Our program delves into key concepts in engineering, sound, and light, while simultaneously integrating advanced technological skills. Depending on the specific request of the teacher based on the sample curriculum […]
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Cinema Classroom at The Avalon – The Courageous Life of Irena Sendler
The true story of a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis after saving the lives of nearly […]
Cinema Classroom at the Avalon – Chasing Coral
“Chasing Coral” is a powerful film that skillfully demonstrates how coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. It is the result of over 500 hours of […]
Cinema Classroom at the Avalon – Inocente
The movie focuses on the life of Inocente Izucar, a homeless teenage immigrant who struggles to achieve her dream of becoming an artist. Cinema Classroom at the historic Avalon Theater […]
The Making of Architecture
Completed in 1967, The Kreeger Museum is one of the finest examples of traditional and modernist architecture in the DC area. The Making of Architecture is a two-part educational program […]
Tropical Secrets
Daniel, a young German Jewish refugee, finds himself on the shores of Havana and meets Paloma, a young Cubana with some painful secrets of her own. The two children on […]
Breaking Racial Barriers: The Story of DC’s Todd Duncan
This educational program teaches students about Todd Duncan, the first Black vocalist to sing with a major opera company and the first Porgy in Porgy and Bess. Duncan was also […]
Cemetery Grave Hunter: Discover DC History
This 90-minute program asks students to explore U.S. and Washington history through the lives of those buried at Historic Congressional Cemetery. Guided by an educator, students will locate gravesites, working […]
Thinking Routine Thursday
Using Harvard Project Zero’s Thinking Routines, students learn about women artists by looking closely at several developmentally appropriate artworks, contributing respectfully to open-ended discussions; posing questions; sharing their opinions; and […]
Byzantine StatusMaxxing: Coins and Seals as Symbols of Power
Explore the history of the Byzantine Empire through an arts activity making coins or seals. Far from “falling,” the Eastern Roman Empire thrived at the crossroads of Europe and Asia […]