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Free Programs for Title I Schools

Exposure
Exposure is MoPA’s outreach program that integrates photography into the classroom setting and existing school curriculum.  Exposure allows students to learn about photography and related arts during multiple in-class sessions and a field trip to MoPA. The program includes two visits with the classroom teacher for planning and curriculum connections. 

Through discussions and hands-on activities from MoPA’s award-winning curriculum, The Visual Classroom: Integrating Photography into the School Curriculum, students are encouraged to explore their creative potential through the medium of photography while developing visual literacy and communication skills.  Students have the opportunity to learn about the history of photography, basic image-making techniques, and participate in a number of photographic activities in their classroom. 

Exposure is currently offered for students in grades 3 - 8.  Programming is in the developmental phases to serve grades K-2 and 9-12. Exposure is free of charge to Title I San Diego Unified and San Diego County schools that demonstrate a need and desire for art education. 

For more information, contact 619.238.7559 x229 or outreach@mopa.org

Collaborative Arts Resources for Education (CARE)
Collaborative Arts Resources for Education (CARE) is an arts education initiative offered by the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and the San Diego Museum of Art. In 2004, the three museums received an anonymous donation to create a collaborative arts-based education program for Title I San Diego elementary schools. The purpose of the CARE program is to enable teachers and their students to continue and expand the visual art experience in the face of diminished funding for arts education. CARE includes an artist-in-residence program which brings artist-educators from the three museums to work with third-, fourth- and fifth-grade teachers and classrooms.  During these in-class sessions, students participate in a variety of hands-on instruction and arts-based activities.  

Other components of the CARE program include teacher in-services and an arts-based website. The goal of the CARE website is to provide educators and students of San Diego, and throughout the country, quality standards-aligned arts-based lesson plans and resources. The CARE program serves to inspire a resurgence of arts education in the K-12 classroom. New additions to the CARE website are bilingual pages devoted to families and kid-friendly pages. Parents and their children can view artworks from each of the three museums, discover what programs are available, and even create their own work of art together by exploring the activity pages. Visit www.carearts.org for these activities. For more information, contact the CARE Program Manager at (619) 696-1996.

Free Movie Screenings For Title I Schools

MoPA continues its collaboration with the San Diego International Children's Film Festival. Please check back for dates and titles of upcoming programs.
Call (619) 238-7559 x229 or email outreach@mopa.org for more information.

Additional Funding For Title I Schools

Program Grants
The Kiwanis Club of Balboa Park offers funding support to Title I schools.  Grants are available for program fees.  Please contact MoPA’s Education department for more information at 619.238.7559 x235 or edudept@mopa.org.

MoPA Education Scholarships The Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) offers full or half scholarships to individual students (Grades 3-12) who would not otherwise be able to participate in our programs.  Students and their families are required to complete and submit the application before the deadline.  Each application will be reviewed by a committee of educators.  Students will be notified of eligibility before the beginning of the class session.

Camp Scholarships
Camp Scholarships are available to Title I students who could not otherwise attend MoPA’s Spring & Summer camps.  For more information on camp scholarships click here

Transportation
ArtsBusXpress provides transportation for students and teachers seeking a culturally enriching experience as an extension of their school programs.  Linking students and the arts community, ArtsBusXpress provides free buses to schools in San Diego.  Teachers can integrate field trips to music, theater, dance, art galleries, and museums into classroom instruction.  To apply, complete a Bus Grant Request Form online. For further information, please call 858.273.3500 or email info@artsbusxpress.org.