How We Serve Our Community
Programs
The ARC provides multiple design-education programs in which to engage students and the community in everything from interactive experiences to activities for community festivals. We offer:
Each ARC engagement is different. It's best to get in touch with us to discuss your interests so we can give you firm pricing. |contact us|
Current Programs
Community Programs
ARC offers 2-hour or half-day programs that combine learning with hands-on activities focused on architecture and the built environment. These programs are available at libraries, after-school programs, summer camps, and children’s museums. For info and available programs|contact us|
Design Connections Partnership (DCP)
The DCP continues in ten New Haven public schools in grades 1-5. This multi-year, multi-grade project is part of the mathematics curriculum.
Each year, the program serves 25 classroom teachers and their 600 students, 10 math coaches, and 10 art teachers.
The DCP goal is to use architecture and design as a problem-solving tool to integrate math and science learning with sequential and comprehensive art and design-based learning to:
create standards-based Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) lessons
introduce STEM-related careers
develop 21st Century skills – collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking
encourage students to apply academic concepts in authentic tasks
foster students' sense of community and civic involvement
Participant Reflections
Every ARC program receives an independent, professional evaluation.
"This was a great project that integrated content across the curriculum while providing opportunities for differentiation and for all students to use their own personal strengths and styles to solve a problem."
"I would really like to integrate aspects of this project, such as measurement and design problem solving, into our geometry units."
"Students learned how to better use rulers and improved their retention of the measurement formulas."
"The students were excited to use their new understanding of design concepts and the application mathematics knowledge to complete their projects in preparation for sharing them with others."
"This was a great introduction to the world of architecture and made STEM, especially math learning, interesting and relevant to all students."
"Parents liked that the students were exposed to a field of learning that isn't usually made available until college or high school."
"The activity was motivational and the students loved it."
"The teaching artist did an excellent job mentoring and modeling instructional techniques that excite students and lead to content learning."
"It provided students with various problem solving techniques and tools that could be used by all and gave them ideas and possible choices for future learning."
"Every student produced quality work on a challenging project that provided opportunities for every student, regardless of ability, to find success."
"Students were able to discuss projects using proper vocabulary and given an opportunity to highlight their artistic side."
"By the end of the project every student was proud of their work and happy to share it with others."
"Students experienced boundless opportunities to show their ideas and problem-solving skills, as well as skills from different subject areas."
