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The Creative Learning Initiative seeks to provide a quality, arts-rich education for every student at Austin ISD. The initiative is a nationally recognized, collaborative effort among Austin ISD, MINDPOP, the city of Austin, and over 200 community arts partners. CLI provides a specialized curriculum and professional development for educators with the goal of ensuring that …

Rent Party Cards and Ensembles: Warm Welcome and Extension Activity

February 1st marks the start of Black History Month and is the birthday of multi-hyphenate artist Langston Hughes. Note: we have another post about his epic poem ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 Moods for Jazz on our blog. Among the numerous material in Hughes's archive, held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is a …

CLI Featured in Austin ISD Story about a Senior’s Journey through Creative Learning

Ver abajo la versión en español. Educator Helps Create Program that Applies Arts in Core Subjects Originally published by the Austin ISD Department of Communications and Community Engagement on November 29, 2021 When Lucy Hamre was in a Creative Learning class in the second grade, she said she doesn’t remember being taught through traditional means, …

Gratitude for our 2021-22 Creative Learning Ambassadors

You can pick up a copy of The Austin Chronicle the week of November 12, 2021 to read this message in print and spread the news! https://twitter.com/CLI_AISD/status/1459189147982352387 Austin is a city of ideas and innovation, and our future is being shaped in classrooms today. The Creative Learning Initiative promotes brave and joyful spaces that ignite …

CLI Month: Statues/Mes de CLI: Estatuas

Translations: El español está abajo. | CLI Month:雕像 | CLI လ - Statues (ရုပ်တုများ) | Ukwezi kwa CL: Ibisushanyo | Mwezi wa CLI: Sanamu | د CLI میاشت: مجسمې | Tháng CLI: Tượng | شهر مبادرة التعلم المبتكر (CLI): التماثيل Austin ISD families and caregivers can bring their students’ classroom experiences home in fun and …