History/Social Studies

Center Theatre Group, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading not-for-profit theatre company and programs the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

The orchestra’s mission is: through live performances and its stimulating music education programs, to share the beauty and inspiration of classical music with Southern California audiences, giving special focus to Latino communities that are underserved and underrepresented by the arts. The orchestra has developed a dynamic program for making music more accessible to everyone.

The Skirball Cultural Center welcomes people of all communities and generations to participate in cultural experiences that celebrate discovery and hope, foster human connections, and call upon us to help build a more just society. At the Skirball, learning means connecting to arts and culture, to history and the world around them through meaningful experiences. Our Education programs are unique in their emphasis on interpersonal engagement, multisensory learning, and values-based content.

Lineage creates a home for connecting through the arts for the greater Pasadena area by producing public works of dance, theater, and music; providing arts education in schools and for amateurs and professionals; and supporting other artists and nonprofits with production and infrastructure.

The MobileMuralLab (MML) collaborates with artists, organizations, cultural institutions, schools, and communities to facilitate interactive mural painting programs, events and workshops.

MISSION To elevate, educate, and entertain audiences of all ages by presenting thought-provoking classics, socially relevant plays, and education programs in a beautiful, natural outdoor sanctuary for the arts. By passing on a sense of history to young people and adults alike, great works of art inform their present and inspire their future.

As L.A.’s performing arts center, The Music Center convenes artists, communities and ideas with the goal of deepening the cultural lives of every resident in Los Angeles County. The Music Center provides year-round programming inside The Music Center’s four theatres, on Jerry Moss Plaza, outside at Gloria Molina Grand Park—a 12-acre adjacent green space—in schools and other locations all over Los Angeles County.

Drama Education Network provides standards-based curriculum products, teacher training services, and school residencies in arts and literacy for grades PreK-12. Our mission is to empower educators to use creative drama and theatre arts to create an optimal learning environment in any classroom. We specialize in theatre education, literacy development, and arts integration across the curriculum. Our curriculum program, Drama Works!

artworxLA was founded in 1992 as The HeArt Project to help fill the void in arts education among L.A. inner city youth. Our mission is to combat the epidemic high school dropout crisis with a long-term, sequential arts program offering students a pursuable life path that inspires them to stay in school, evolve as unique individuals and flourish as creative adults.

Education at A Noise Within Theatre bridges the gap between stage and classroom, allowing students and teachers to experience classic theatre in its fullest form - alive on stage. Our beloved field trip program includes: tickets at a reduced cost, post-show discussions with the artists, California standards-compliant study guides, and optional in-class workshops. A Noise Within has variety of ways to help you engage your students in the arts!