CREATIVE OUTLOOK ON LEARNING
COOL Schools (Creative Outlook on Learning) partners teaching artists and classroom teachers to develop arts-integrated learning experiences that promote inclusion, support students’ academic, social/emotional and artistic growth, and deepen engagement through drama, dance, visual arts, music, and media arts.
IMPACT
COOL Schools provides inclusive arts education to over 1700 students, grades PreK-12 in 10 schools across Massachusetts.
That means 3000 hours of learning, creating, engaging, and collaborating in our COOL classrooms!

73% of students
demonstrated academic growth in language arts, science, social studies or mathematics

85% of students
demonstrated artistic growth in visual arts, music, drama, or multimedia arts


72% of students
demonstrated social and emotional growth including communication, self-expression, and team-building skills.
77% of teachers
reported growth in their confidence to incorporate and integrate the arts into their own instruction

HOW IT WORKS
COOL Schools (Creative Outlook on Learning) is a program that partners with schools to provide inclusive arts instruction to students of all ages, all levels of experience, and all learning styles. COOL Schools pairs highly skilled teaching artists with classroom teachers to develop art-integrated learning experiences that support students’ academic, social/emotional and artistic growth, and deepen engagement through a variety of art forms. Check out our Logic Model to find out how COOL can transform schools or learn more from our COOL Schools FAQs.

OUR cool schools
Boston Green Academy (Brighton)
Visual Arts
9th - 12th grade
Charlestown High School (Charlestown)
Music
9th - 12th grade
Comm. Academy of Science and Health (Dorchester)
Visual Arts & Fashion Design
9th - 12th grade
Ellis Elementary(Roxbury)
Drama
K-5th grade
Ellison Parks Early Learning School (Mattapan)
Visual Arts
PreK - 1st grade
Higginson Lewis K-8(Roxbury)
Drama
K-6 grade
Higginson Elementary (Mattapan)
Music and Dance
PreK - 2nd grade
Trotter K-8 (Dorchester)
Visual Arts
PreK - 6th Grade
Warren Prescott K-8 (Charlestown)
Drama
K - 6th grade
West Zone ELC (Jamaica Plain)
Music
Pre K- 1st Grade
OUR TEACHING ARTISTS

Stephanie Charlton
Drama

Alexander Conley
Music

Wyndy Jones-Dunton
Music

Mone't Ledbetter-Glaude
Music

Jen Morin
Drama

Eva Murray
Drama

Zoe Nadal
Drama

Sarah Plotkin
Drama

Dani Schechner
Visual Arts

Jodi Schmidt
Visual Arts

Moe Finnerty
Drama

Erin Huiett
Drama
WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY ABOUT COOL SCHOOLS
Teacher at Adams Elementary
“My students transferred the skills learned in COOL Schools and applied them to other opportunities for making new artwork. Students are more comfortable in their artistic ability.”
Teacher at Ellison Parks Early Education School
“I can't tell you how many times I heard encouraging words from peer to peer!
Special Education Teacher at Elm Street Elementary
“Having COOL Schools has given me a variety of tools and methods in which I can use literacy and arts to teach a lesson. The program taught me that art is one way in which many students can comfortably express what they have learned about a given topic.”
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