Through a concerted effort with local arts organizations, the District launched the Cultural Passport initiative. Culture Passport will give students the opportunity to experience fine arts education. These experiences will increase each individual student's expression skills, visual thinking skills, observational skills, problem-solving, and analytical skills that aid in building autonomy in children. Students in kindergarten to sixth grade will participate in up to three cultural experiences during the school year. 

Participation in the Cultural Passport experience will provide both equity and access to students who may not otherwise visit these venues. When students experience the arts, they develop a sense of innovation that will be important in their adult lives.  Art education teaches students how to interpret, criticize, and use visual information to be able to make choices. Working collaboratively with art partners, students will extend their learning beyond the classroom to broaden their background knowledge and gain a deeper appreciation for the arts within the Detroit landscape.  Each experience will culminate with a structured lesson for student reflection and curricular connection.  

Cultural Passport Partners

Kindergarten   

Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum
The Ford House

First Grade 

Detroit Zoo
Leslie Science Center

Second Grade  

Cranbrook Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Leslie Science Center

Third Grade 

Michigan Science Center
Detroit Historical Museum
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Fourth Grade 

Detroit Opera House
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Greenfield Village

Fifth Grade  

Cranbrook Institute of Science
Henry Ford Museum
Arab American Museum

Sixth Grade  

Ford Piquette Plant
Yankee Air Museum