Literacy Without Walls | Expanding Family Involvement through the Arts 

A Professional Development and Family Involvement Program for Title I Schools with Pre-Kindergarten and/or Kindergarten Programs
Enrollment 2012 - 2013 is Open

ABOUT LITERACY WITHOUT WALLS

Literacy Without Walls is a subsidized program that Cool Culture offers to New York City Title I public schools' pre-kindergarten and kindergarten families. The program includes two components:

1. 5 professional development workshops at cultural institutions around the city, designed for your school’s Cultural Liaison, a parent coordinator, teacher, or other staff from your school that coordinates the Cool Culture program for your families.
2. A cultural access program for families with children in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Each family gets a personalized Cool Culture Family Pass that provides free, unlimited general admission for up to 5 people at 90 partner museums, gardens and zoos throughout the five boroughs. Families also receive Family Time, a quarterly newsletter and resources that help them plan fun and educational experiences.

The cost per school is $2500.  Cool Culture has a contract with the NYC Department of Education (Professional Development for Early Childhood contract) and our program is aligned with city- wide arts and education and parent involvement standards.

ELIGIBILITY

• For information about whether your school receives Title I funding, please inquire with the school principal.
• Schools with 75% or more students eligible to receive school lunch will receive enrollment preference.
• Not eligible to participate in Cool Culture? Learn how to visit museums for free, even without a Cool Culture Family Pass.

HOW TO ENROLL

• First, please review the Literacy Without Walls Brochure.
• Fill out and submit enrollment materials to Barbara Palley, Education Manager (bpalley@coolculture.org). Space is limited.
  

For more information about Literacy Without Walls, please review these FAQ's. If your questions aren't covered in the brochure, please email Barbara Palley, Cool Culture's Education Manager, at bpalley@coolculture.org for more information.