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The District's Cultural Passport Field Trips
The District launched the Cultural Passport initiative through a coordinated effort with local arts organizations. Culture Passport field trips give students the opportunity to experience fine arts education. These experiences 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.
Example of Cultural Passport Trips
- Detroit Zoo
- Cranbrook Institute of Science
- Ford Piquette Ave Plant
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum
- Detroit Opera House