header photo by rafael hernandezClassroom in Residence
Classroom-in-Residence is an innovative program designed to strengthen student and teacher learning about art through a weeklong, immersive experience at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Arts educators from VAPAE and the Hammer Museum collaborate with classroom teachers to develop arts-based lessons inspired by the museum. By taking learning out of the traditional classroom and into a museum setting, students are able to make cross-curricular connections in a new environment.
This project model, developed by VAPAE at UCLA, establishes a template for an immersive arts-based program that can be replicated at any number of community sites.
Visit the Hammer Museum’s website here for more details on CRH including the application process for any interested teachers.
2024
An tenth iteration of CRH was offered in March 2024, at the Hammer Museum, UCLA Sculpture Garden, and Kaufman Hall, with two classes of 5th and 6th grade pupils from Nora Sterry Elementary School and Emerson Community Charter School.
VIDEO by BRIAN PEA
2023
An ninth iteration of CRH was offered in March 2023, at the Hammer Museum, UCLA Sculpture Garden, and Royce Hall, with two classes of 6th grade pupils from UCLA Community School.
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An eighth iteration of CRH was offered in March 2020, at the Hammer Museum and UCLA Sculpture Garden, with two classes of 4th and 5th grade pupils from West Athens Elementary School and Norwood Street Elementary School.