno City College and Fresno State, this exciting new project engages high school students in creating authentic and relevant theatre that connects with vital issues in their lives and community. For more information, contact Aaron Bryan, abryan@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x4359.
Cultural Art & Dance
The FCSS VAPA team has developed cultural art and dance units for grades K-8, designed to help promote English Language Development. Whether used in-class or after school, students are engaged and challenged by these comprehensive units. These multi-lesson units will introduce students to cultures around the globe, including traditional Greek dance, dance and art from the Punjab region, American Folk Dance and quilt squares, and regional Mexican dance and visual art. For more information and to purchase this curriculum for your school site, contact Jennifer Coull, jcoull@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x3285
AnyGivenChild
In September of 2012, Fresno Unified School District became the tenth national site for the John F. Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child initiative. The Any Given Child program is designed to assist a community in planning strategically to provide a high-quality arts education for every K-8 student using the existing resources of the school district, city government and the local arts community aided by the Kennedy Center. Any Given Child–Fresno County has now expanded to six school districts and communities: Fresno Unified (2012), Sanger Unified (2015), Clay Joint Elementary School District (2016), Fowler Unified (2016), Caruthers Unified (2017), and Selma Unified (2017). For more information, contact FCSS VAPA Program Manager and Any Given Child Liaison, Aaron Bryan, abryan@fcoe.org or (559) 265-3085.
Fresno Arts Network
Professional learning and networking that has created powerful opportunities like the Arts For Learning Conference and the Superintendent's Rally for the Arts. For more information, contact Aaron Bryan, abryan@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x4359
SMART Award
Superintendent's Model Arts Award, encouraging schools and districts to create high quality arts programs for all students. For more information, contact Aaron Bryan, abryan@fcoe.org or 559.265.3098 x4359.
