ARTS EDUCATION FOR ALL!
Through virtual, private lessons, and outreach opportunities, BlackRock offers a variety of creative and inspiring programs across all artistic disciplines.
Like everything else, education at BlackRock has changed. But throughout all the transitions one thing has remained constant--the need and value of personal expression, social and emotional learning, and critical thinking offered through the arts.
Along with a cohort of award-winning, internationally-renowned teachers, BlackRock has made social and emotional learning a bedrock in our programming.
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS
From online to in-person, from piano to voice to clarinet - find the instrument that works best for you. Click below to find available lessons.
Please note: private lessons are available all year long and can be started at any time. Please contact the Education Department if you're wondering which instructor would be the best fit for you. Once you have enrolled in lessons, please reach out to the instructor directly to set up a lesson time and CC educationdept@blackrockcenter.org.
Interested in private lessons in other disciplines? Please contact the Education Department at educationdept@blackrockcenter.org.
ART FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP
At a time when so many families are coping with hardships, we remain committed to our mission--art access for all--through our scholarship program.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the program covers 75% of tuition for an entire family. Anyone can apply for tuition assistance with awards made on a rolling basis.
BlackRock also offers a 10% discount for Montgomery County Public School teachers & staff and individuals 62 years or older. Email our Education Manager for details.
75% DISCOUNT
OUTREACH
At BlackRock, we develop programming that enriches the lives of students, prompts social dialogue, promotes individual expression, and narrows the achievement gap through a combined art and literacy experience.
Read more about our latest grant-winning program, BlackRock in a Box and the ground-breaking documentary project, The Finding Fellowship Series.
To partner, support, or learn more about BlackRock's cross-functional programming,
email our Education Department at educationdept@blackrockcenter.org. We are also currently looking for teachers for Outreach programs. Please reach out to our Education Manager if you're interested in that opportunity.
BEYOND BLACKROCK (FORMERLY
'BLACKROCK IN A BOX')
ABOUT
BeyondBlackRock is an art education and literacy program for students in grades in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Each class blends social emotional wellbeing concepts and topics intertwined with arts instruction, and related poetry and prose.
In addition to fostering a safe, nurturing, vocabulary rich learning environment, topics, and themes for each course focus on personal well-being, students also receive a box of art supplies that they get to keep.
During the COVID-19 quarantine, classes were taught virtually. Now, BlackRock Teaching Artists, experts in their discipline, travel to local schools or stay at BlackRock for classes that develop art skills in the visual arts, drama, puppeteering, and mindfulness.
Students make strong connections socially as well as having new opportunities to express themselves through interpretation of a theme.
PAST AND CURRENT RTICIPATING SCHOOLS
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Daly Elementary School
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Germantown Elementary School
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Great Seneca Creek Elementary School
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Kingsview Middle School
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
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McAulliffe Elementary School
This program is made possible by a grant from the Children's Opportunity Fund, a grant from the William S. Abell Foundation, a donation from the DIVAS organization, and through individual donors.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"My daughter has been painting every day since she started the BlackRock Art in a Box, "Love the Skin Your In". We are so proud of her. Thank you for awakening this gift inside her and for all that you do."
"Thank you for the opportunity for my son to attend the BlackRock in a Box puppet theater class. It was packed with great lessons that enlightened him emotionally and accademically. He will carry with him the skills you impoarted for the rest of his life.