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How to Apply to the Teacher Lab

Teacher Lab participant Lee Harrington with CPS Office of Arts Education Director, David Roche at the 2008-09 culminating event.

The Terra Teacher Lab is currently open to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers who apply as part of a school team. The program is most suitable for middle-grade and high-school teachers who wish to bring American art into their history/social science, English/language arts, art, and library curricula. Participants recieve a stipend and funds for field trip transportation and classroom resources.

Applications for the coming summer and school year are now being accepted. If you are a CPS teacher or administrator who is interested in applying, please download the fact sheet and application below.

If you have questions about the program, please contact:

Jenny Siegenthaler, Terra Foundation for American Art, 312 654 2253; siegenthaler@terraamericanart.org; or

Justin Speer, DePaul Center for Urban Education, 773 325 7170; jspeer@depaul.edu.

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