The purpose of this program is to provide equal access to quality performing arts experiences for all students in Ventura County as well as to integrate art education into the curriculum. This program features high quality, internationally known performers offering a range of theater, dance, music, and puppetry to local students in grades K-8. Students are bussed from all over the county to locations such as theaters located near their schools, Ventura High School and Buena High School auditoriums, and the Oxnard and Thousand Oaks Civic Auditoriums. These shows are carefully selected for their educational, artistic, and cultural value so that they reach an ethnically diverse school population. Every year more than 20,000 students participate in over 20 grade level specific performances in this Performing Arts Program.
Local artists chosen by classroom teachers provide art instruction during an eight week residency.
Currently, approximately 10,000 students participate in Artists in the Classroom. The goal of this program is to provide equal access to quality art education for all students in Ventura County. This speakers' bureau provides expert senior speakers to support and enrich our classrooms.