The Culture in the Schools program
The Culture in the Schools program makes financial assistance available to school administrators and teachers to support the organization of arts and culture projects at school. The objective of the program is to produce citizens who are actively involved in cultural life by increasing the number of cultural experiences offered to students through the collaboration of the artists, writers and professional cultural organizations listed in the Répertoire de ressources culture-éducation, a unique directory listing over 1850 artists, writers and organizations.
The program enables artists to visit students in their classrooms and explain how they approach the creative process; it also makes it possible to organize cultural outings that may provide an opportunity to share the emotion of a play or the ingenuity of a dance choreography. Students are encouraged to play an active role that will result in longlasting benefits, such as learning to be part of a team and developing creativity, self-esteem, and a critical and aesthetic sense. This will allow students to become receptive adults who are more likely to participate in the cultural life of their community.
Schools must submit their projects in early fall.
- Program objectives and target schools
- Cultural activities supported by the program
- Role of cultural and school partners
- Program Management and Conditions of eligibility
- Financial assistance and allowable expenses related to cultural activities projects
- Expenses related to the participation of professional artists, writers and cultural organizations
- Submission of activity projects and additional administrative information
- Reporting on the use of financial assistance
- Contact information for the Regional Offices
- Forms and documents
